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Ana Boga: 'It was worth it to feel uncomfortable if it made other mothers feel comfortable'
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Ana Boga: 'It was worth it to feel uncomfortable if it made other mothers feel comfortable'

From El País · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Actress Ana Boga reflects on her unexpected career shift from hospitality to acting after becoming a mother.
  • Boga stars in the acclaimed Movistar Plus series 'Yo siempre a veces,' which portrays the struggles of a single mother.
  • She discusses embracing discomfort during filming to authentically represent motherhood, aiming to make other mothers feel seen.

Ana Boga, the breakout star of the Movistar Plus series 'Yo siempre a veces,' finds a new serenity as she navigates motherhood and a burgeoning acting career. The series, created by Marta Bassols and Marta Loza and produced by Los Javis, earned a Cannes award for its screenplay and delves into the precarious life of Laura, a single mother striving for more than just survival.

My mother, that woman, is me in 30 years.

— Ana BogaReflecting on a moment looking at old photos with her mother.

Boga, 32, reflects on the profound moment she realized her own mother's nostalgia while looking at childhood photos, seeing herself reflected in her mother's gaze 30 years hence. This realization coincided with her own experience of motherhood, which triggered a personal crisis. "I didn't know what I was going to do with my life. It's that crisis that mothers go through that leads you to rethink your profession, your life, how you're going to organize yourself...", she explains.

I didn't know what I was going to do with my life. It's that crisis that mothers go through that leads you to rethink your profession, your life, how you're going to organize yourself...

— Ana BogaDescribing the personal crisis she experienced after becoming a mother.

Her entry into acting was serendipitous. A friend sent her a casting call for women who had become mothers, and Boga, despite no professional acting experience, applied. "I'm a pretty unaware person. I can work well in discomfort, shyness, and shame. I dissociate and then everything comes to me," she jokes. This ability to compartmentalize allowed her to tackle challenging scenes depicting raw aspects of motherhood, including sex, indulgence, and breastfeeding.

I'm a pretty unaware person. I can work well in discomfort, shyness, and shame. I dissociate and then everything comes to me.

— Ana BogaExplaining her approach to acting, particularly in challenging scenes.

Despite initial self-consciousness about her post-pregnancy body on set, Boga felt the discomfort was worthwhile. "It was worth it to feel uncomfortable if that was going to make other mothers feel comfortable afterward." This commitment to authenticity permeates the series, from casting to the script, which deliberately avoids clichés to portray a more genuine experience of motherhood.

It was worth it to feel uncomfortable if that was going to make other mothers feel comfortable afterward.

— Ana BogaDiscussing her willingness to portray raw aspects of motherhood on screen.
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Originally published by El País in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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