An Interview with Dolores Heredia from ‘Midnight Family’

Dolores Heredia in "Midnight Family," now streaming on Apple TV+.

Dolores Heredia is a talented actor that has appeared in a bevy of shows and films. Recently she starred as Lety in the Apple TV+ series, Midnight Family, and to properly close out season one, we sat with Dolores to discuss all things Midnight Family.
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John Betancourt: I'd love to start by getting to know what attracted you to this project as an actor.
 
Dolores Heredia: So, I initially, I watched the documentary that the story, the series is based on, and I remember the impact that I felt from it. It was so well made, but I also remember the story, and mostly it gave visibility to an issue that we live with every day, but that we know nothing about. Eventually, at some point or another, we will all need an ambulance, but this is something that goes so unseen in the city and also inside. We have no idea what is going on in each of those ambulances. We know nothing about the people and what beats inside those vehicles, and that it's humans saving other humans, and it's part of that network of chaos and help and rescue.
 
John Betancourt: Since that is such an important thing to highlight, and since the show explores so many important themes, I'm very curious what you hope the audience takes away from season one of the show.
 
Dolores Heredia: Well, I think mostly it's about understanding firstly, what this network represents and that we need that access of life saving resources, and this is a service that needs to be regulated and needs to be improved, and secondly, needs to be humanized. We need to look at the people that are actually in there. So, the show is about that. It's about understanding that fragment of humanity and that segment of the population that we really don't see. So, the show provides a deeper look into all that.
 
John Betancourt: Which is some great insight. And I'm also curious, too, speaking of insights, what it means to you as an actor to be part of such a refreshing and original project
 
Dolores Heredia: Well, I really love the possibilities of it all. I think it's, it's something that makes me feel fulfilled and proud to be part of such a large production and so deep with a very vast insight into the city that we love. I'm not actually from here, but I love the city, and what we see is this network. It's like the lymphatic system of a body with all its different channels and networks. And what we see is an is a real, profound portrait of the city and all the complexities of the people and the services that we live with on a daily basis.
 
John Betancourt: The last question that I have for you today, what are you most proud of when it comes to what you accomplished this first season as an actor?
 
Dolores Heredia: Well, that it's rather funny. I mean, it's so lovely to get to this sort of place where most of your colleagues are actually younger performers, young actors, and they're the leads. They carry the main part of the story. And it's also lovely to be there and to support them throughout the telling of such a complex, deep story.
 
This interview has been lightly edited and condensed for clarity.

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