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Is Ferrer has studied acting, song, dance, and guitar and worked under contract with TV Azteca playing many roles, most notably Lo que callamos las mujeres, in Puro loco, Qué buena onda, Ya cayó and in the telefilm Milagros, the latter in the lead role. He has also done several television commercials in Mexico and the United States. He has also performed in stage plays, such as Beto al Rescate del Tiempo (in the title role of Beto) and appears in Nick Lyon’s Species: The Awakening (2007) as a Mexican boy. He is scheduled to appear in Icelandic director Baltasar Kormákur's upcoming film Inhale. Recently Ferrer appeared in Luis Estrada's film El Infierno (2010) as "El Sobrino" or "El Diablito".
Role in Sin Nombreedit
In 2009, he landed a major role in Cary Joji Fukunaga's 2009 movie Sin Nombre,[2] where he plays the role of El Smiley, a young adolescent introduced into the Mara Salvatrucha gang by El Casper (played by Edgar Flores). Having witnessed the murder of gang leader Lil' Mago (played by Tenoch Huerta Mejía) in the hands of his friend El Casper, he requests the brutal task of murdering El Casper in revenge.
Chicago Sun-Times critic Roger Ebert noted on the role played by Ferrer: "Smiley, so young, with a winning smile, is perhaps the most frightening character, because he demonstrates how powerful an effect, even hypnotic, gang culture can have on unshielded kids.".[3] The Daily Californian on the other hand says "Kristyan Ferrer as little Smiley, a new gang member, is adorable and devastating. His character illuminates a plain truth: Even younger generations will not be unscathed by violence."[4]
Interviewed about his role, Ferrer says: "To play Smiley, I had to learn some of the signs, [jomi] of the Mara Salvatrucha, and how they speak and move and walk. Cary Joji Fukunaga helped with all that, because he did more research than I did – he visited the Mara. He told us about their tattoos and had us watch a documentary about the Mara... To perpetuate the Mara, children are important. Smiley thinks that by entering the Mara he’ll be able to do what he pleases. He is a young boy who wants to seem older. Smiley is a regular kid, and you don’t believe that he will do what he does. But he will, he has to, to survive – like anyone in the Mara... My most difficult scene was when Smiley has to cry; he’s sad because he’s been hit and kicked, but he’s happy because he belongs to the Mara. So he’s feeling pain and happiness at the same time. Cary helped me make the character real and to control my emotions while performing. Playing Smiley, I had to become aggressive; he was another part of me that I thought didn’t exist."[5]
Referencesedit
^Official page of Sin Nombre on the 2009 Sundance Festival site March 12, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
^Michael Phillips, "Chicago Tribune" movie critic entitled: "Sin Nombre" stars Paulina Gaitan, Edgar Flores, Kristyan Ferrer
^ Excerpt from Roger Ebert article in "Chicago Sun-Times" referring to the role played by Kristyan Ferrer
^Ryan Lattanzio review in "Daily Californian": "Sin Nombre a Heartfelt Film"
^ FilminFocus interview with Kristian Ferrer 2009-05-17 at the Wayback Machine
kristyan, ferrer, this, article, missing, information, about, role, guten, ramón, please, expand, article, include, this, information, further, details, exist, talk, page, march, 2017, born, kristyan, antonio, ferrer, medel, february, 1995, mexican, actor, var. This article is missing information about his role in Guten Tag Ramon Please expand the article to include this information Further details may exist on the talk page March 2017 Kristyan Ferrer born Kristyan Antonio Ferrer Medel 14 February 1995 is a Mexican actor in various roles since 2001 He played the role of El Smiley in the award winning film Sin Nombre 1 directed by US director Cary Joji Fukunaga For his lead roles in the films Guten Tag Ramon 2014 and 600 Millas 2015 Ferrer won the Ariel Award for Best Supporting Actor for this role in The Black Minutes in 2022 Kristyan FerrerBornKristyan Antonio Ferrer Medel 1995 02 14 14 February 1995 age 29 Mexico City Distrito Federal MexicoOther namesKristian FerrerOccupationActor Contents 1 Early life and career 2 Role in Sin Nombre 3 References 4 External linksEarly life and career editIs Ferrer has studied acting song dance and guitar and worked under contract with TV Azteca playing many roles most notably Lo que callamos las mujeres in Puro loco Que buena onda Ya cayo and in the telefilm Milagros the latter in the lead role He has also done several television commercials in Mexico and the United States He has also performed in stage plays such as Beto al Rescate del Tiempo in the title role of Beto and appears in Nick Lyon s Species The Awakening 2007 as a Mexican boy He is scheduled to appear in Icelandic director Baltasar Kormakur s upcoming film Inhale Recently Ferrer appeared in Luis Estrada s film El Infierno 2010 as El Sobrino or El Diablito Role in Sin Nombre editIn 2009 he landed a major role in Cary Joji Fukunaga s 2009 movie Sin Nombre 2 where he plays the role of El Smiley a young adolescent introduced into the Mara Salvatrucha gang by El Casper played by Edgar Flores Having witnessed the murder of gang leader Lil Mago played by Tenoch Huerta Mejia in the hands of his friend El Casper he requests the brutal task of murdering El Casper in revenge Chicago Sun Times critic Roger Ebert noted on the role played by Ferrer Smiley so young with a winning smile is perhaps the most frightening character because he demonstrates how powerful an effect even hypnotic gang culture can have on unshielded kids 3 The Daily Californian on the other hand says Kristyan Ferrer as little Smiley a new gang member is adorable and devastating His character illuminates a plain truth Even younger generations will not be unscathed by violence 4 Interviewed about his role Ferrer says To play Smiley I had to learn some of the signs jomi of the Mara Salvatrucha and how they speak and move and walk Cary Joji Fukunaga helped with all that because he did more research than I did he visited the Mara He told us about their tattoos and had us watch a documentary about the Mara To perpetuate the Mara children are important Smiley thinks that by entering the Mara he ll be able to do what he pleases He is a young boy who wants to seem older Smiley is a regular kid and you don t believe that he will do what he does But he will he has to to survive like anyone in the Mara My most difficult scene was when Smiley has to cry he s sad because he s been hit and kicked but he s happy because he belongs to the Mara So he s feeling pain and happiness at the same time Cary helped me make the character real and to control my emotions while performing Playing Smiley I had to become aggressive he was another part of me that I thought didn t exist 5 References edit Official page of Sin Nombre on the 2009 Sundance Festival site Archived March 12 2009 at the Wayback Machine Michael Phillips Chicago Tribune movie critic entitled Sin Nombre stars Paulina Gaitan Edgar Flores Kristyan Ferrer Excerpt from Roger Ebert article in Chicago Sun Times referring to the role played by Kristyan Ferrer Ryan Lattanzio review in Daily Californian Sin Nombre a Heartfelt Film FilminFocus interview with Kristian Ferrer Archived 2009 05 17 at the Wayback MachineExternal links editKristyan Ferrer at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kristyan Ferrer amp oldid 1198054673, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
