‘Big Brother’ Alum Lucas Crespo Lands Leadโฃ Role in New Channel 13 Series
SANTIAGO, CHILE – Lucas Crespo, known to audiences forโฃ his appearance on the reality show ‘Big Brother’, is expandingโฃ his career into acting, securing theโข starring role โคin Channel 13’s upcoming vertical television series,โค “The โขworker who made me fall in love.” The 26-year-old influencer and Jiu Jitsu instructor will play Angel โขManriquez, a construction worker who ignites a passionate connection with the series’ lead, Amanda, portrayed by Carola Varleta.
The series, a successor to โฃ “My wedding is a trap”, centersโข on a burgeoningโ romance described byโข the networkโ as a whirlwind of “passions, secrets and lies.” Crespo’s casting follows a traditional auditionโ process, though acting isn’t unfamiliar territory. “My motherโ has always โขwanted to be an actress and โขthat is โwhy as I was a child she got me โขinto the world of โขcinema and theater, sheโ instilled it in me from a very young ageโฆ And I have โalways been interestedโ in the abilityโค ofโ actors and actresses to be able to get into a character,” Crespo explained.
Channel โข13 describes Manriquez as a man “strong, tough, passionate, the type of โman who awakensโค yourโข most forbidden desire.” Crespo expressed his enthusiasmโฃ for the opportunity, โคstating,โ “It isโข indeed a very great opportunity that โคwas presented toโ me, and I come from โa place โคof humility, of learning, with a closed mouth and wide open ears, and willing to soak up the knowledge of my colleagues.” He also acknowledged the unique aspect of portraying a romantic ideal, adding, “It increases your self-esteem โคwhen they putโ you in the role of ‘you have to be the fantasy of whoever sees this’โฆ and it is indeed โฃa big responsibility too, even though it is cool and I love theโค idea.”
“Theโ worker who made me fall in love” will premiere on โฃChannel 13’s โฃsocial media platforms and also stars Carola Varleta,โข Hernรกn โContreras, Valentina Acuรฑa, and โคPaulina urrutia.