The member of one of the most important dynasties of Mexican entertainment, recalled when he was a stunt double in the tape that was recorded in various locations in Acapulco, Guerrero
Arturo Peniche remembered when he was a stunt double in Rambo II, when it was recorded in several Mexican locations (Photo: Instagram/@arturopenicheof)
Arturo Peniche is one of the most consolidated of Mexican television, since it has a history of more than four decades and the Mexican public identifies it from its youth for its multiple leading appearances in telenovelas such as María Mercedes and Girl of my heart.
On this occasion, the renowned Mexican actor, who belongs to one of the best-positioned acting dynasties in national entertainment, had the opportunity to talk about his participation as a stuntman in the second film of the saga that elevated Sylvester Stallone as Rambo.
It was on the most recent broadcast of the interviews with Inés Moreno, where Arturo Peniche recalled this experience: “Ángel and Alejandro de la Peña, two wonderful stunts (doubles), invited me and I got involved for a while, then opportunities as an actor came” , he reminisced about how he approached the double action role.
In the talk with the also journalist that lasted just over an hour and a half, the 60-year-old performer delved into the role he played in the production and gave unpublished details of his experience as a stunt double.
“It was one of the scenes that is very famous for me: it is on a military-type barge and we are from the contras, so we go on the river and suddenly the river explodes< b>. The two of us who flew, one is Alejandro and the other is me ”, she indicated.
He also explained what it was like to collaborate with the successful American actor who also immortalized Rocky Balboa: “He didn’t have to be in that scene, but I had to watch him work because we didn’t just do that, we did many more things”, he commented on the personality of Sylvester Stallone.
Rambo II was recorded in several locations in Mexico Photo: Instagram/@rambo
The brother of the also histriones, Alejandra and Flavio Peniche, emphasized that personalities of that caliber always they bring a personal double: “[…] Just like Arnold Schwarzenegger when we made Conan. They’re fine mameys, I said: ‘When am I going to be like this?’ “paragraph”>Finally, and with great nostalgia, the Mexican interpreter who gave life to Edmundo Serrano in the successful melodrama La Usurpadora, proudly recalled that this job as a stunt double opened up his doors on the national scenel: “Over time my opportunities as an actor came: first they were bits action, then with dialogue and then first, second, third parts until I became the protagonist”, he concluded.
The El Salto waterfall, in Coyuca de Benítez, Pie de la Cuesta, in Acapulco, and Tecoanapa, all these sites located in the state of Guerrero were the settings for the film starring Sylvester Stallone, Rambo: First Blood Part II< /i>or simply Rambo II, which was released on May 24, 1985.
Arturo Peniche started working on television at the age of 6 (Photo: Instagram/arturopenicheof)
In those years, these paradisiacal national spots were almost hidden, which helped Production will run smoothly. All the scenes of the military base were filmed at the Mexican air force landing strip in Guerrero.
In more than 40 years, Arturo Pencihe has established himself as one of the the most important multifaceted actors on the national scene, he took his first steps in a production when he started working with Juliancito Bravo at the age of 6.
< p class=”paragraph”>Quickly and thanks to the ease he wasted behind the scenes, they led him to land several leading roles, among which his first melodramatic production stood out alongside Leticia Calderón in La Indomitable.