GQ Hablemos de: El fenómeno Heartstopper y Kit Connor
Desde que Kit Connor fue elegido para interpretar al adolescente Nicholas Nelson en “Heartstopper”, el actor británico se convirtió en un auténtico fenómeno. He aquí algunas de las razones de su éxito como el coprotagonista de una de las series para adolescentes más populares de Netflix.
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00:00 Let's talk about...
00:02 The Hairstopper Phenomenon and Kid Connor
00:05 This Netflix series is the global phenomenon that talks about a couple of gay teen lovers
00:11 fighting to be together in a world that has the problems of being young.
00:16 This series tells the LGBT love and narrative from a very simple angle.
00:21 Normalize that love is love and thanks to this it becomes a romance story
00:26 that achieved what seemed impossible, to destroy Sexy Education as the best teen series on Netflix.
00:33 The series focuses on their feelings, on the internal journey of the characters
00:38 and especially on the relationship that they establish with their environment when exploring their identity.
00:44 Hairstopper reflects the most innocent version of youth and reinforces it
00:49 with a level of consciousness and emotional intelligence at the level of very few.
00:54 All the actors and the team are part of the LGBTQ+ community.
00:59 This was a request from the director of the series, Euroslin,
01:03 who wanted to have a diverse cast that would represent each character with authenticity.
01:09 Now let's talk about...
01:10 Kid Connor
01:11 Born on March 8, and is a British actor, mainly known for playing Nick Nelson
01:18 in the Netflix series Hairstopper.
01:21 Since his debut, he has also acted in theater, his credits include Welcome Home, Captain Fox and Fanny & Alexander.
01:30 He is currently preparing his A-Levels exams in theater, literature and history.
01:37 In April 2021, Connor was chosen to play the role of Nicholas Nelson
01:42 in the teen series Hairstopper, an adaptation of the webcomic
01:47 and graphic novel of the same name written by Aris Ousman, What You Might Not Know About Kid.
01:54 His birth name is Kid Sebastian Connor.
01:58 Before auditioning for the series, he read several volumes of Hairstopper.
02:03 He likes Elton John's music and played a young Elton John in Rocketman.
02:09 He is very reserved with his private life, he does not like to label himself.
02:13 His next project is called A Cuban Girl's Guide to T&T, together with Crid El Castillo and Maya Refiko.
02:20 It is 1.76 meters long and is made of pieces.
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