On Friday, May 30, Amazon Prime Video will premiere ‘Viaje de fin de curso: Mallorca’, the new film by Paco Caballero. A comedy that follows the mischievous adventures of a group of teenagers on the island just after the COVID-19 pandemic. Yolanda Ramos (‘Paquita Salas’, ‘Carmina y amén’) plays the teacher in charge of controlling these young people, whom the director claims adults should «look at in a different way.»
«It seems that we are leaving a worse future every time and we are becoming worse role models for young people,» the director states in an interview with Europa Press. «Just take a look at how the world is right now to see the example we adults are,» he adds.
In ‘Viaje de fin de curso: Mallorca’, due to a new outbreak of COVID-19, a group of teenagers find themselves confined in a hotel during their long-awaited end-of-school trip. However, they decide to take advantage of the situation by organizing a wild party, which earns them harsh criticism from some adults who appeal to their lack of responsibility.
«We are all irresponsible and we have all been irresponsible, and anyone who says they haven’t probably lies a little,» Caballero asserts, denouncing the lack of understanding shown towards young people during the pandemic. «We have not been empathetic, we have not thought that when we were their age, we were the same,» he points out.
Caballero believes it is better to think of responsibility during COVID-19 in collective terms rather than «attacking a sector.» «What lessons are we going to teach teenagers if we behave even worse?» he asks, emphasizing that the problem lies in «not looking at ourselves.»
The director points out that this lack of empathy towards adolescents extends beyond the specific case of the pandemic, noting that they are used as a «scapegoat» when «they are the first ones there to help.» Caballero believes it is necessary to understand that adults are «partly to blame for the problems teenagers face» and suggests that they should stop seeing them «as a strange creature or someone who is there and serves no purpose.»
YOLANDA RAMOS, «A FORCE OF NATURE»
Handling the teenagers in ‘Viaje de fin de curso: Mallorca’ is a teacher portrayed by Yolanda Ramos, a character that, the director explains, Natalia Durán and Eric Navarro, the film’s screenwriters, specifically wrote with her in mind. «She is a woman with a wonderful wit. She is pure comedy,» expresses Caballero, describing the actress as «a force of nature.»
Paco Caballero directed ‘Invisible’ last year, the series based on the novel by Eloy Moreno, so he has experience working with young actors. And this time, he says, it was «very easy» because «they understood very well what needed to be conveyed.» Alongside Ramos, the cast of ‘Viaje de fin de curso: Mallorca’ includes Berta Castañé, Claudia Roset, Martí Cordero, Enzo Oliver, and Sara Vidorreta, among others.
This Friday, May 30, Amazon Prime Video will premiere ‘Viaje de fin de curso: Mallorca’, the new film by Paco Caballero. A comedy that follows the mischievous adventures of a group of teenagers on the island just after the COVID-19 pandemic. Yolanda Ramos (‘Paquita Salas’, ‘Carmina y amen’) plays the teacher in charge of controlling these young people, who, according to the director, adults should «look at in a different way».
«It seems that we are leaving a worse future and becoming worse role models for young people,» says the director in an interview with Europa Press. «You just have to look at how the world is right now to see the example that adults are setting,» he adds.
In ‘Viaje de fin de curso: Mallorca’, due to a new outbreak of COVID-19, a group of teenagers find themselves confined in a hotel during their long-awaited trip to say goodbye to high school. However, they decide to take advantage of the situation by organizing a wild party, which earns them harsh criticism from some adults who accuse them of being irresponsible.
«We are all irresponsible and we have all been, and anyone who says they haven’t probably lies a bit,» Caballero declares, denouncing the lack of understanding shown towards young people during the pandemic. «We have not been empathetic, we have not thought that when we were their age we were the same,» he points out.
Caballero believes it is better to think of responsibility during COVID-19 in collective terms rather than «attacking a sector». «What lessons are we going to give to teenagers if we behave even worse?» he questions, emphasizing that the problem lies in the fact that «we do not look at ourselves».
The director points out that this lack of empathy towards adolescents extends beyond the particular case of the pandemic, indicating that they are used as a «scapegoat» when «they are the first ones there to help». Caballero believes it is necessary to understand that adults are «partly to blame for the state of adolescents» and suggests that they should stop seeing them «as a weirdo or as someone who is there and serves no purpose».
### YOLANDA RAMOS, «A HURRICANE»
Taking care of the teenagers in ‘Viaje de fin de curso: Mallorca’ is a teacher played by Yolanda Ramos, a character that, the director explains, Natalia Durán and Eric Navarro, the film’s screenwriters, specifically wrote with her in mind. «She is a woman with a wonderful wit. She is pure comedy,» expresses Caballero, who describes the actress as «a hurricane».
Paco Caballero directed ‘Invisible’ last year, the series that adapts the novel by Eloy Moreno, so he has experience working with young actors. And this time, he points out, it was «very easy» because «they understood very well what we wanted to convey». Alongside Ramos, the cast of ‘Viaje de fin de curso: Mallorca’ includes Berta Castañé, Claudia Roset, Martí Cordero, Enzo Oliver, and Sara Vidorreta, among others.
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