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Mariana Trevi\u00f1o, who portrays Marisol in \u201cA Man Called Otto,\u201d alongside Tom Hanks\u2019 titular character, traces her character\u2019s influence and positive impact on the central curmudgeon from the beginning of the film.<\/p>\n
Marisol immigrated to the United States from Mexico, met her husband Tommy (Manuel Garcia-Rulfo), and moves their family of four to Otto\u2019s neighborhood just in time. Marisol and Tommy, and their daughters Luna (Christiana Montoya) and Abbie (Alessandra Perez) brighten and challenge Otto\u2019s routine.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey just kind of roll in, you know, like the car. It\u2019s very symbolic how the car just kind of barges into the neighborhood and it\u2019s all over the place and it\u2019s getting on the sidewalk,\u201d Trevi\u00f1o told TheWrap. \u201cThis is the kind of expansive energy that they [bring] into the neighborhood, and into Otto\u2019s life. [There\u2019s] all this noise, but in doing that, we\u2019re kind of breaking down the barriers a bit and in a good sense coming into his space to kind of connect with him.\u201d<\/p>\n
Just as the pair provides balance to Otto\u2019s rigidity, grumpiness and later layer of sadness as the story progresses, they also challenge Otto\u2019s conceptions or rules and \u201cthe system.\u201d Their portrayal of Latin immigrants also Americanizes the story.<\/p>\n
\u201cTommy\u2019s character is from El Paso and my character is Mexican, but she came here, and it\u2019s trying to portray a reality that happened. That is an everyday reality. All the immigrants in this country come from different stories, backgrounds, and we\u2019re all just trying to get into the system and trying to play along with the system, but without losing our identity,\u201d Trevi\u00f1o said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think this happens in the movie too. We share our identity with Otto, and he embraces it because it makes him feel good too. We\u2019re contributing, in a sense, the warmth that we brought along. There\u2019s something that is basic to the Latin American community, which is that we have this warmth and kind of easy, approachable personalities that I think play a part in the movie.\u201d<\/p>\n
Garcia-Rulfo backed up Trevi\u00f1o with the comparison of how immigrants are forced to assimilate into America versus their more relaxed, laid-back behavior before they cross the border. The tiniest actions and details turn into strict commands and make border-crossers nervous, like littering, wearing seatbelts and adjusting the volume of music.<\/p>\n
\u201cI agree with what Manuel was saying, because it\u2019s great that in the movie, it turns around like Otto, understands, a part of him, that he needs to be flexible,\u201d Trevi\u00f1o added. \u201cHe turns around because it\u2019s part of the process that you sometimes have to learn to bend a little bit, not the rules, but the limitations that one imposes on oneself in order to have a little more space to connect to life because life is oftentimes chaotic and we need to kind of bend along.\u201d<\/p>\n
Garcia-Rulfo has worked with Trevi\u00f1o before, and he says them being good friends built a good foundation for the couple\u2019s chemistry in the film.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe did talk about what was the dynamic of the marriage between these two. In the film, she wears the pants and she\u2019s the boss,\u201d he told TheWrap in the same interview. \u201cI hate cliches, but like in Latin families, especially in my family, my mother. She says this, my father [does it].\u201d<\/p>\n
Tommy supports Marisol wherever he can, softening some of her more pointy edges.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s so supportive of Marisol and her energy and he\u2019s such a comfort spot. The family really revolves around both parents, but Tommy is the center. He\u2019s such a sweet person and calm, and he manages to keep everything in place.\u201d<\/p>\n
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