The celebration of weddings is one of the oldest businesses in the world, although in many parts of the world, such as Mexico, the number of weddings is decreasing every year, due to the cultural change of the new generations who no longer feel represented by this union, says the cast of the new Mexican series ‘Bodas S.A.’.
“There is no age to get married as there is no age to own a house. Weddings and marriage itself have been evolving, they don’t necessarily have to be so traditional (…) Love will always exist, but I do prefer to separate love from marriage,” explains Giselle Kuri in an interview with EFE.
Consuelo Duval and Kuri play a mother (Silvia) and daughter (Fannie) who are dedicated to organizing luxury weddings, although Fannie seeks to separate from the family company to start her own business, however, Fannie’s fresh ideas end up being the ace up the progenitor’s sleeve.
For Duval, known for her talent as a dubber of animated characters or her comedy projects with comedian Eugenio Derbez, understanding young people is the key to all business and new trends.
“This series is about that moment when you had already taken for granted what your life was and you realize that what you are planning and proposing at work is out of step with the new generations,” he reflects on the constant changes in business models, including those surrounding love and commitment.
Consuelo Duval returns to television with series
Three-way weddings, unions that are not only between men and women are the variants that have made weddings “more and more advanced,” argues Kuri, although his co-star reminds him that these unions are still governed by strong Mexican traditions.
“Weddings in Mexico are a very important tradition, from ‘la víbora de la mar’ (Mexican game), to handing over the bouquet, to taking off the bandita for the men. It is something that already has an important history and suddenly you see that this changes completely with the new generations,” says Duval.
Although the series focuses on the wedding planners and their adventures, the truth is that in most of these unions there is another pillar, which is the Catholic religion, which has fewer and fewer parishioners and is more in need of this type of events.
“For the Church and the priests, with all due respect, it’s a big business for them to marry people,” Kuri points out.
The interpreter is aware of how important it is for many families to have mass officiated by a priest, however, she emphasizes, priests can also be “corruptible”.
Bodas S.A.’ premieres this Friday on the streaming platform ViX, reported Agencia EFE.
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