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Riccardo Maria Manera: “The value of being unique”

There are guys who hope that time will never pass and others who are in a great hurry to grow up. Riccardo Maria Manera belongs to the latter category: despite being 28 years old, it often happens not only that the tobacconist asks him for a document to make sure that he is of age, but also that the productions often and willingly entrust him with the role of the teenager with ice eyes and clean face. “I want to find a new way”, confides Riccardo on the phone from Primiero, in Trentino, while filming a new Rai1 fiction with Alessandro Preziosi, explaining that this is why in the second season of I wanted to be a rock star, who finally returns to Rai2 on March 25th after 2 years of waiting, we will see him with long hair.

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«I’m a lover of long hair because it gives me the grown-up look I’m looking for. Otherwise I only get roles as a boy “, jokes Riccardo Maria Manera, anxious to reprise the role of Eros, the boy who struggles to accept his homosexuality but who, after a thousand ups and downs, finally manages to come out to his family and indulge in the first love story of his life. A strong, unique role, capable of making the talent of a young actor shine, which we will soon see in the film as well Before leaving by Massimo Cappelli, where he shared the set with Jenny De Nucci.

Finally we find Eros who, at the end of the first season of I wanted to be a rock star, came out to his family. But this time, will she also discover love?
«Eros will let himself go more, guided by a person who will help him to accept his orientation even within this village where, all his life, he has lived with a heterosexual mask. Knowledge of this new flame will lead him to accept himself, as should be right. His battle is over sexuality, but he could very well be over nationality, over skin color. As Drusilla Foer said in Sanremo, it is nice to see the uniqueness of this boy, like everyone else ».

Certainly another thing that makes Eros unique is being a lob.
“He’s left a dick, don’t worry. He enrolls in university, but for him it’s just a piece of furniture to meet new people and to have fun. However, he will also have some beautiful moments with Martina, the girl who fell in love with him, and with his sister Olivia ».

Since you mentioned Martina, I remember that wonderful scene on the bridge, when the girl threatens to jump after discovering Eros’ sexual orientation.
“After the first season, I received some beautiful messages from kids who found the courage to go to their parents and reveal the truth to them. For me it was a victory, because it means that I managed to do my job well ».

Did Avance arrive after seeing her in the role of Eros?
“It happened, but I always reply politely.”

Source: Vanity Fair

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