Tamara Duarte Discusses Wynonna Earp and Departure

I was able to talk to Tamara Duarte for a few minutes at Shorty’s in Milan. Obviously, her role as Rosita in Wynonna Earp had us feeling all kinds of feelings. So, I dove into the response Earpers had to her character and a possible return of Rosita. Would she ever be invited to a WayHaught wedding? She also discusses her current project Departure. You can find the interview below.

Tamara Duarte about fans at Shorty’s

Me: “Thank you so much for joining me.”

Tamara Duarte: “Sure.”

Me: “How is Shorty’s going so far?”

Tamara: “So good. Yeah, so much fun.”

Me: “What do people say most to you? What kind of feedback do you hear?”

Tamara: “Just lovely compliments. That I’m like, okay, any time I have a bad day, I should just have a recording in my pocket that I can listen back to. Everyone is so generous with their love, so it’s really good.”

When Tamara Duarte joined Wynonna Earp as Rosita Bustillos

Me: “That’s great. And how did people respond when you first joined the cast?”

Tamara: “I think people were pretty shaken up. They were like, who is this person? Yeah, who could she be? Everyone had their theories.

And I didn’t even know who I was. When I did my first episode, I didn’t know if I was just a regular human being or if I was a Revenant. Well, I did know I wasn’t just human because Rosita and Doc had a past relationship.

So, I was just trying to figure out what it was, but I didn’t know until I read that episode that I was a Revenant. I think the fans… Emily just threw a curveball, which was nice.”

Kissing one half of a very popular couple

Me: “Did the response change when you kissed one half of a very popular couple?”

Tamara: “Yes. Yes, of course. But I mean, I think it’s good to have a little bit of change in a series. It makes it interesting. Yeah, and I think it kind of emulates real life in a sense that… You know, when people are finding their way. They’re like: do I like this person? Do I not? No, this was a mistake? I think it’s a very human thing to do, and I think people can relate to that.”

Will Rosita come back to Purgatory?

Me: “You already talked a bit about it in the panel yesterday, but I really would like to have Rosita come back. I know you can’t say anything about it. The thing that I would like to see the most is the first meeting with Nicole. How do you think that would go?”

Tamara: “The first meeting with Nicole? Ooh. I don’t know. I don’t know. Well, I think we’ll have a drink. Talk it out. And yeah, we’ll be okay.”

Me: “In some weird way, do you think did Rosita can redeem herself to such an extent that she will get invited to a possible WayHaught wedding?”

Tamara: “I think that’s possible. Anything’s possible. I think anything is possible when you are part of Wynonna Earp. You can die and come back, and you can die again. So, if that can happen, anything can happen.”

Biopic

Me: “Would you like to answer a fan question?”

Tamara: “Sure.”

The fan question is from @TheSciFiBard. You can follow TheSciFiBard on Instagram and Twitter.

Me: “It is: if you could play any real-life figure in a biopic, who would you pick and why?”

Tamara: “Sofia Loren. I love how iconic and classy and talented she was, and bold. She’s like a bold woman for her time, so definitely Sophia Loren.”

Tamara Duarte discusses her role in Departure

Me: “Do you have any new projects that you can talk about?”

Tamara: “Yeah, I have Departure, which has already aired in the UK. It’s a UK-Canadian co-pro. So, I will be doing that; I have done that. It’s coming out January in Canada. And in London, it has already aired, so I’m really excited about it.

It stars Christopher Plummer and Archie Panjabi from The Good Wife. Lost Girl fans probably know Kris Holden-Ried. So, we had a hoot on set; it was lots of fun.

It is about a plane that kind of disappears in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. The TSIB, which is the transportation board, investigates crashes, and what happened. And I play a scientist once again. A marine meteorologist.

So that’s going to be fun for everyone to see. Yeah, that’s what I have coming up, and possibly Wynonna.”

Me: “I see you have to go. Thank you so much!”

Read about Shorty’s Saturday here and Shorty’s Sunday here. You can find all the posts on Shorty’s here and all my LGBT+ movie reviews here.

