The difficult art of making a living saving lives

‘Midnight Family’: The difficult art of making a living saving lives

“I think we have all seen an ambulance pass by us and we have made way for it, but it is not often that we have the good fortune to be able to understand how their life happens, how family life happens and why they do what they do,” he says. Rebecca Cowwho plays Marigaby Tamayo in the series.

And in that sense, her character presents the complexity that could reflect the reality of these people in real life. Marigaby is a medical student who risks her place in the faculty because she practices while studying, while dealing with the situations typical of a university student: romances, social life (or lack thereof) and the peculiarities of a family that she loves, but that gives her headaches.

Universal themes and local flavor, the key to ‘Midnight Family’

The social tone of Midnight Family It is more than clear: the overpopulation of cities, poor public health services and a society exposed to all kinds of risks mean that life hangs in the balance more often than we imagine and that the existence of organisations such as private ambulances is a necessity and a consequence of all these circumstances.

“It is a very universal series from the family theme, but also very particular and very precise in terms of Latin American society,” says the actor. Diego Calva“I think it highlights a problem that many countries in many cities in Latin America share, which is that the health systems are not coping, and that the government does not respond to certain types of emergencies.”

In this sense, for the actor of Babylon, One of the most valuable aspects of the series is that it highlights that Latin American countries share the strength of their social fabric, “the fact that we are societies that stay afloat not necessarily because of who is at the top, but because of ourselves who push them forward,” explains Diego, who accepts that this type of service is charged for, because ultimately it is the livelihood of those who provide it.

“Everything is charged; it shouldn’t be frowned upon either. I think the problem has less to do with the medical commitment situation, but rather that we can’t cope and that the person who should answer doesn’t answer. My great lesson is that, in the end, your neighbor will help you more than the police,” he points out.