INTERVIEW WITH AWARD-WINNING ACTOR, PRODUCER & INFLUENCER ENZO ZELOCCHI
Enzo Zelocchi
Enzo achieved great success with the trailer of the film The First Secret, which went viral and was mentioned in Variety as the second most-watched video of the month with over 24 million views on Instagram behind Cardi B and ahead of Selena Gomez, Bad Bunny, and Dwayne Johnson.
Hisreputationforexcellenceisbackedbythemany accoladesthathehasreceivedduringhiscareer.Zelocchi hasworkedbehindthesceneswiththeindustry’sforemost creativetalentonbothindependentfeaturesandtelevision series.Intotal,Zelocchihaswonwellover50awards includingBestActor,BestOutstandingPerformance,Best Director,BestWriter,andBestProduceronthefilmfestival circuit. Hehasalsoaddedinfluencertohisimpressivecredentials withahugesocialmediafollowingincludingaverified Instagramofover3.6millionfollowers,averifiedFacebook withover1.3millionfollowers,andaverifiedTwitterwithover 475,000followers.
Thingsaren’tslowingdownforZelocchi.Thetrailerfor latestfilm,TheSource,whichstarsAcademyAward-w actorJoeCortesehasnowsurpassedover200millio views.
HIENZO,PLEASETELLUSALITTLEABOUTYOU?
Ilovetobefreeandtothinkwithmyown head.IanalyzeeverythingandIkeepthe negativityandpollutionoutofmyuniverse whilekeepingloveinmyheart.Ialsoloveto create.
Persistent,loyal,andstrategic. DESCRIBEYOURSELFIN3WORDS?
Howdidyougetstartedinacting?
IstartedbybeingamodelinMilan.Shortlyafter,I didsomecommercialsandbookedaTVshow. Howhasthischangedyourlife? Itdefinitelymadememoreopenwithmyfeelings andvulnerable.ActingmakesmegoplaceswhereI haveneverbeenbeforewithmymind. Whatisthebestandworstpartofbeingan actor/producer? Thebestpartisthatyouaremoreinchargewith whatisgoingoninaproductionandtheworstpart isthatyouarealwaysonthefrontlinefor everything.
Tellusaboutyourworkin“TheFirstSecret?”
AfterbeingconsideredtoplaythenewZorro(theprojectgot canceled),Iwantedtocomeoutwithmyownfranchise.Idid someresearchandfoundanincrediblestorythatinspiredIan Flemingtoinventthesecret007agent“JamesBond.”I developedatrilogy:It’s007meetsBatmanwithsuperpowers, anepicstoryoflust,power,politicsandbetrayalthatwillraise thebiggestHispanicsuperherointhehistoryofHollywood. “TheFirstSecret”isthefirstfilmoftheseries.Wehopeto resumeproductionassoonaspossible. Howdoyouprepareforarole?
Idoaplaylistofsongs,Istoryboardthecharacter,Icreate imaginarypastmemories,andwatchsomeofmyfavorite movies.
Thank You