Sarita Colonia by Michel Gomez

Michel Gomez has been characterized for combining reality and fiction in the productions he has made for TV. This time, he is finishing "Sarita Colonia", a TV series based on a script by Eduardo Adrianzen, based in turn, on the life of the saint of the needy, Sarita Colonia. To know more about this new production, peru.com talked to Gomez.

Why Sarita Colonia? This is a script by Eduardo Adrianzen that was made many years ago and that has changed with the years. The first version dates back to 1993, then second to '99 and about two months ago, another version came to my hands. I liked it and I decided to produce it with Croma Producciones.

Does the script stick to real life or are we going to have an out-of-context Sarita Colonia? First, there is not only one version of Sarita Colonia, there are thousands. Each faithful has his own version about her life, and, in fact, the crisis we are going through makes each one have an idea where to find support.

And what is your story about? It is about a reporter -played by Monica Sanchez- who works for a controversial Talk-show. She is asked to investigate Sarita Colonia's story, and it is then when she gets involved and starts collecting the versions of the faithful. Those stories are fiction, except from the version given by the family, which we do respect. We interviewed her sisters, who gave us their points of view regarding their sister and her famous death, since it is then when the myth arises.
What is the TV series scope? It is a reflection about sanctity and about everybody's need to believe in something to succeed, when actually, it is up to each one. Sarita Colonia's miracles have to do with our daily life, like to find a job, make a son succeed in his studies, win a scholarship… Sarita Colonia is the saint of the people who work and struggles.

Text: Carlos Huamán Chávez
carlos.huaman@interlatincorp.com

Photos and video: Jean Paul Preciado
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