Pepi Labrador: “Comedy has been my salvation table”
Some expect life to change alone and there are those who strengthen this change. The comic Pepi Labrador It is the clear example that is never late to make a script in life. About 64 years old, he has shown that dreams, if they have, are struggling. And as an example, the step forward leaving his work cleaning houses and taking care of scoundrel to dedicate himself to what really makes her happy, climbing on stage and make laugh. A brave and unusual decision among the women of their generation. In this interview, the Badalonina artist tells us about his life and professional career, the obstacles he has had to overcome and how he has turned comedy into a way of life.
Pepi Labrador
With more than fifteen years of experience, it has gone through programs such as The resistance (of Movistar+), Glass talent (Telecinco) and is currently part ofThe Comedy Club In Madrid. Now step on strongly by presenting their show Viviendo to Todo Gass At the Teatreneu, a statement of intention of the tireless energy it has.
When did you discover you had a gift to make laugh?
I always brought it inside. When I went to school as a child, I had a circle of friends around me. It was I organizing games and provoked laughter. In fact, at the institute I was called the “chicken”, because I always had the chicks laughing around.
Despite being clear since childhood, your professional start was 47 years old. How did you make this decision?
I had always had the dream of being comical, but neither the time nor the house economy allowed me to risk this way. A friend said, “Listen, there is a place where they do comedy, they organize a monologue contest, it is free and they do it on Saturday afternoon, you have no excuse.” I signed up and won it. The contest organizer told me that I was an artist and this word came to me a lot, but that same week my husband detected a serious illness. This made me think that life is four days and that if I had a dream, it was to fight it. I refused to look back and see that I had not tried.
“I speak of the Tinder, of the middle -aged women, of being a widow …”
What has changed in you from those early attempts?
I have earned quality of life. Now I dedicate myself exclusively to comedy. I have not been aware so far the rhythm of life I had. I was getting up soon to go to work, I took my home job and when I was done I had to take an ibuprofen and coffee to go to a bad bar to comedy because it was my passion. I also feel that I have gained a lot of security. At first he trembled, he could not even look in the eyes of the audience, now I love to do it.
How would you define your humor?
It is an everyday humor, real, based on my experiences. I don’t invent anything. I speak of the Tinder, of middle -aged women, of being a widow … always with respect, but with great irony. I explain everything from a very feminine look, go, my perspective.
Is it easy to be a woman in the world of humor?
It is much easier to be a man. There are still places where you don’t want women on stage. There are also places where they call me because they need to fill female quota. “If a man fails, he has had a bad day; if a woman fails, he is bad,” I feel them constantly. I hope the day comes to understand that comics can be just as good, normal and bad as comics.
Can humor make everything?
I think so, but with great respect, touch and skill. However, I have some red lines such as abuse, pederasty or cancer.
What has the comedy meant in your life?
It has been my salvation table. I do not conceive life without comedy. It is a way to channel emotions, to create, to breathe. I like to transform difficult situations into comedy. Whenever I can try to choose the worst path, because I know it is where I will laugh most. Comedy has done with me a way of life.
Viviendo to Todo Gass It is the name of your new show. Would you thus define your life moment?
Yes, totally. I live intensely. I am almost 64 years old, but I continue in the minds of a 35 -year -old girl. It is a problem, because my head is filled with projects that I know are very good, but I have to streamline them. I have learned that life can change at any time, so I live every gas, but every day. If I can act today, better than tomorrow. I always need to have a carrot in front, a project to excite myself.
“I want to work with Andreu Buenafuente”
And what projects are excited to you now?
I always think of great. I will not tire of saying that I want to work with Andreu Buenafuente. Asked, it would be very happy to fill the Coliseum Theater and the buses to advertise that function. I want to make some movie and I would also like to make my own Netflix show or any other digital platform. I don’t get tired of biting doors. I am tireless.
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