ComingSoon Senior Editor Brandon Schreur spoke to Emeraude Toubia about the new horror movie Rosario. Toubia discussed making her first horror movie, acting alongside David Dastmalchian, and more. “Wall Street stockbroker, Rosario Fuentes, returns to her grandmother’s apartment after her sudden death,” the official synopsis reads. “While sorting through her Grandmother’s belongings, Rosario uncovers a […] The post Rosario’s Emeraude Toubia on Doing First Horror Movie With David Dastmalchian | Interview appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.
ComingSoon Senior Editor Brandon Schreur spoke to Emeraude Toubia about the new horror movie Rosario. Toubia discussed making her first horror movie, acting alongside David Dastmalchian, and more.
“Wall Street stockbroker, Rosario Fuentes, returns to her grandmother’s apartment after her sudden death,” the official synopsis reads. “While sorting through her Grandmother’s belongings, Rosario uncovers a horrifying secret—a hidden chamber filled with occult artifacts tied to dark generational rituals. As supernatural occurrences plague her, Rosario must confront her family’s buried secrets and face the truth about the sacrifices and choices they made.”
Rosario will be released in United States theaters on May 2, 2025, from Mucho Mas Releasing.
Brandon Schreur: I just kind of want to ask about how it was that you got involved with this project, Rosario? What stood out to you the most when you read the script for the first time and learned that you were going to be playing the lead character in this movie?
Emeraude Toubia: To start, I had never done horror before. So I was going to dip my toes into something that was going to be challenging for me and exciting for me. I’m not a big horror fan because I’m such a scaredy cat. When I turn off the lights, I run to my bedroom and just hope that nothing is after me. But it was such a fun experience being Latina and leading a horror film. I think we’re still paving the way for lead Latinas in horror films. More than anything, I was excited for that and for my community to represent. And, also, the challenge — the challenge of doing something else. I’m basically alone the whole film, so I had to really carry it. Yeah, I was just excited to try something new.
Definitely. There are a couple of specific moments I want to talk to you about, because a whole lot of stuff happens. One of them is when you’re underneath a bed and all these hands start coming through the mattress. Not long after that, you get completely covered in goop. I’m curious how it was filming that moment. Was it hard to stay in character during all of that?
It was really fun! It was actually really, really fun. So, the hands, we had about ten extras on top of the bed. They were all dipping their hands through holes that were in the mattress. These people were so kind! They didn’t want to touch me. I was like, ‘No, you guys need to pull me! You guys need to grab me! If not, it’s not going to look as scary!’ So it took us a couple of takes to get them a little comfortable with them grabbing me and pulling me.
Then, the director, Felipe Vargas, is always making sure that me and the entire cast and crew are good. So he was like, ‘Are you okay with having all this goo thrown on you? It’ll be the last scene of the day.’ I’m like, ‘Go for it! I want you to drench all of that.’ Not to spoil any movie magic, but there’s a little tube that all this water comes out of. You think it’s the monster throwing up, but it’s really coming out from the side of her mouth.
Oh, interesting. It’s really convincing and grossed me out for a second, but it looked like it was fun to film. There’s another part that happens before that that really got to me, too. I have a thing for bugs, especially bugs that are crawling around in your skin. Ticks are the scariest things in the world, to me. There’s that part when the bug comes out, goes into your hand, and under the skin. I couldn’t stop squirming. What was it like filming that moment?
It was really, really scary because these worms actually have a handler that takes care of them. No worm was harmed during filming this movie. They can only work for a certain amount of takes, and, when they’ve already worked too much, the handler removes them and puts them in like cold ice. Then she brings out the warmer worms. But I have to give credit to my stand-in, my double. She was the one that was able to pull it out of her ear. I was really scared. Why is it that we’re scared of these little things?
I don’t know, but the idea of them crawling around like that, I just can’t do it. Later on in the movie, the corpse that your character is with the whole time starts to come to life. It looks really scary. I’m wondering was that all practical effects and what was your reaction when you saw what it was going to look like when it was alive in front of you like that?
We had a real actress, she’s a Colombian actress, and we also had a dummy. So we were playing a little bit with both. I mean, you know, I just try to be as present as possible when we’re shooting all these scenes. I really want to commend the hair and makeup team that really put all of this together with hair and makeup. Without them, I don’t think the movie would have been as great as it is. But Abuela is scary, right? Who doesn’t have a scary Abuela sometimes? It’s like, ‘What are you doing in there, Abuela?’
Totally. I loved Rosario because it felt like an old-school throwback to a certain kind of horror movie that we don’t always see too often. It is just you, alone, in this apartment, reacting to all this scary stuff. It reminded me a lot of Sam Raimi’s movies or something like that. Now that you’ve done horror, are you interested in this genre or was this a one-and-done for you? Was it too much?
No, I want more blood on my face! Bring it on! I want to be all red. I want to feel like a red monster walking. I thought it was really fun. I think you can explore many things. I would really love to just keep working in this genre, amongst many others. But this is definitely one that I really, really enjoyed.
I wanted to ask you about David Dastmalchian, too. Every time I see him in something, he’s so cool, and he’s such a fun presence in horror movies. His character in here is fun, and the two of you have a really good, interesting back-and-forth. What was it like working with him as a scene partner in those moments?
I’ve been a huge fan of his. He could be on screen for two seconds or the whole film, and he immediately traps you. That’s how great he is. I’m so thankful that he wanted to do this, that he enjoyed the script. He’s just an amazing actor — just by being on camera, like, what he brings from within, it’s really great. I’m excited for everyone to see his performance, as well, because I think it’s something different that he hasn’t really done before.
Yeah, I liked how you couldn’t read his character or how that storyline was going to go for a long time. The two of you sell it really well. I also wanted to ask about the director, Felipe Vargas, because he’s making his feature film directorial debut, here. What was your impression of working with him? Was he super hands-on or did he kind of give you space to do your own thing in this movie?
It was a little bit of both, you know. What he really did was create a space where I felt really comfortable, and everyone else felt really comfortable, with expressing how we felt with certain takes. He was really listening and letting us play. He gave me a note I didn’t even think about, so it was really collaborative and really from the heart. He loves his genre. I mean, he was telling me stories of when he had a little puppy. He’d dress up the puppy and record all these little horror films with the puppy when he was just a kid. To me, working with someone who loves the genre so much — he even said he took some things from set and they’re just lying next to his bedside. I was like, ‘What?! What do you mean?’ So he’s really involved in this genre, and I love working with someone who is so passionate because you just want to give it your all.
Thanks to Emeraude Toubia for discussing Rosario. Tickets are now available.
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