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Marta milans interview9/17/2023 I basically lived like a vampire in New York for over two months, where we would sleep during the day and film at night, whenever the restaurant would become available. It also helped that we mainly did night shoots. I worked with a psychiatrist who’s a friend of my family that was more what I was gearing toward in getting prepared for the role.ĭid it help that you shot on location in the restaurant, especially in the creepy areas downstairs? The important thing was being able to understand what Lourdes is feeling and what she goes through. When I got the part, I actually told Greg, “I don’t really know much about scary movies, so just tell me where to go to prepare for this role.” For me, it was more about honoring the character, scary movie or not. Well, I’m not a big fan of horror myself I’m kind of a wimp when it comes to scary movies. Did you watch any past films to find inspiration for your part? One thing led to another, I got a callback and then I got the part.ĭevoured and the role of Lourdes are in the tradition of great psychological-breakdown movies, going back to Roman Polanski’s Repulsion. I really liked the approach they were taking and the way they wanted the story to go, so I had a very good feeling with them in the room. I was very attracted to that, and when I auditioned for them, they had me do some improv in the room. I first auditioned for the director and writer, and the way the story was presented was interesting to me, because it wasn’t like a typical horror movie at all it had a lot of layers and a lot of depth. Her work in Spain includes 2010’S La Piel Azul ( Blue Skin), a seabound two-part TV movie for director Gonzalo López-Gallego, who went on to helm Apollo 18 and Open Grave. It’s the biggest feature role yet for Milans, who has previously been seen in Steve McQueen’s acclaimed Shame, as a regular on TV’s Killer Women and as a guest on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit she also has a role in this fall’s release The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby. The actress empathetically portrays Lourdes’ dissolving mental state, as well as her resilience and devotion to her young son back home, for whom she’s trying to make enough money for a life-saving operation. In director Greg Olliver’s film ( reviewed here), the Spanish-born, New York-educated Milans plays Lourdes, a Mexican immigrant surviving through her job as a cleaning woman in a lower Manhattan restaurant, where she’s tormented by her boss and, apparently, a supernatural presence. One of the year’s best genre performances is given by Marta Milans as the moving center of the accomplished psychological chiller Devoured. The Spanish native - Milans moved to the United States when she was 19 - is sharing her story, in part, to inspire women in her home country to open up about their own struggles with infertility.Editor's Note: This was originally published for FANGORIA on September 5, 2014, and we're proud to share it as part of The Gingold Files. Milans, who describes herself an “eternal optimist,” is quick to note that her husband will be with her “every step of the way.” “My sleep cycles get all messed up because of the hormones, and the bloating is very bad,” she says. This time, when Milans does another round of fertility treatments, she says she knows what to expect. “I’ve gravitated toward children my entire life.” “I will become a mother no matter how long it takes - whether it's through science or something else," she says. Milans, who plays a foster parent in “Shazam!,” says she and Julian are also considering growing their family through adoption. “I felt completely heartbroken, and I expect to have a broken heart for quite some time,” Milans says.
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