The university program is fast, only one year of study, for many it can be long, but for others it is short and 3 months had already passed, so for Santiago this year was very fast.

After 3 months, Santiago had gotten used to his new life, he had learned a lot in classes, he had money to support himself and the most important thing is that after 3 months the university would start recommending them for auditions.

They would not be leading roles or of great relevance, but with them you could make yourself known, you could also audition on your own for any role you wanted, but that was not an easy task to achieve.

Without much ado the opportunity came, the university recommended Santiago and 5 other young people to audition for a new comedy television series.

The series is projected to have 25 episodes in its first season and the role for which they were recommended would be a character that has about 10 appearances and a few dialogues, it wasn't much, but for a first job it was enough, so Santiago and the 5 other guys were excited.

The day of the audition arrived and Santiago was early in the offices of the production company where the auditions would take place. Although he was recommended by the university, there really was no preference, just a little advantage over strangers, but he had to earn the role on his own.

With determination and nervousness he entered the building, asked at the reception about the auditions and was redirected to the appropriate place. He was soon in front of a large film set with different equipment and people, but he was lining up with a large group of people in front to enter a small office at the side.

He waited 2 hours until it was his turn, when he entered the office there were only 3 people there, an old man who introduced himself as the director, a middle-aged man who introduced himself as the producer and a lady in her 30s who didn't say anything , but it looked like a secretary.

Santiago had already read the script, he had also practiced it endlessly and he was sure that he would do well, but the reality is cruel, he had only shown up and was going to start his audition when the old director said with a tired voice, “ Young man, don't waste your time, his physique and appearance are not what I'm looking for for the character, so you can retire."

Anger, sadness, pain, bitterness, were some of the many emotions that invaded him, he felt his heart in his mouth, they didn't even let him try, he knew it would be a cruel world, but this time they didn't even give him the opportunity to show his worth, impotence made him lower his head and squeezing what he could out of the cataclysm of emotions he had, he thanked and said goodbye.

Devastated, he walked to his bedroom as if lost in the desert, he did not notify the university of the audition result, because it made no sense, only those who passed by had to report.

In his head he could only remember the scene he had experienced, he waited 2 hours and he couldn't even audition and when anger was starting to consume him, his cell phone rang, he checked it and found out it was his father.

He did not tell his father about the audition, but sensing that Santiago was not happy, he said, “Son, you know that the path you took is not easy and you will be thrown to the ground many times, but remember, keep getting up, don't there is nothing wrong with falling, the problem is not getting up”.

Santiago's father did not know anything, but he sensed that his son had found a barrier and gave him words of wisdom, but he did not even imagine that those words would be so important to Santiago, his spirits recovered and responding firmly, he let him see his father that he was fine and that he would not give up.

He finished his call and Santiago dedicated himself to looking for where there were auditions, he could not always wait for the university to recommend him, he had to move on his own and he did that.

He soon found about 10 audition spots, all small productions, in one-appearance roles, but Santiago still went and tried.

Another month went by in this dynamic, Santiago had attended about 20 auditions among those he found and those recommended by the university, but he had not obtained any role.

Although he was frustrated, he did not get discouraged, he always had his father's words in his mind, he just had to keep going and he did. He continued his studies, his work and trying out auditions.

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One morning when he was about to start his activities, Santiago was stopped by the teacher, who notified him that he had to go to the principal's office. He did not explain the reason, but he did not insistently ask and went to the office.

Once in front of the office door, he opened it without touching it, there was a middle-aged woman who was the secretary, Santiago reported the reason for his visit and this woman picked up the phone and reported her arrival, a few minutes later. they allowed him to go through with the director.

He walked in and closed the door, saluted, and Abigail smiled at him and invited them to sit down. Santiago took a seat and before he could ask, Abigail said, "I know you wonder why I called you, but that's not important."

She paused and looked at him fixedly and covering a smile, she continued, "You have a lot of willpower, I know you've been auditioning all this month and you haven't had any luck, I'm surprised you don't despair."

Santiago with a serious expression replied, "My father told me that there is no problem with falling, but with not getting up, so I can't give up because a barrier came up."

Abigail smiled and nodded, she liked Santiago's response and taking an envelope from her desk said, "That's a good attitude, in this envelope is the script for an audition that will take place in a week."

Santiago took the envelope, opened it and began to look at the script, there were several scenes for this character, so it didn't seem like a minor role, for this reason, Santiago raised his head as if asking.

Abigail noticed Santiago's doubt and replied smiling, "The series is called Luchadores, it is a series of 30 episodes in its first season, if it is well received it could continue."

She paused and continued, "They need a young man with good physical appearance and a certain degree of musculature, I think you meet those conditions, the series is about mixed martial arts fighters and I recommend you for a character named Mylo, who is a young man." fighter friend of the protagonist, he is a relevant character ”.

By the time he finished explaining, Santiago was trembling with excitement he could scream, but he was soon thrown a bucket of cold water as Abigail said, “This role has cameos in almost every episode, a lot of dialogue, and considerable pay, so there will be actors with a lot of backgrounds.” and experience wanting to have that role.”

Santiago calmed down, let the director understand that he understood and left, he didn't go to class the next week, he concentrated on practicing for the audition, he even spent 500 dollars to teach him the basics of the sport of mixed martial arts, he didn't know He became an expert, but he could simulate the basic movements and add a touch of realism to his performance when it came to fighting.

The day of the audition arrived and Santiago was present on the audition set quite early, however, he was not the first. There were not as many people as in the other auditions, because it was not an open audition, you could only come with a recommendation.

Apart from him and a few others who were students, all the other applicants were accomplished actors or with some experience, there were no famous actors, but that didn't stop Santiago's nervousness, so he clenched his fists and tried to calm down.

The auditions began and little by little the actors were passing, unlike the open auditions that were in order of arrival, this one was called to the actors, Santiago as a student was left for the last.

Nor was the actor immediately informed that he was chosen, notes would be taken, then they would deliberate and in a few days they would confirm the actor chosen to sign a contract.

Time passed and finally Santiago's turn came, he entered the room, which was quite large, there were 3 people there, the director, the producer and another person who would act with me in this audition.

There was also an octagonal fighting arena for mixed martial arts, Santiago greeted everyone and thanked the person who performed with him in advance. After receiving him, he greeted them and started the test. Santiago was nervous, but when he started the audition he just concentrated on that, forgetting about the rest.

The director and producer were surprised by Santiago's performance, he looked like a veteran, without delay they reviewed the resume they had of him and noticed that he was a student, but when they saw that Abigail recommended him, they put that detail aside and concentrated at your audition.

Santiago's acting on the dialogues and the like convinced the judges, but there was also a test for the fight, he shouldn't fight, but if he showed that he could act realistically as if he were an expert in mixed martial arts, at the end of the day That was what the series was about and there were a lot of fight scenes.

Also, even though it was a medium production, they wouldn't implement doubles even for the main actors, so it was clear to everyone who was in this production that they had to do all their scenes.

Santiago climbed into the fighting octagon confidently, although he was not an expert, he had trained for 1 week and watched countless videos and without delay the performance began, which pleasantly surprised the director.

It could not be said that it was extraordinary, but convincing enough to surprise everyone in the room and that made them evaluate the young actor in detail.

Upon completion, the director asked, “Do you practice mixed martial arts?” Santiago promptly but without anxiety replied, “No, but since this role is about a fighter, I learned as much as I could.”

With that comment, the director attended and asked him to leave, the other week they would notify him if he was chosen or not, either by phone or by email. Santiago left with a smile, he did not regret anything, in his opinion he performed to the best of his abilities and if he still did not succeed he would not feel upset.