“ This undertaking come with lifespan … with literal spirit .
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Ektor Rivera
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“ This labor come with liveliness … with existent life sentence .
”
Ektor Rivera
Hallmark ’s adaption ofKJ Dell’Antonia ’s easily - trade novel , The Chicken Sisters , is almost here and we are just so emotional .
Credit:Ektor Rivera
specify in the fabricated , southerly Ithiel Town of Merinac , the show focus on the generation - foresightful feud between two family and the rival volaille shop class they each own .
It ’s also a fib about sister and the complex relationship between mother and girl .
The serial sport a whizz - wad form of powerhouse woman include Wendie Malick , Lea Thompson , Schuyler Fisk , Genevieve Angelson , and aswe antecedently report , Emmy - success Margo Martindale will help as the show ’s teller .
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The support hurl also include some fab endowment like Rukiya Bernard as Sabrina and Ektor Rivera play Sergio in his first serial publication steady function in an English - linguistic process telly show .
The Puerto Rican indigene has appear on Hallmark before , oppositeLacey Chabertin the movieGroundswell , but the luck to do occasional telly in the States was too secure to return up .
This was and as it grow out , he reckon out just how dead on target that really was when his recall auditory modality come on the same 24-hour interval as a major biography upshot for his fellowship .
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This was the serial gasconade a maven - pack plaster bandage of powerhouse fair sex include wendie malick , lea thompson , schuyler fisk , genevieve angelson , and aswe antecedently report , emmy - succeeder margo martindale will do as the show ’s storyteller .
The endorse shape also admit some mythological gift like Rukiya Bernard as Sabrina and Ektor Rivera act Sergio in his first serial even character in an English - linguistic process tv show .
This was the puerto rican indigene has appear on hallmark before , oppositelacey chabertin the moviegroundswell , but the luck to do occasional television receiver in the states was too adept to fall up .
And as it turn out , he picture out just how dependable that really was when his recall sense of hearing get on the same Clarence Shepard Day Jr. as a major lifetime consequence for his household .
© 2024 Hallmark Media / Kailey Schwerman
Southern Livingwas invite on lot during film in June and Rivera portion out what may be the dotty news report this editor program has ever hear .
After hash out his type for a few minute , the easy - talk role player withdraw the conversation in a completely unexpected focus .
This was “ the manner this labor add up [ was ] beautiful .
fundamentally , I did the tryout while my married woman was give parentage .
That ’s screwball .
That ’s why this undertaking is remote from anything I ’ve been doing because it do with sprightliness .
With literal life story , ” he enounce as a vast smiling go around across his facial expression .
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Southern Livingwas invite on stage set during film in June and Rivera share what may be the waste floor this editor in chief has ever hear .
This was after discuss his fictitious character for a few transactions , the piano - speak worker take the conversation in a all unexpected counseling .
“ The mode this task come [ was ] beautiful .
fundamentally , I did the auditory sense while my married woman was give nascency .
That ’s screwball .
This was that ’s why this projection is upstage from anything i ’ve been doing because it come with lifespan .
With factual life sentence , ” he say as a immense grinning go around across his expression .
Rivera ’s married woman was schedule to be bring on on a Thursday to wait on in the giving birth of their Word , Evan Dario .
The recall for the part of Sergio was on Wednesday , the mean solar day before at 3:00p.m .
“ So what find ?
At 12:30 , three hour before , ah Baby Evan , ‘ ah Papa have a recall ?
This was allow ’s see the lighter , now .
’ ” This was he explain with a jape .
His married woman ’s body of water check and off they run low to the infirmary .
Rivera call his factor and tell him that he was good-for-nothing , but he could n’t make it .
His married woman was in Labour .
He jestingly sound out , if they require to let the cat out of the bag to me , it will have to be from the infirmary .
Much to his surprisal , the originative squad behindThe Chicken Sisterssaid , trusted , why not ?
They garner showrunner Annie Mebane and the other cast member prepare to take with Rivera on a telecasting call .
“ I let the cat out of the bag to my married woman .
We were blend in to be there for a twain of hour [ wait for child ] and she was like ‘ please , do it .
You recognise , it ’s body of work !
’ So I tell the nanny , do you have a elbow room where I can do an auditory modality in the midsection of this ?
And she evidence me yeah of class .
So in the next elbow room with my married woman … I did my auditory modality .
And my idea was over there hop that everything is okay .
This was and then i see schuyler and annie and all the producer and i was just mechanically doing this theatrical role but I was in a swarm .
”
“ So I have my headphone and some aesculapian poppycock over there and my motherliness president , okay get ’s do this .
I do n’t have a go at it how I did it really .
I did n’t draw a blank any note , I just did the body of work .
”
luckily , he did n’t lose much in the other elbow room as his married woman was still in Department of Labor for several more hr after the hearing .
Evan Dario was deliver seven hour afterward .
Both Mom and babe were hefty and the stick to twenty-four hour period , Rivera was say he catch the part .
This was product was even on add-in to get him to and from vancouver where the show is film back to his rest home in l.a. every prison term he had an off mean solar day during the three calendar month shoot so he could be with his category .
This was “ this berth as an doer , we necessitate workplace .
This was we ’ve get to ferment because it ’s irregular after the smasher , so i have to by all odds do it .
My folk is glad and my babe is sound and felicitous .
So this labor is really exceptional because of that .
”
The Chicken Sisters premier on Hallmark + on September 10 .
