Onions (telephone) was one of the big hits of the 90sa phenomenon that crossed the silver screen and became a landmark in popular culture; and Diego Vicos, was one of the actors who were part of the fictional team that paid tribute to Diego Maradona’s childhood. 28 years after the series premiered, “Colo” remembers He’s no longer the kid who dreamed of fame at the neighborhood club.
Although very little was known about him after the success of Enrique Torres and Daniel Datola, the actor never stopped belonging to the artistic environment. Furthermore, he found his true passion in the audiovisual world, albeit behind the cameras. After settling in the Dominican Republic almost two decades agoDiego managed to reinvent himself today He stands out as a successful producer and casting director.
At 41, Vicos was building a solid career in the Caribbean. Far away from the nostalgia of the recording studios in Buenos Aires, he founded his own agency, Vico’s castingand becomes a reference when it comes to finding talent for major international film and commercial productions that choose the beaches of the Dominican Republic as their backdrop.
However, his most important role takes place outside of the film set. Diego is Valen’s father, who became the absolute protagonist of his social networks. The physical resemblance between the two is so striking that fans of the series quickly dubbed him “the one.” “Mini Colo”as it revives those red bangs that marked an era on the small screen.
Despite the distance and the passage of time, the bond with the audience remains intact. “I think so Now that I’m older, I appreciate it more and am very surprised at the love I continue to receive from this strip“, he reflected a few years ago from the Caribbean capital of Santo Domingo in an interview for LA NACION.
As he revealed, he receives daily social media mentions and private messages from Panama, Bolivia, Uruguay, the United States, Costa Rica, Chile, El Salvador and of course Argentina. The most surprising place from which he still receives expressions of affection today is Greece. “Not a day goes by without a Greek writing to me.”commented the actor, who did not know that the fiction was broadcast in Southeast Europe.
On one of his last visits to Argentina, precisely in November, Diego was in the cycle With Carmen (elnueve), where she starred in a meeting that was particularly emotionally charged since the presenter was also part of the Cebollitas universe and played “Mecha”, Bocha’s mother. Over there, They remembered a scene in which the then twelve-year-old actor couldn’t stop crying.
“How we cried”he said, giving Carmen the impetus to go into details. “I had him in my arms and he didn’t know who the father was. And I couldn’t tell him who he was because the father was married, he was an important guy… And one day I decided to tell him. “We couldn’t stop crying.”she added.
And he continued: “He was crying so much that when we finished the scene we took him aside and asked him if he really had a problem in the family.” However, What prevented him from holding back his tears was that, like a good actor, he found it difficult to get out of his role.
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