Yesterday the 28th edition of the Screen Actors Guild Awards took place inside the Barker Hangar in the city of Santa Monica.

Among the productions nominated for the awards that recognize the best of film and television were “ CODA ”, a film co-starring Eugenio Derbez.

The film managed to win two awards, one for Troy Kotsur for best supporting actor, and another for the entire team of actors for best cast.

AN AWARD FOR MEXICO

Because the rest of the nominated films also had well-known actors, Derbez confessed that he was surprised to find out that they had won.

“It was a surprise for the entire cast since we arrived we commented that the award was to be nominated, that for us the fact of being there, nominated, among all those people was already an award, we saw it as impossible, the cast of House of Gucci, for example, is spectacular…”, declared the comedian.

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Likewise, the protagonist of “No refunds accepted” emphasized that it was the first time that the award had been won by a cast made up of deaf actors, in addition to dedicating his recognition to Mexico.

“Very big, we saw it practically impossible. So when they said ‘CODA’ and called us, it did take us a few seconds to believe that he had won. It was very nice, very emotional, especially because my colleagues, it is the first time in history that a cast of deaf actors wins a SAG Awards, it was very exciting, I am very happy, “revealed the actor.