The actor did not want to participate with Roberto Carlo, because he should act as a homosexual

Salvador Zerboni turned down a role in the play Afterglow. However, the actor’s refusal was not due to lack of space in his diary or another project on the horizon, but because he found the idea of ​​playing a homosexual man uncomfortable with RobertCharles.

It was in conversation with the drivers of Live Members who gave his opinion on a themed play LGBT+Zerboni mentioned that his main concern was to maintain close coexistence with other men for long periods of time, because apparently He’s had experiences like this before on TV.

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“Recently, I was invited to do a play in which there are a lot of homosexual scenes. I have nothing against that, but it’s very different from making a film or a series in which you have two, three, twenty, fifty scenes in a month, two months of filming or recording, but at the theater, imagine“, he explained.

Apparently, the actor would have played the role in another format, but he found it “too much” to have to live with the other characters at each presentation. in conversation with on-air members He also mentioned that his orientation is heterosexual, so he wouldn’t feel comfortable acting like he was gay:

The actor said it gave him "thing" interpret a homosexual character (Instagram/@miembrosalairetv)
The actor said playing a gay character gave him “something” (Instagram/@miembrosalairetv)

“One year, five times a week, being with four men grabbing you, kissing you, masturbating, well I said ‘no’. It’s not bad either, I have nothing against them, but I like women and well it gave me thing», this last word could designate discomfort, rejection or aversion.

In this regard, the actor Roberto Carlo has already sent a message in regards to. On his Twitter account, he writes that the job of an actor is precisely to blend into a character to interpret it.

The staging can be enjoyed at Teatro Milan (Instagram/@afterglowmexico)
The staging can be enjoyed at Teatro Milan (Instagram/@afterglowmexico)

Also, he mentioned that homosexuality should not be seen as something negative and pointed out that the theme of the work Afterglow It is not couples of men who have affective sexual relations with other men, but rather the intimacy of a couple.

“1- An actor, ACTS

2- We all have the right to decide where to work or not.

3-Homosexuality should NOT give ANYBODY a “little thing” because it is not contemptible.

This was the answer given by Roberto Carlo (Twitter/@robertocarlomx)
This was the answer given by Roberto Carlo (Twitter/@robertocarlomx)

4- The work is NOT “GOING ON THIS”, the work is about the INTIMACY not only physical, but also emotional of a couple. Come see us,” he wrote.

Internet users did not miss the opportunity to express their opinion and accused Zerboni of alleged homophobia, on the other hand, some assured that they did not even know of the existence of the actor. “Little thing? it rather gave the macho insecurity” and “You should be honored to be considered for such a role.

The staging follows the story of Josh and Alex, a married couple who decide to experiment and admit that Darius getting involved in their intimate dynamic is the trigger for a series of changes in their relationship, mainly oriented towards polyamory.

Afterglow is a work on the intimacy of a couple that approaches polyamory (Instagram/@afterglowmexico)
Afterglow is a work on the intimacy of a couple that approaches polyamory (Instagram/@afterglowmexico)

The actors performing this work in Mexico are Manuel Balbi, Roberto Carlo, Roberto Romano, Luis Vegas there Carlos Basaba. However, Afterglow It premiered on Broadway in the United States, it was originally written by Sasher Gelman.

The staging unleashes various questions about love, intimacy and infidelity, it has even been classified as a very strong work, since it has various explicit scenes, it is currently presented on weekends at the Milan Theaterlocated at 64 Lucerna Street in the Cuauhtémoc neighborhood of Mexico City.

The tickets closest to the stage have a cost of thousand 100 mexican pesoswhile the farthest price is 550 Mexican pesos. These tickets can be purchased on the Ticketmaster platform.

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