Courtesy Sundance Institute
“It’s gonna be a movie.”
At the time, he was dealing with “a lot of anxiety,” he tellsEntertainment Weekly.
“It was really hectic and tough to be there,” he recalls.
Miguel Huerta and Pasqual Gutierrez in ‘Serious People’.Credit:Courtesy Sundance Institute
One night, his subconscious dreamt up a solution.
“I still remember it.
She’s like, ‘Do it.'”
Auditions for Pasqual’s doppelganger in ‘Serious People’.Courtesy Sundance Institute
Since Drake and his team have never seen him in person, Gutierrez figures no one will notice.
Plus, he argues, Sanchez can easily do the job himself.
The doppelganger just needs to look the part and learn some basic lingo.
RJ Sanchez and Pasqual Gutierrez.courtesy Pasqual Gutierrez
Miguel Huerta, an aspiring actor and part-time security guard, plays Gutierrezs double.
“He’s so big that literally there are people that impersonate him online.”
“We would love for him to watch the film.
We’re very excited about that.
I hope he watches it.
I hope he enjoys it and gets a laugh out of it.”
courtesy Pasqual Gutierrez
That “uncanny valley” feel even extends to the music behind the music video.
I mean, it was pretty wild.
He was really going for it."
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“Our industry is very sought after and very competitive,” Mullinkosson notes.
“It feels so far away, and it hasn’t even been a year.”
