Arrested Development, why'd she leave?
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Leonor Varela
T-dotNole — 21 years ago(November 02, 2004 11:00 PM)
Was it simply a scheduling conflict? Did she want out? Did the show's producers choose to replace her? Anybody know?
Just curious as to why Patricia Velasquez took over the part.
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katja-22 — 21 years ago(November 09, 2004 09:11 AM)
Hi,
yes, it was a sheduling conflict with Leonors movie "Voces inocentes" aka "casas de carton".
The project means a lot to her, its about the salvadoran civil war.
Patricia Velasquez is a good friend of her - and Leonor said, she really deserves the role.
best wishes
Katja
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Mahalie — 20 years ago(July 09, 2005 12:23 AM)
That sucks. She was perfect for the role of Marta. And the fact that she is amazingly beautiful doesn't hurt either.
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schnapster31 — 12 years ago(May 25, 2013 12:31 AM)
Wow. Well that actually makes me feel better. I think she made a fantastic "Marta" and always felt bad about her role going to someone else. Patricia is good too, but the continuity of the role suffered for me, and I have to admit to having a bit of a crush on Leonor. She is a very beautiful woman.
But knowing that she left voluntarily (as opposed to something negative)to pursue her acting career in another direction is actually quite a relief. I hope she is having the best of careers now. -
captfof — 21 years ago(February 15, 2005 06:40 PM)
I'd like to know why she left, too. At her own web-site
http://www.lenorvarela.com/
she said she left to make the film INNOCENT VOICES (originally CASAS DE CARTON), and that she prefers fim work over TV. But this show has received much critical acclaim and has gotten for itself something of a cult following. I think it was a big mistake for her to leave. She'd be part of a minor TV classic, and be seen by a sizable American TV audiance every week. Maybe she needs a new agent!!! God only knows this girl deserves better!!
By the way, does anyone know what the story is at
http://www.leonor-varela.de.vu/
This was an excellent site. But there has been no activity here since the middle of last December ('04). -
Natoloth — 21 years ago(February 19, 2005 01:11 PM)
I'd like to know what's happening with the site too
But nobody knows where's Katja
About Arrested Development
she shouldn't left it but anyway Innocent Voices its a great movie and now she's nominated to the ARIEL AWARDS for best actress
the ARIEL AWARDS r like the Oscars, the Oscars but in Mexico. hahahaha
TAKE CARE EVERYONE !!! Bye -
kamonn — 19 years ago(November 04, 2006 08:14 PM)
She was definitelly the perfect actress for Marta, I just can see Michael face over and over again when the new actress showed up in the show for the first time, what he must have been thinking beep they really HAD to change her?"
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maebefunke — 19 years ago(December 30, 2006 03:36 PM)
i think it had to do with leonor being not-so-good (to put it kindly). if you listen to the commentary on the dvd, it sounds like that was the reason. they didn't mention any scheduling conflicts and didn't call her performance terrible, but they definitely said patricia was great and that she replaced varela.
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rachy88 — 18 years ago(December 28, 2007 12:12 PM)
agreed. i thought she had more chemistry with michael than her replacement. and marta kind of took on a different, more boring personality after patricia took over.
"Mom signed me up for the army cuz the fat man dared her too" -Buster -
orangeisthenewawesome — 17 years ago(September 04, 2008 07:58 PM)
Watching Season 1 now and I remember also thinking "Marta used to be much prettier!" Her scenes with Michael were much more believable than Michael's scenes with Marta 2.
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UCHoodman — 17 years ago(September 26, 2008 08:48 AM)
That sucks she left, she was so beautiful. Patricia just wasn't the same I didn't feel the connection as much there, strangely I felt she connected with GOB better though.
I hear her Voces Inocentes film is great, still I'd prefer to have her stay a little longer on AD. Which definitely would have given her some status, as the buzz on AD boards would be who's hotter Lindsay or Marta? or something to that extent.
