Those who missed Samantha Jones in the sequel to Sex and the City that became one of HBO’s biggest hits in 2021 will not only be happy to know that the character will finally return, albeit briefly. in the last episode of the second season of And just like that, which premieres today. On the same day, they will also be able to see Kim Cattrall in all her glory in the new Netflix series, Glamour, in which she plays Maddolyn Addison, an elderly supermodel who has used her fame to create a cosmetics company that carries the his name
Although the story does not revolve around her character, this place belongs to Miss Benny, who is played by Marco Mejía, a big fan of everything related to beauty and who earns a living by demonstrating products in a large store of a shopping center. Cattrall’s character has many things in common with Samantha, starting with her good business sense, her financial independence and the glamor that always surrounds her, even if her love life has no weight in the story.
The series (which features another actor with a long history of hits aimed at female audiences, Ricardo Chavira, who played Eva Longoria’s man in Mujeres desesperadas) joins a number of projects that have put Kim Cattrall back in the public spotlight.
The English-born, Canadian-raised actress, who is 66 today, had a major role in the last season of Queer as Folk and played the future version of Hilary Duff’s character in How I Met Your Father. He also has an important part in Todo sobre mi padre, which was released in Spanish cinemas at the beginning of this month and in which he shares the poster with Robert De Niro.
In El glamour, the character of Kim is key to transforming the life of Marco, who identifies as non-binary queer and at the age of 22 has an obsession with everything to do with improving his personal image. Although he has big dreams, his mother (the daughter of a Dominican immigrant played by Diana-Maria Riva) with pure pragmatism prefers that he look for a job that guarantees him a decent salary that will help him live.
When Marco is about to accept her advice, given that she has decided to start charging him rent to get it, she experiences the most exciting moment of her life. Addison visits the store incognito to try to see first-hand what her customers’ tastes are.
During a make-out session, the diva and the one who admires her with total passion exchange observations about life, and give each other advice and frank opinions, until they achieve enough empathy that before leaving Addison decides to invite him to his company to work as an assistant to his personal assistant.
But once he gets there, it won’t all be a rosy road for Marco, and not because Cattrall will throw stones at him, but because his presence will create resistance in those around the businesswoman who believe he can be a threat for his personal ambitions.
