This week saw the premiere of The idol, on HBO Max, and Las invisibles, on Skyshowtimes. The two series have nothing in common, except that they star singers: The Weeknd and Lolita, respectively. Since winning the Goya in 2002 as a breakthrough actress for Rencor, the daughter of Lola Flores began an intermittent career, albeit with excellent reviews, in the world of acting, especially in the theater. For his part, in his second foray as an actor, the Blinding lights singer has received bad reviews.
These are not isolated cases, it is increasingly common to see singers performing in front of the cameras, and not only because the character requires them to know how to sing. Lady Gaga, for example, is shooting the second part of Joker, in which she plays the evil clown Harley Quinn, and before that she was Patricia Reggiani in La casa Gucci. Two very different roles from singer Ally in A Star Is Born.
The singer Harry Styles is currently filling stadiums with his Love on tour, but he is also successful in cinema thanks to titles such as No te preocupes, cariño
The recent death of Tina Turner has brought her triumphant career in music and her foray into cinema up to date with an award-winning performance in the third part of Mad Max, in 1985, with Mel Gibson, a film in which, in plus, he signs the soundtrack. Shortly after, in 1987, one of Turner’s best friends, the singer Cher, won the Oscar for best actress for EncÃs de luna. Barbra Streisand treasures a large number of awards as a singer and as an actress, such as the Oscar for her work in Funny girl, in 1969, in which she played an aspiring artist. Three years later, another singer won the Oscar for best actress, Liza Minnelli, for Cabaret, in which she also plays a singer.
Despite bad reviews, The Bodyguard is one of the highest-grossing films in cinema history and was the acting debut of Whitney Houston, the version of I will always love you is the best-selling soundtrack of the history
Rihanna, Beyoncé, Mariah Carey, Madonna, Justin Timberlake, Jennifer Hudson, Dolly Parton, Will Smith, Eminem, Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson, Frank Sinatra, Jennifer Lopez, David Bowie, Sting, Jaret Leto, Vanessa Paradis, Awkwafina, Bing Crosby , Christina Aguilera and Taylor Swift are some examples of singers who have also made careers as actors and actresses with better or worse luck.
In Spain, in addition to Lolita, last year Aitana debuted as an actress with the series La última, with her partner at the time, Miguel Bernardeau. The singer Sebastián Yatra, the current one, also acted as an actor in Érase una vez… pero ya no. Ana Mena, Fran Perea, Rosario, Dani MartÃn, Miguel Bosé, Carles Sabater, Pepa Flores and folk singers such as Lola Flores or Carmen Sevilla are more examples of the fine line between the two artistic facets.
