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1 of 5 | Eugenio Derbez stars successful "Acapulco." Photo courtesy of Apple TV+
LOS ANGELES, April 29 (UPI) -- Actor Eugenio Derbez said nan storyline of his Apple TV+ series, Acapulco Season 3, which premieres Wednesday, reflects nan 2nd chance he feels he received successful life. The play picks up pinch Derbez's character, Maximo, gathering his long-lost girl (Vico Escorcia).
"I consciousness that he made a batch of mistakes," Derbez told UPI successful a caller Zoom interview. "Now, he's trying to hole each nan mistakes."
Derbez, 62, said he regrets focusing connected his acting profession while his first 3 children were increasing up. Aislinn, Vadhir and Jose Eduardo Derbez are successful their 30s and person go actors, too.
"Sometimes, we commencement moving much than we should," Derbez said. "I missed a batch of birthdays, graduations, important dates because I was working. Now. I cognize that it was not worthy it."
Like Maximo, Derbez said he has a 2nd chance pinch his 9-year-old daughter, Aitana.
"Life has fixed maine a 2nd chance to hole each nan mistakes I made, particularly arsenic a father," Derbez said. "Maximo is nan same. He's trying to spell backmost to Mexico to hole each nan mistakes that he made successful nan past."
Maximo's girl already is an big and joined erstwhile he finds her. So, he tries to dress up for mislaid time, Derbez said, adding, "He hasn't been a existent begetter until now, I deliberation he needs to drawback up a lot."
When Acapulco began successful 2021, Maximo returned to nan Las Colinas Resort, wherever he began arsenic a excavation boy successful nan '80s. The show marks Derbez's return to Mexico, albeit successful an American and Mexican co-production that has some Spanish and English spoken.
Derbez became a prima successful Mexican tv and movie successful nan '80s and '90s, pinch his ain show, Derbez en Cuando, and movies for illustration Instructions Not Included.
His English connection Hollywood crossover, 2017's How to Be a Latin Lover, led to Hollywood movies for illustration nan Overboard remake, Dora and nan Lost City of Gold and nan Oscar winner, CODA.
"I consciousness that it's a cleanable operation betwixt doing a crossover, but coming backmost to my roots successful Acapulco," Derbez said.
He said he precocious recovered from a enarthrosis injury, and that Season 3 of Acapulco was nan first task he filmed aft he fell successful his house, which he described successful an Instagram station successful Spanish.
"I collapsed my enarthrosis successful 17 pieces," Derbez said. "I'm bully correct now."
With nan redemptive themes and individual connections Derbez feels to Acapulco, nan show remains a comedy. He said Maximo will still beryllium funny arsenic he navigates his 2nd chance this season.
"He's conscionable funny because of his ego, his immense ego," Derbez said. "I deliberation it's funny to watch really he feels he deserves everything successful nan world."
New episodes of Acapulco premiere Wednesdays connected Apple TV+.
