The actress confessed that she felt a lot of sadness at the end of the recordings because she thought she wouldn't see him as often anymore. She revealed, 'Later, when I began to get to know him, I laughed until I cried every day of my life. I feel that he is the most beautiful thing and we are very close companions.' She added, 'Luckily, we traveled a lot during this time, and the truth is that having him as a travel partner and in everything we are doing together is beautiful.'
Regarding her new projects, the artist shared that she is currently in Uruguay presenting 'The Summer Theme' at the José Ignacio Festival and that she is also involved in a series that will premiere this April on Flow: 'I filmed a series last year that I believe premieres in April. It’s a thriller, and my character is quite particular because she doesn’t talk much, so it’s all physical.'
The actress acknowledged that they had feelings for each other since they filmed: 'In hindsight, we believe something did happen during the shoot, but we didn’t realize it, and it was more towards the end, after nine months of filming.' She revealed, 'He took the first step as we were finishing filming, and the truth is that since we got along very well, we were making up any excuse to meet again and finally, he asked me out.'
The relationship became known after they were photographed enjoying an afternoon at a restaurant in Cardales. Débora revealed what made her fall in love with her partner: 'During the filming, he made me laugh a lot; he is very funny, I cried from laughter all the time. Filming it was quite intense, and I really want to see it because it all takes place in the snow.'
Once in the country, she was recognized by multiple tourists in Sitges. Débora spoke about what it is like to be an actress with Asian features and how difficult it is to get roles outside of stereotypes: 'Yes, obviously you get boxed in, and at the same time, it was like, well, I want to work, so I won’t say no.'
Regarding her character in 'Envidiosa', the actress reflected: 'For me, the role of Mei is a great step forward because it is a character with a backstory, who goes through things, falls in love, gets frustrated, gets sad, which is generally more of a cartoon character.'
Débora and Esteban met on the set of the successful Netflix series and started a relationship at the end of September. The image reached Ángel de Brito, who managed to viralize the romance between the actors. Regarding the media coverage of their relationship, the actress said, 'We were together (with Lamothe), and the truth is that if I had been alone, I think it would have made me quite anxious, but being with him, we laughed.'
In addition, she previewed her new projects and the challenge of being an actress with Asian features in Argentine productions. In a conversation with Radio Splendid AM 990, Débora expressed her amazement at the success of the series starring Griselda Siciliani that shot her to international stardom: 'I thought 'Envidiosa' would do well, but the popularity took me by surprise. It was a boom on an international level.' The actress shared that a week after the premiere, she traveled to Spain and was surprised to see that the flight attendants recognized her.
Débora Nishimoto, the actress who played 'La China' in 'Envidiosa', spoke for the first time about her relationship with Esteban Lamothe and the love that developed between them during the filming of the successful Netflix series.
