Date of publishing: 28th
March 2009
Lina Esco was born in Miami, Florida in 1985 and lived
there for 14 years. From there she moved to France
where she did some modeling, and then moved to London
where she worked in theater. She then moved to New
York to pursue acting and her career brought her to
Los Angeles where she currently resides. Besides her
acting for Heroes in the Destiny webisodes, Lina has
portrayed "Katie Vega," a principal character
in the television series Cane (2007); "Angie
Watson," a guest star character on an episode
of CSI: NY (2006); and "Kelly," a part in
the film London (2005). She also appears as "Lena
Capriolini" in the film Kingshighway (2008).
Gilles
Nuytens: First of
all, what decided you to become an actress?
Lina Esco: I have always been a huge
fan of the art of cinema... and expressing myself
through it excites me MORE than anything in this world!
Gilles Nuytens: What
do you enjoy the most when you work, what is the thing
you wouldn't exchange for nothing else, that little
thing that makes this job THE one job for you?
Lina Esco: The thing I most enjoy
when I work is turning the script into a reality and
working with amazing people. The one thing that makes
this job more exciting than anything is that I know
one day I will have enough of a name to do the films
that ROCK my world. I LOVE WAKING people up... getting
them off their paradigm... ROBOPATHOLOGY has taken
over this world. Humans act like robots! Thats why
being an Artist is living your life the way we all
should live it. I can't wait to speak my mind through
the roles that excite me.
Gilles Nuytens: How
have you first heard about the Heroes webisodes?
Lina Esco: My agent called me.
Gilles Nuytens: How
was the audition process for it? Was it as hard as
it could be for a "standard" episode?
Lina Esco: It was the same process
as a main show.
Gilles Nuytens: Do
you know of any project to make you appear in the
main show? Any chance to see you again on Heroes?
Lina Esco: I don't know because I
don't think New Media has picked up yet as they thought
it would... the idea of webisodes; online 5 min episode
shows is going to take a few years... when our attention
span grows smaller and smaller :)
Gilles Nuytens: How
aware were you of Heroes before that?
Lina Esco: I was aware of it but
never watched it...
Gilles
Nuytens: The webisodes
are officially for US viewers only (NBC website refuses
access to non-us viewers), so that means that non-US
people cannot access them on the official and legal
way, this is like forcing people to download them
on illegal sites if they want to see it. What's your
opinion about that?
Lina Esco: I agree! They should provide
the world with same things they provide us... I believe
we are all one at the end of the day and these imaginary
borders have to come down one day. The Internet is
ONE world so having walls for particular things makes
no sense at all!
Gilles Nuytens: What
was the most difficult part you had to play for this
series of webisodes?
Lina Esco: The most difficult was
the night shoots... they kill me... I love to work
during the day... nights shoots make me weak... and
I feel like shit the next day... like a zombie...
it's like you're off the current... off your flow.
Gilles Nuytens: And
what was the most enjoyable?
Lina Esco: The most enjoyable were
the stunts! The action scenes... I think working with
Eagle the director was exciting in itself.
Gilles
Nuytens: What would
be the differences to play for this webseries, compared
with playing for Cane?
Lina Esco: Big difference, CANE is
real life drama, Heroes is SCI-FI.
Gilles Nuytens: What
else would you like to add about Heroes that we haven't
yet talked about?
Lina Esco: I think we all know a
lot about it already :)
Gilles Nuytens: You
were one of the main characters in Cane, what will
you keep in mind from that show?
Lina Esco: I will never forget the
quality of actors I worked with... humble, talented
and amazing people.. Jimmy, Hector and Rita were great
example in every category!
Gilles Nuytens: What's
next for you, do you have any other projects coming?
Lina Esco: I'm working on a true
story project... very excited about it!!! stay tuned
:)
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