“At Midnight” is the perfect film to watch thisValentine’s Day.
While there, Sophie forms an unlikely connection with the hotel manager, Alejandro (Boneta).
The two come from different worlds, but sparks fly as they begin secretly meeting at midnight.
During an exclusive interview with The List, Barbaro discussed what it was like working on the project.
Barbaro also shared what it was like playing an actress in a movie and her experience filming in Mexico.
Monica Barbaro and Diego Boneta’s love for rom-coms
What first drew you to this project?
I was in love with the idea of doing a rom-com, so that first piqued my interest.
We had a great time.
We could have been talking for three hours.
We had a great time.
There was no reason not to do it.
You mentioned loving rom-coms.
Were there any in particular that inspired you and that you drew from for this film?
I loved “Roman Holiday.”
We also reference it in the film, and that was fun.
And I love “Philadelphia Story.”
There are so many more modern ones “Notting Hill.”
“La La Land” is a great musical romantic comedy.
There were so many.
What was that like for you to do?
It was a lot of fun.
There was a lot of art imitating life.
I was like, “What about this thing?
How insane does this look?”
They were like, “Yes, that!”
So I got to poke fun at myself.
And even the studio was willing to poke fun at itself.
It was a lot of art imitating life.
Even Diego [like his character] is the best tour guide of Mexico you could possibly imagine.
He tells you how to eat the food and teaches you about the history.
It’s a lot of art imitating life in this.
What was it like filming in Mexico?
It was one of the best crews I’ve ever worked with.
I fell in love with everybody on this project.
We were so welcomed in.
It was pretty seamless.
“At Midnight” is now streaming exclusively on Paramount+, in time for Valentine’s Day.
