Character Study
Tracing the evolution of our favorite TV characters from script to screen.
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The actor:Ana Fabrega, 31, a co-creator ofthe HBO seriesLos Espookyswith Julio Torres and Fred Armisen.
Essential traits:Generally positive attitude, difficulty understanding basic tasks, can see through time and space.
Enthusiastic about Los Espookys work, even if she often misses the point.
A big dummy.
Shes redefining the idiot.
Its almost Chaplin-like, he says.
I wanted her to be dumb, honestly, but stay grounded, Fabrega says.
The emotional stakes are real for her.
In our world, Tati would be hired by the cleaning person to keep hitting the green button.
Other traits developed from Fabregas background.
Theres a sense that Tati is a mysterious being who can be mutable for the sake of comedy.
Tati is close with Ursula but maintains a somewhat distant relationship with the other members of the crew.
He understands this is important to her, and hes going to respect that.
She should not look cool.
I was like, No, she should not look cool like the rest of them.
Fabrega pushed for Tati to look consistently out of fashion.
When I look for clothes for Tati, I never really know what Im looking for, Parra says.
They have to have humor in the pattern or in the details maybe the buttons or some strange pocket.
I only understand it when I see it in front of me.
There are two or three that she always wears, Parra explains.
They have to be from the mens section with a specific shape.
There is not much change, as we must take care of the characters silhouette.
If we were to change the style of the hat, it would no longer be Tati.
Theres a distinction between Tati being Tati and Tati imagining herself in another role, Fabrega says.
There had to be no doubt that it was J.Lo, Parra says.
The clothing had to be tailored and perfect.
Ana tried it on, we corrected some points, and thats it!
Tati did the rest of the work.
The lack of originality of our times.
The books are her way to give herself the treatment she wishes she had in real life.
It fits with Tatis whole aesthetic.
Tati really sheds light on the lack of originality of our times and how people feel fulfilled by it.
An empty environment with a lot of magic inside.
She even brings a little bell so she can interrupt the other speakers.
So lets go into her head.
Inside Tatis brain, a bunch of mini Tatis live in plain twin beds.
Its an empty environment with a lot of magic inside, Zambrano says.
Its also a poster Tati has in her actual room, which Andres sees earlier in the season.
To her, art is just pictures of Audrey Hepburn or pictures of the Eiffel Tower.
As for the as-yet-unconfirmed next season, the writers hint that theres still much to learn about Tati.
Maybe Tati is justsohomophobic, Torres adds.
