PLAYHOUSE

from LUCY'S Magazine Vol. 38

by LUCY'S Magazine

LAST DAY OF SUMMER

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photographer JORGE DUVA art director & set designer CARLA SAAVEDRA model CARMEN VILLALOBOS pr ASTRID BULLA stylist FRANCESCA LOPRESTI prop stylist SILVANA AVIGNONI makeup MADELINE ROUGE hair AUTUMN SUNA photographer assistants JUNIOR ROJAS, RAMON SANTANA art director & set designer assistant OLGA PERÉZ stylist assistant FRANCESCA FASCIGLIONE production ANGELA RUBIO location THE WAREHOUSE MIAMI dress STYLE MAFIA

blouse and pants ALEXIS opposite page romper ALEXIS shoes AQUAZZURA

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PLAYHOUSE CONCEPTstarring CARMEN VILLALOBOSby CARLA SAAVEDRA

Known to Latin American audiences for her iconic and charismatic television performances, we decided to cast Carmen Villalobos in our very own, introspective performance; a rare opportunity to peek behind the curtain and observe a different facet of the renowned actress. Our narrative follows Carmen during her "down-time”, inspired by the intimate and invaluable moment where she is sitting at home and first opens a new script to begin the process of building her character from the ground up. Ultimately, this is a deconstruction of a performance, a return to the moment where it all begins, that audiences seldom, if ever, get to see. With a silken and luxurious pajama-inspired wardrobe that rivals any of the great party dresses of our time, we also get to know Carmen the way she feels most glamorous and sexy: when she is comfortable and relaxed. Stripping away all the lights and heavy production elements, her bedroom and living room, created using raw wooden backdrops, studio boxes, and canvas drapes, double as her very own actor’s playhouse, and again allude to a return to the basics. Each image, offers a distinct and inexplicable sensibility to reveal a different piece of the acting puzzle. As she laughs or cries on cue, takes a pause, studies her expressions and movements, sings or plays dress up, we see Carmen’s true passion and not easily matched finesse for her craft. The use of flowers in different shapes, textures and vibrant colors are also a metaphor for acting. Flowers always seem to be telling their own story and have historically been traditional elements of good luck on the stage.