What, in your opinion, the audience expects from the telenovela?

People want to have a good time. They are looking for an outlet, where it would be possible to forget about the problems. Now more than ever, they want to just lie down on the bed and watch something that they will not be too much strain. People do not know Andres Gabriel Corrado, they know Maximo. I want people to laugh and experience, along with my character. I'm happy that people want to see me on their screens.

What do you expect from the public?

In my heart I want her to love me. My psychologist says I chose this profession to attract attention.

Do you think he's right?

I think partly yes. When I was young, it spoke loudly of his brothers. I played the guitar and sang. Now I draw the attention of a more professional way. In ten years I watched my mother, "Rolando Rivas" (the famous television series 70-ies, which is collected at the screens unseen audience. - Note. Trans.)   and I thought that someday I will be there on your TV. I wanted this to death.

What are the negative aspects of the acting profession?

This is a very fragile thing, which is very important ego, self-esteem. In most cases, you have to be a chess player. He must know how to put all the pieces in order to stay afloat and to be competitive. This is a very difficult profession, there are many pitfalls. Criticism can destroy you, and can help. Sometimes I feel like a gladiator. I fight for the top and try to get my partners get along with each other. We - the people with a big ego. And I, as captain, should hold the ship through the reefs. In that I behave like a true Italian.

How do you imagine yourself over the years?

I myself imagine that kind godfather. Play with her grandson as Marlon Brando, somewhere in Sicily. God willing, it will be in Argentina, God willing, I will not have to go to live out his life abroad.

Are you afraid to be in Argentina?

I'm not afraid. If I were afraid, I would not be here. Two months ago ETA (Basque terrorist organization. - Note. Trans.)   He planted a bomb near the house where I was living in Marbella. In addition, because no one expected that the collapse of the tower in New York. Now anywhere you can not feel safe.

What do you think about today's actors playing romantic roles such as Mariano Martinez (star of the most popular to date, Argentine series "Son Amores" studio of Pol-ka. - Note. Trans.) ?

They are wonderful actors. Martinez is indeed very good. I saw the "Son amores", because there is Milli removed (Stegman - "Black Pearl." - Prim.perev.) , Which last year was shot me in the "Wild Moon". They have a great acting team.

Alberto Migros (master of the Argentine television screenwriter, notably wrote, "Rolando Rivas" - the telenovela, which was discussed above. - Note. Trans.)   said that the only "Galan" (the actor who plays the role of the romantic, the so-called "hero-lover." - prim.perev.)   Today's time is Facundo Arana. What do you think of it?

I'm not personally familiar with Migros. I know who he is, but I never worked with him. Well, if he said so, it's a huge honor for Facundo. Facundo I like very much, except that he is a great actor, he's a great guy. In Argentina, all acting very strong team. What they do, we can sell worldwide.

You are not very nice when we touch on the topic of "heroes-lovers"?

The fact is that I want to distract from the subject, but we keep it sliding. But everything is fine. Argentina - a real breadbasket of all kinds of romantic heroes, heroic lovers. There are all sorts - for every taste and color.

You worked with a journalist Luis Makhoul?

With my friend Luis we took in 1995. "Archangel". We've known since childhood, together look after the girls, together traveled around the world and thanks to Raul Lekuna and tel us had the opportunity to produce a program together. We heartily rejoice, filmed in Israel. I think that with the "Archangel", we introduced a new style.

We can say that the actor Corrado Corrado gave way to the producer?

I'm not a producer. I have a company that is engaged in the development of scenarios (CTV Contenidos) in Madrid. My goal - to do what you like to have the opportunity to choose. History - is the most important thing a person can get excited about, but if ten minutes later he realizes that the story - nonsense, the whole thing fails.

How would you define yourself? You - a melancholy man? Can you cry?

I'm very sensitive. I cry a lot. If I feel bad - I smoke cigars. I quit smoking cigarettes in 1997. More like a good red wine.

Have you ever suffered from its popularity? For example, the incidents with the fans ...

I was all. Once in Milan, Hotel Bonaparte, under the guise of a maid to my room entered one of my fans. When I asked to have my breakfast, she came to me with the words "filed" opened uniforms. She was completely naked.

How did you feel at that moment?

I was embarrassed, blushed. But who does not like that, it dries girl? It is uplifting. In this case, I almost died laughing. It was a funny situation. This fan was very inventive. In our profession, there are many wonderful things such as this. I have a factory.

Maria Zolotussky