AGAIN: WRITER INTERVIEWS ACTOR

A few days ago I posted here Leonardo Padrón's interview of Venezuelan actor Edgar Ramírez. Today I bring from the same TV interview show, "Los Imposibles", the conversation between Padrón and the Venezuelan actor who became the international symbol of Venezuelan telenovelas: Carlos Mata.

Carlos Mata began his acting career accidentally since his passion was the arts. At the same time he developed a music career that earned him gold records in the United States, Spain, Chile, Mexico and Venezuela. His most recent work in telenovelas was as Facundo Montoya in Leonardo Padrón's "La Vida Entera".

Both Carlos Mata and Leonardo Padrón have a great sense of humor, which gives their conversation a lighthearted tone, amidst the many details it provides on the life and career of Carlos Mata:

Another loss: Daniel Farias

The telenovela world has lost another of its important figures. Actor/director Daniel Farías died at 74 in Florida, where he lived the last years of his life. Born in Cuba, Farías lived in Venezuela for more than 40 years. .

Daniel Farías was the director of record of extremely successful telenovela Cristal, which was written by Delia Fiallo. The protagonists were Jeanette Rodríguez, Carlos Mata and Lupita Ferrer. Cristal was a hit in every country where it was sold. It was particularly important in Spain, opening up this country to Venezuelan telenovelas.

Daniel Farías was also the father of writer Perla Farías (Mis Tres Hermanas, Juana la Virgen), who currently works in Telemundo.

May he rest in peace.

Here are some videos of telenovela Cristal: