Deco sits down with Tonatiuh to discuss playing two roles in musical, ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’

Every story demands a good soundtrack Lucky for us Jennifer Lopez s new movie Kiss of the Spider Woman comes with its own That s because it s a musical Deco got to hit the high notes with one of the stars of the film Lights camera action Diego Luna as Valent n Arregui Wait you throw us right in We know nothing about the story or the characters Tonatiuh as Luis Molina Don t you like to dream at least a little Hang on we re getting to that Because Kiss of the Spider Woman isn t your average movie Jennifer Lopez Diego Luna and Tonatiuh are bringing a Broadway classic back to the big screen The film follows two prisoners A political revolutionary and a gay window dresser who form an unlikely bond over the magic of music and movies Tonatiuh The theater kids inside of us were just alive Deco caught up with Tonatiuh who plays Molina during his latest visit to Miami You d think starring alongside JLo and Diego would be intimidating but he says the three of them were having too much fun to worry about being nervous Tonatiuh The dynamic on set was fantastic All three of us were living our dream We got to tell a dynamic story playing two different movies altogether do a naturalistic acting style and then also go into a s musical The two movies in question are the film s different settings The actual prison cell the men share and the fantasy world Molina creates by telling the story of a Hollywood musical starring his favorite actress He says it was fundamental to him for his characters to have contrasting looks Tonatiuh We first shot the musical and then we transitioned over to the prison cell And there was a certain weight and aesthetic that I needed to create by losing about pounds in days So it was really about thinking How do I get my face to look masculine and healthy for this portion of the film And then How do we get to a genderless expression by the second half ' Unlike in musicals people don t generally burst out into song in real life although maybe they should Which begs the question What song would Tonatiuh want people to start chanting when he enters a room Tonatiuh Cardi B Get Up is an anthem that I live by It is like a warrior song when she walks in she s like I m the one that s killin expletive hands down '