Salina de la Renta enjoys the vibe that her pregnancy angle and the reveal that Cesar Duran is her father gives to MLW.
Professional wrestling thrives on drama, and the storyline in Major League Wrestling involving Cesar Duran and the now-pregnant Salina de la Renta is perhaps one of the company's most dramatic and soap opera-esque angles.
Speaking about the pregnancy with TV Insider, Salina says she enjoys the Tim Burton meets Quentin Tarantino type of feeling her relationship with Duran has on the product.
"To me, it kind of felt like The Addams Family. I’m a really big fan of that. Just having the opportunity to explore different layers of our characters in wrestling like I’ve done in the past with movies. It felt very exhilarating. I think we found out at the same time, what had been the plan all along. For me, it gives MLW the vibe of Tim Burton meets [Quentin] Tarantino. It’s a dream come true for me. It has been an honor to work with Cesar. You don’t always get people that talented and can just create on the spot. It feels like my second run with MLW has been this upgraded version where we have multi-layers of our personalities and we’re able to establish an emotional connection with what fans come up with in their head. "
Cesar Duran also says that he wasn't a fan of turning his character into Salina's father and a soon-to-be grandfather, but eventually came around to humanizing the character.
"I loved it. I think it brought some humanity to Cesar Duran. There was also the fact my daughter was so beautiful, so I was happy about that [laughs]. I love the concept and idea of someone as dark as Cesar having a human side. At the end of the day, he is now a father."
Salina's baby daddy will be revealed at MLW Blood & Thunder on July 12 in St. Petersburg, Florida. Learn more here.
Fightful will have coverage at the event on July 12.
