But what drew the Oscar-winner to the role was its lack of overt melodrama.
Magda is given the news that she has cancer, Cruz says, referring to her character.
But here it is very anti-melodrama.
She cannot confront it.
(The title is a Spanish pun, meaning both mother and breast.)
I remember the DAgostino supermarket, which was down the street.
It was an amazing time for me.
What kind of research did you do for this part?
Youre playing someone whos really blindsided by the news.
I worked with doctors and also with four or five women who were having this experience.
Some were in the middle of hardcore cancer treatment.
I was valuing it even more.
What did playing the part teach you about yourself?
Well, this is actually the second movie Ive done where breast cancer was part of the plot.
And these movies becomes much more than movies for me.
Has the theme kind of stuck with you?
Its calledOne in a Hundred Thousand, which is also the name of a foundation.
And we are going to donate everything we make from the documentary to this foundation for research.
Yes, did you read about that?
I think hes one of the greatest directors that we have.
I heard that everything went great for him last week at Cannes.
People loved the movie.
[Farhadis filmThe Salesmanwon best screenplay and best actor at the festival.]
He called me and I read the treatment that he wrote.
And I said yes immediately.
Will it be in Spanish?
I think it will be in both Spanish and English.
And a very interesting film.
