Fernando Colunga He has been characterized by his roles as a heartthrob, understanding and always looking for love to triumph at all costs. This is how he became famous with “María, la del barrio”, “the usurper”, “Alborada”, “Pasión”, among other novels from the 90s and early 2000s. However, the facets of the artists behind the scenes are often little known and antagonistic to the character that comes developing in fiction. This is what happened with Colunga, in the words of his friend Sergio Defassio.
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Sergio Defassio, who has worked in complementary roles in various Mexican novels, such as “My heart of yours”, “Beware of the angel”, “I love Juan Querendón”, etc., spoke with the program “First hand” and there detailed the behavior and personality of Fernando Colunga inside a recording set.
Defassio described Colunga as someone very “physical”, since instead of simply acting out the action scenes, he gave real blows and this was an extension of his true personality, a type of “take arms”. He even confessed that more than one colleague resigned because he couldn’t work with him.
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FERNANDO COLUNGA REALLY HIT HIS COLLEAGUES WHEN THEY ACTED
Sergio Defassio, who is currently 65 years old, recounted some anecdotes of how the temperamental and physical behavior of Fernando Colunga was causing problems. His attitude made more than one actor give up productions because he couldn’t stand the treatment of the famous artist.
“Before me (in a novel), there was Pierre Angelo and he had to leave because he really grabbed the actor, because there were strong scenes of violence and he threw him against the set, so Pierre Angelo left!” Defassio asserted.
However, Pierre Angelo was not the only one affected. “There was another boy whose name I don’t remember who is right now and he also left! There were like 2 or 3 actors who had to leave because Fernando is one to take up arms. He really hit them, ”said Colunga’s friend and colleague.
WHAT IS FERNANDO COLUNGA DOING CURRENTLY?
The 56-year-old actor has returned to television productions after a 7-year absence, although this time not for a soap opera, but for a series: “Story of a Clan”. The production of Telemundo It will be an adaptation of the Argentine series that bears the same name.
“The day and the night… this is how I could define this new adventure. I hope that the public can enjoy this series as much as the whole team behind this project is doing,” he said. Fernando Colunga before joining the production of this series.
THE UNCOMFORTABLE MOMENT THAT HÉCTOR SANDARTI LIVED IN A CONVERSATION WITH FERNANDO COLUNGA
Héctor Sandarti, now a motivator and influencer, shared in his latest episode of the podcast “Something Good to Say” the anecdote he lived with Fernando Colunga and, at the same time, recalled what the Mexican actor was like in his beginnings as an actor.
“Fernando always arrived impeccable, in a suit, well-polished shoes, a tie, perfumed, I always saw him from one place to another, nobody knew him, but he moved with security and elegance…”, describes Héctor.
One day they both met and began to talk about how hard work was. While they were talking, a very important producer from the network appeared and suddenly, Héctor realized that Fernando had disappeared, following that man. MORE DETAILS HERE