"I said to my mother: 'What should I do to leave for Poland?'"

BarcelonaFor theatregoers, Marc Tarrida Aribau (Igualada, 1996) is one of the emerging actors who stands out in such interesting productions as Archimedes' principle, which returns this August 20 to the Texas Theater, or how it was The criminals at the National Theater, or what it will be like in December with the re-release of the heartbreaking comedy Look at these sons of bitches in El Maldá. For radio listeners, he's a regular contributor to La Ser, especially in the summer, where he's been co-hosting the midday program for four years. And for younger listeners, he's a content creator who has gained popularity with videos of him making jokes in towns, demonstrations, and festivals, "playing on the fine line between laughing with someone and at them without ridiculing them," he explains, citing Peyu and Joel Díaz as role models.

"I don't consider myself a journalist, because there's already enough professional intrusion, but when I was finishing school at the Institut del Teatre and didn't have much work, I took a radio course and that's where my first job offer came from," he explains. The difficulty of finding stability in the theater world has meant that he hasn't left the microphone, even after premiering at the Lliure or the National. "If I could make a living as an actor, I don't know if I'd keep both legs. But I've discovered that I also like working in the media, and it allows me to be independent," he says. And, in fact, social media has given him most of his jobs, such as the podcast. This is not a casting from Radio Primavera Sound and Temporada Alta and as a new program on 3Cat, You are and you are, which will premiere in the fall and will consist of fiction, reports and interviews in the Països Catalans discovering Catalan with Mònica Glaenzel.

'To be or not to be' in the media

Now, this double professional facet is what poses his particular to be or not to be"I'm a little afraid of being pigeonholed for being an idiot on the radio. I don't know if the visibility of videos on social media can help me do more alternative or dramatic work in the theater. The more I try my hand at media, the more afraid I get that they won't see me as an actor or want me. And that's what I have." And yet, these days, young actors are asked to have an active profile on social media. "Social media is a sea of hope when you don't have a representative or know how to make yourself known, but, like in any sea, there are a lot of castaways. And I think the fact that talent has to be associated with the number of followers you have is rotting," he laments. And yet, Tarrida confesses to being addicted to social media. "I would love to not depend on Instagram, but I admit that I'm hooked on the serotonin that each one gives you." like or comment and I'm tied up by work," he says.

The theatrical vocation

"I want to be an actor since high school because Gross Plates and by Poland. I said to my mother: "What should I do to go to Poland?" And she told me that Queco Novell was a journalist, that I should study journalism, but she didn't convince me," the actor recalls. The first important theatrical moment that marked him was the premiere ofThe Shepherds from Igualada playing Lluquet at 16 years old. The second is the premiere in Vic of his company's second show, Dúa Fàcil. And the final one, the premiere ofThe Golden Notebook at the Lliure, directed by Carlota Subirós: "I went out to do my scene trembling like a child, and I remember crying afterwards; I felt extremely happy."

Her "desire" for theater only grows with each premiere. Wednesday will take her to Texas, with the second season of Josep Maria Miró's most internationally acclaimed play, Archimedes' principle (2012), and the three fresh nominations from the Premis Teatre Barcelona, one for the show, one for director Leo V. Granados, and one for himself. Alicia González Laá and Martí Atance replace Sandra Monclús and Eric Balbas in the cast that premiered the play in February. "It's a play that talks about a possible case of pedophilia, which used to be a more distant fear and more of a suspicion, and now with the cases of abuse that have been coming to light, it's hyper-current. The play, at its core, talks about the fear we have as a society, the fear that we might be harmed. A more hermetic and unloving society, and with the possibility that there may still be loopholes," says the actor, who is already waiting for the next theatrical opportunity.

Tarrida doesn't have any premieres planned for this season, although he does have a television collaboration lined up. Again, the dilemma. "My hope is David Verdaguer: I love him. If he could surpass the reporter with the mustache and has three Gaudí awards and a Goya, he's my role model," says the mustache-less actor who also resembles David Verdaguer.