Hogar Noticias El actor de Marvel y DC Djimon Hounsou dice que está 'luchando por ganarse la vida en Hollywood a pesar de 2 asentimientos de Oscar

El actor de Marvel y DC Djimon Hounsou dice que está 'luchando por ganarse la vida en Hollywood a pesar de 2 asentimientos de Oscar

Autor: Owen Apr 13,2025

Djimon Hounsou, un actor versátil conocido por sus papeles en las películas en Marvel, DC, Netflix y Beyond, ha revelado que "todavía está luchando por ganarse la vida" en Hollywood. A pesar de su extensa carrera y dos nominaciones al Oscar al mejor actor de apoyo para sus actuaciones en "In America" y "Blood Diamond", Hounsou compartió con CNN que él siente "definitivamente mal pagado" en la industria del cine.

"He estado en este negocio haciendo películas ahora durante más de dos décadas con dos nominaciones al Oscar, he estado en muchas películas de gran éxito y, sin embargo, todavía estoy luchando financieramente. Definitivamente estoy mal pagado", dijo Hounsou, destacando la disparidad entre sus logros y su situación financiera.

Djimon Hounsou. Crédito de la imagen: Rob Kim/Getty Images para el Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund.

Estos sentimientos no son nuevos para Hounsou, quien en 2023 le dijo a The Guardian: "He aparecido en el negocio con algunas personas que están absolutamente bien y tienen muy poco de mis elogios. Así que me siento engañado, tremendamente engañado, en términos de finanzas y también en términos de carga de trabajo".

Hounsou, que proviene de Benin y es un prominente actor negro, también ha hablado sobre el impacto del racismo y la xenofobia en su carrera. Él relató reuniones de estudio en las que los ejecutivos expresaron sorpresa por su continua presencia en la industria, diciendo: "He ido a los estudios para reuniones y dicen: 'Wow, sentimos que acabas de salir del bote y luego regresaron [después de Amistad]. No sabíamos que estabas aquí como un verdadero actor'".

Agregó: "Cuando escuchas cosas así, puedes ver que la visión de algunas personas de ti, o lo que representas, es muy limitante. Pero es lo que es. Depende de mí redimir eso".

A pesar de estos desafíos, el trabajo reciente de Hounsou incluye papeles en "A Quiet Place: Day One", las dos películas de "Rebel Moon" en Netflix, la adaptación de videojuegos "Gran Turismo", "El hombre del rey", "Shazam: Fury of the Gods", "Capitán Marvel" y "Fast and 7 y 7, entre otros, muestran su presencia de duración en la industria cinematográfica en la industria cinematográfica.

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