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The day two Argentine actors came close to becoming Power Rangers

From La Nación · () Spanish

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  • Argentine television figures Caro Ibarra and Gastón Dalmau discovered during a streaming program that both had auditioned for Power Rangers.
  • Ibarra said she signed a preliminary contract to move to Australia and was one of three Latin American candidates considered for a role, but producers chose a local actress.
  • The auditions took place in English for Australia, and neither actor ultimately appeared in the franchise.

Caro Ibarra and Gastón Dalmau discovered live on a streaming program that they had both come close to joining Power Rangers. Their shared audition history emerged during Había que decirlo, where the two Argentine television figures recalled trying out for the international children’s franchise.

I auditioned to become a Power Ranger. They made you fight and everything.

· Caro IbarraIbarra recalled her audition during the streaming program.

“I auditioned to become a Power Ranger. They made you fight and everything,” said Ibarra, a former host of Disney Channel’s Zapping Zone. Dalmau, known for Casi Ángeles, immediately realized that he had taken the same audition. “I did that audition too,” he said.

They explained that the test was conducted in English for Australia. During the conversation, Ibarra said she had signed a preliminary contract that would have required her to move there. She was among three Latin American candidates under consideration, but the production ultimately chose an Australian performer.

I did that audition too.

· Gastón DalmauDalmau revealed that he had taken the same audition.

The revelation brought laughter, shouts of excitement and an embrace between the two actors, while their colleagues celebrated the coincidence. Ibarra said she had not known Dalmau had auditioned, while he described the remote audition as “very bizarre,” recalling the combination of nerves and excitement surrounding the chance to join a major international production.

Why did they get my hopes up? If I was going to move to Australia, guys...

· Caro IbarraIbarra expressed frustration over the possibility of moving for the role.

Neither actor ultimately wore the franchise’s distinctive costume on television, but their exchange revealed an unexpected connection between two Argentine performers and a series that became a global childhood landmark.

Very bizarre.

· Gastón DalmauDalmau described the audition experience and its unexpected connection to Ibarra.
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Originally published by La Nación in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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