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Hello and welcome to the Monocle Weekly.
I'm Laura Kramer.
Today I speak with the Mexican architect turned actor Carlos Diaz
about his breakthrough role in Conclave.
The award winning political thriller and Oscar contender
for follows the selection of a new pope and features a stellar cast including Ralph Fiennes,
Stanley Tucci and Isabella Rossellini.
We discuss his remarkable career shift,
what it's like working alongside Hollywood a listers on his very first project,
no less, and how he developed his mysterious character, Cardinal Benitez.
Here is my conversation with Carlos Diaz.
Carlos Diaz, thank you so much for joining me on the Monocle Weekly.
Conclave is such a special and beautiful film.
It's very cloak and dagger.
Absolutely loved it, I have to say.
Let's start at the beginning.
What was the auditioning process like to land the role of the mysterious Cardinal Benitez?
Well, the auditioning process was like any audition process.
There was a casting call.