Mexican singer Lucero returns to the cinema after two decades, this time as the protagonist of Our timesa movie that combines time trips with a love story. The film will premiere on the Netflix billboard on June 11 and will relate a plot in which the link between Nora (Lucero) and Héctor (Benny Ibarra) will be tested.
The story begins in 1966, when a couple of physicists tries to verify a scientific theory that argues that, every 30 years, wormholes are formed, which would allow time to travel. Thus, Nora and Héctor are transported to 2025, where they must face new challenges as a couple.
Upon discovering this future, Nora finds a world with more opportunities for the academic, labor and personal development of women, which motivates her to remain at that time. Hector, on the other hand, feels outdated by social changes and wishes to return in time.
This difference in perspectives will test your relationship, deciding whether to stay together or separate to live in the time they are responsible for them.
After two decades away from cinema and television, Lucero returns from the hand of Netflix with a production that, he declared to the agency EFEgenerated a deep connection. “I wanted to find among the projects that have offered me something that moved me and the public (…) I have always looked for characters that leave their mark and have a message beyond entertainment,” he said.
The actress reflects that the tape seeks to raise awareness about the passage of time, the importance of making pauses to assess the present and how love must evolve to stay solid.
For his part, actor Benny Ibarra was grateful to share this experience with Lucero. “The magical words to convince me of this project were: he is a Lucero (…) I have a great respect for the complicity we share. When you know someone for years, there is empathy.” Of course I saw myself as a lucero couple, he declared EFE.
With a cast composed of Claudia Lobo, Ofelia Medina and Renata Vaca, “Our times” is a Mexican production under the direction of Chava Letters and the production of Ruth Cherem Danie and Francisco González Compeán.
Letters stressed that the goal was to convey a love story that endures over time.
“There are very few characters in Mexico that remain in force as Lucero, someone who connects with audiences since the age of 12. Traveling to the future is just a pretext to reflect on everything that is happening in the world,” he said.