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SomeBilly Elliotbrotherly love!
On Friday, actor David Alvarez, who plays Bernardo in the new Steven Spielberg–directedWest Side Story, celebrated the release of Tom Holland’sSpider-Man: No Way Homewith a throwback photo of the pair.
The 27-year-oldwrote in the caption, “FromBilly Elliotto the big screen. Two incredible movies to go see in theaters right now. Can’t wait to see @tomholland2013 in @spidermanmovie much love to you, brother.”
Alvarez won a Tony Award at age 14 for his lead role in Broadway’sBilly Elliot the Musical. Holland, now 25, played the title role in a London run of the musical at age 12.
Rachel Zegler, who plays Bernardo’s sister Maria in the newWest Side Storyfilm, commented on the post, “does this mean tom is also my brother,” to which Alvarez replied, “tonight is about family!!!”
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Alvarez recently toldComplexabout makingWest Side Storyand what he found the most difficult about his role.
“But the good thing is that, you know, I grew up singing, dancing and acting … doingBilly Ellioton Broadway, I had some of the most incredible training you could ask for, as a kid and growing up, so it was like riding a bicycle,” he added. “I could kind of get back into it and understand how to do that. The acting is … I feel like you’re always kind of acting in life. So training for acting is life experience, the more life experience you have, I feel like that makes you a better actor.”
West Side StoryandSpider-Man: No Way Homeare both now playing in theaters everywhere.
source: people.com
