Maluma Shares Why 'Marry Me' With Jennifer Lopez Was the Perfect Movie to Make His Acting Debut (Exclusive)
10.02.2022 - 08:47
/ etonline.com
Maluma is in good company as he makes his feature film acting debut in. The 28-year-old Colombian superstar co-stars alongside Jennifer Lopez and Owen Wilson in the upcoming rom-com, out Friday. While chatting with ET's Nischelle Turner, Maluma shared why was the perfect first film."[It's] pretty surreal, that's the right word, pretty surreal.
But it was beautiful at the same time," he shared at the press junket alongside Wilson. «When I told my friends — because all my friends are huge fans, including me, huge fans of Jen and Owen because we grew up watching American romantic comedies — and once they told me that they wanted me to be part of the movie, it was pretty exciting. I told all my friends they were like, 'No, are you kidding me? This is a joke, whatever!' But it really happened!»«My first movie is a Hollywood movie,» he continued.
«I had a couple options before this, you know, there's some people that wanted to work with me. But I felt it wasn't the right timing and I was waiting for the right movie to feel comfortable to do it in a big way. And it happened.
It happened. I'm pretty honored. I'm grateful, of course, with the whole team because they treated me so good.»And while he was «kind of nervous,» for it being his first movie, he says, «I love the experience.
I just fell in love with it. I want to keep doing it. I'm looking forward [to] many, many movies that I can make.
It's just the beginning, so I feel like what's coming is beautiful.» follows Lopez as pop star Kat Valdez who is engaged to Maluma's Bastian. Seconds before the two are set to get married in front of their fans, she discovers that he's been cheating on her. She then impulsively picks out a total stranger in the audience, played by Wilson,
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