Natalie Krill Discusses Wynonna Earp and Below Her Mouth

I was able to talk to Natalie Krill for a few minutes at Shorty’s in Milan. Obviously, her role of Willa in Wynonna Earp had us feeling of kinds of feelings. A role people talk less about is Jasmine in Below Her Mouth. Even I felt some hesitation to go there. But I did, and here’s the result!

Natalie Krill at Shorty’s

Me: “Thank you so much for coming to talk to me. I really appreciate it. How is Shorty’s going so far?”

Natalie Krill: “It’s tons of fun.”

Me: “It’s your second Wynonna Earp con, right?”

Natalie: “Yeah, the second one, yeah.”

Me: “So, you feel overwhelmed?”

Natalie: “It’s not as overwhelming as the first one I had. I didn’t really know what to expect when I went to Earpercon. And it was like ‘Whoa!’ It was like a tidal wave. But now, I was a little bit more prepared.”

The response of Earpers seeing Willa

Me: “When you first joined the cast of Wynonna Earp, how did the Earpers respond?”

Natalie: “Well, because I was in season one… So, when my character came out on the show, everyone was super excited about it. Willa, you know, it was really exciting, but then they slowly start to hate her.”

Me: “Yeah, when I saw Willa kiss Bobo, I felt a little sick. How did they respond to you after they saw what Willa did?”

Natalie: “There was a lot of… You know, it’s funny because obviously, as Natalie, I’m a really nice person, but as Willa, I’m playing this evil… Well, you know, she has been through a lot and she thinks she’s doing the right thing. But unfortunately, she takes full advantage of her sisters. And Wynonna and Waverly were the, you know, the heart of the show. Yeah, obviously, the fans did not appreciate what I was doing.”

Response to her role in Below Her Mouth

Me: “It was tough to watch. So, you were also in Below Her Mouth.  It’s a super sexy movie. Do you notice that people come up and talk to you about it, or are they a bit hesitant?”

Natalie: “They’re actually more hesitant. I think they’re almost embarrassed because they’ve seen me like that. So, when they see me, they’re like kind of like [averts eyes embarrassed]. Like they don’t want to look but it’s like: I’m clothed; it’s okay.”

Me: I had exactly the same thing. I thought: should I ask? Because if you say: ‘Oh, I have seen your movie a few times,’ that sounds creepy. So, maybe that’s what fans experience as well.”

No rehearsals for Natalie Krill and Erika Linder

Me: “It is true, because I read it somewhere, that you and Erika did not rehearse any of the scenes before you shot it?”

Natalie: “No, we didn’t rehearse anything.”

Me: “Wow. So, what was that approach like?”

Natalie: “So, we didn’t rehearse anything, but we spent a lot of time together. The producers and the director were really concerned about the connection being there because that’s what the whole story is about.

That’s why Jasmine awakens and decides to be true to herself and her feelings that are deep-rooted. Because they have such a profound connection that it pulls her into her truth.

So, they were really concerned about us feeling that connection with each other. And luckily enough, I think that’s why they cast us both because in our screen test and our chemistry read, we just connected easily.”

Open

Me: “I can imagine that if you first meet each other and you know that you’re going to play these parts together that… You know, it’s not just best friends going on an adventure. It adds a layer. How do you have that first conversation?”

Natalie: “Well, I think something that helped is we’re both really open-minded. Obviously, when you’re preparing to do a role like that, you’re going to be a little bit scared, a little bit afraid of it. But we were both really open to it. So, there was that willingness to be open with each other and to connect. And then, also, it was kind of like a partnership. Like, we had each other’s back. Because when you’re naked and doing scenes like that, you’re very vulnerable. You don’t have your armor, so you’re totally exposed in every way. But it was comforting to know that we were together, so we had each other.”

Me: “Thank you so much for joining me. I know you have to get going. Thanks so much.”

You can get your copy of Below Her Mouth in various places, such as Microsoft.com and Amazon.

Read about Shorty’s Saturday here and Shorty’s Sunday here. You can find all the posts on Shorty’s here and all my LGBT+ movie reviews here.