The popular actor Ricardo Darin He referred this Thursday to the recent statements of journalist Alejandro Fantino, who harshly criticized him following an old interview they had about the definancing of the INCAA.
Darín expressed his surprise at the statements of Fantino, with whom he said he had a good relationship: “I was a little surprised by Fantino, but people change.” Furthermore, the actor denied a statement by the journalist about an alleged car accident: “I didn’t understand why he said it, nor is it true that I had a car that crashed into a tree.”
The protagonist of “Nueve Reinas” also took the opportunity to clarify his comments about national cinema and the National Institute of Cinema and Audiovisual Arts (INCAA), issue that had been the subject of criticism by Fantino.
Darín explained: “I said that holding artists responsible for long periods, where the accounts do not close, seemed a little perverse, reckless and unfair to me. Because in reality it is due to many other things. And it is seen that this affected some vested interests and Someone said ‘cut off that bastard’s legs’“.
Ricardo Darín expressed his concern about the economic situation of Argetina
During the interview, recent statements by Pablo Echarri about his need to sell dollars to make ends meet. Darín gave his opinion on the matter: “I think that happens to many people. It is very difficult to escape what happened in our country, unfortunately, for so many decades, that the refuge to try to preserve the value of your currency is to have to exchange it. to dollars”.
For its part, Alejandro Fantino He used his streaming program “Neura” to harshly criticize Darín and other artists who defended INCAA after the measures implemented by President Javier Milei. Fantino pointed out: “He supports the theory that everything that is known about Argentina is known through cinema. In other words, they do not know the country for other achievements, such as sports or science… Look at the arrogance that these people have.” guys”.
Fantino accused Darín of holding a distorted and arrogant view of the impact of cinema in the perception of the country. According to the journalist, Darín and other actors are suggesting that those who supported Milei believe that the country is in its current situation because of the artists. “He says that this is a delusional theory… but it would be good for them to take off their mask and recognize it, because there are a lot of people who were left out,” said Fantino.
The journalist also recalled a passage from an interview he conducted with Darín years ago, in which the actor had said that it was enough for him to “take two hot showers a day” to be happy. Fantino commented: “I watched him play tennis, he’s a good guy, but he didn’t play tennis on a clay court at a country club, he played Racket and he had the Pink Panther car.”
Fantino concluded his review with a forceful statement: “So I say ‘hey, I’d be missing two hot water showers’, because obviously that’s not enough. So I understand that there’s been little cinema here lately but a lot of smoke. I already I don’t eat one more. Besides, I know almost all of them, unfortunately. “A lot of smoke.”
In summary, the statements of Ricardo Darín and the criticisms of Alejandro Fantino have generated a debate around to the role of cinema in Argentine culture and the economic situation of the country. Darín defends his position on the responsibility of artists and questions the veracity of certain statements made by Fantino, while the journalist maintains that the actors have an arrogant and distorted view of their impact on society. This controversy highlights the tensions and differences of opinion that exist in the Argentine cultural and media sphere.
