New\old interview with Alex Meraz by MundoHispánico

Interview done during his visit in Mexico-Michoacan


Through the veins of one of the young actors who star in Eclipse, the third chapter of the hit series Twilight, Mexican blood runs.


In Eclipse, one of the most anticipated films of the summer and was released on June 30, Alex Meraz, Mesa, Arizona, back in his role as Paul, a member of the Quileute tribe made up of ‘werewolves’ they are eternal enemies of vampires.


Based on Stephenie Meyer’s books, this film series focuses on the love story between Bella (Kristen Stewart), a normal girl, and Edward (Robert Pattinson), a charismatic vampire that feeds on human blood.
In the first part of Bella and Edward are known. In the second episode, New Moon, Edward away from Bella’s life to protect her and she discovers the secret of his best friend, Jacob (Taylor Lautner): to be a member of the Quileute tribe that protects it from the vampires who want to harm.


In Eclipse, Bella has to face a young vampire and take the decision to choose Edward or Jacob, who is also in love with her.


In an interview with MundoHispánico, Meraz speaks of his character, his passion for the arts, specifically painting and dance, its roots Purépecha and new projects in film.


Questions and Answers
MundoHispano: How has your life changed the success of Twilight?
ALEX MERAZ: Very much so. The main thing was it gave me the push I needed to let me know in Hollywood. Before I had to fight hard in the auditions, I now offer many more. In addition, the public knows me and is very satisfying when they come to me for an autograph or take a picture.


MH: How do you audition for the role of Paul in New Moon?
AM: It was not typical. It happened about a year and a half. Having no money to travel to the casting of Phoenix to Los Angeles sent a video I recorded with the help of my acting coach Raoul Trujillo. Originally auditioned for the role of Sam, the leader of the wolf pack. But in the end the director Chris Weitz gave me the role of Paul, who is the “most evil and playful ‘wolves of the boys.


MH: How did you prepare for playing Paul?
AM: In the books Jacob and Paul are almost identical and the film had to look physically. For a couple of months I started lifting weights and doing exercises to gain 15 pounds of muscle since in our shirtless scenes.


MH: Did you know that the ‘wolf pack’ were written for Native Americans?
AM: At first no, but after reading the script I realized. And I find it amazing that all the actors who play the “boys” wolves “have indigenous roots. It is very refreshing to see that it is written roles for Native aside stereotypes.


MH: Is it true that you have roots Purépecha?
AM: That’s right, my mom is from Michoacan. My grandfather was a shaman in the village of Ostula, southwest of the state in Mexico.


MH: Have you visited Michoacan?
AM: Yes, the first time was about two years and the second as six. I remember that to get the people travel by bus and then walked quite a mountain. I remember I ate iguana and costumes of the people with white cotton clothes and sandals. The landscape and its people are wonderful.


MH: The press and public have praised much your physique, who do you think has a better body or you Taylor?
AM: No doubt Taylor.


MH: What else have you enjoyed that Eclipse?
AM: Everything. In this third film actors have more chemistry, more and improve our performance. Above all, I enjoy that more action and that will attract not only girls but also men to go see it. I think it’s the best of the three deliveries.


MH: It was exhausting promotional tour so far?
AM: It’s funny. Received its world premiere in Los Angeles last week, I traveled to Washington, DC, Rome, Norway and London.


MH: You are recording a new chapter in Breaking Dawn?
AM: No, for the moment we are focused on the details and promotion of Eclipse. Do not know yet when we will begin filming the fourth film.


MH: What other films are you working on now?
AM: I just returned from Peru where we were filming The City of Gardens, about a young American in the 1980, which is wrongly accused of trafficking cocaine and sent to prison. I would also like to act in action movies, and maybe work in a film by Alejandro González-Iñárritu, the director of Amores Perros and Babel.


Know Him
Alex Meraz
“He was born on January 10, 1985 in Mesa, Arizona. “Is 6 feet tall and weighs 185 pounds.
“During his secondary studies at New School for the Arts teach children arts and dance in community centers and communities in Arizona.
“From the seven years he studied martial arts and won several tournaments in Arizona.
“Before venturing into Hollywood in 2005 (The New World) practiced breakdancing, capoeira and Indian dances, one of the principal dancers of Dancing Earth, contemporary dance company directed by Rulan Tangen.
“You admire Bruce Lee and Da Vinci. The work of Dali, Boris Vallejo and Gustav Klimt inspired him to create his paintings and drawings, in which combines fantasy, figurative art and surrealism.
“He is married and lives with his wife Kim, of Vietnamese origin, and his son Somak, 2 years old.”

Source : www.mundohispanico.com

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