Go Behind the Scenes of Father of the Bride with Adria Arjona

For Adria Arjona, who stars in the new film Father of the Bride, streaming now on HBO Max, taking on the role of bride to be Sofia Herrera was an apt chance to appreciate both something out and something new. "My mom showed me the Steve Martin and Martin Short Father of the Bride when I was a kid," she says, "and Kimberly Williams, who played the bride in that version, sent me a video when my role was announced sort of handing me the baton; it was so special and moving."

Equally exciting was giving the film—based on that 1991 version which itself was adapted from the 1950 Vincente Minnelli movie—a contemporary update. "This movie means so much to me, and it’s a modern take on the idea; who’s the father of the bride today, who’s the bride, and what do those roles mean," Arjona says. "Within all of the conflict in the story lies so much comedy, which is what makes it such an enduring story."

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It was also a chance to work with co-stars like Andy Garcia, who plays the title character, and Gloria Estefan, as the mother of the bride, and celebrate almost as much off set as their characters do in the film. "This movie was the one where I hung out the most with my colleagues," Arjona says. "We’d hang out every day on set from 5 a.m. until 8 p.m. and then we’d go have dinner, get a few drinks, and the next day do it all over again. On the weekends, Gloria would host something or Enrique or I would host something. We just didn’t want to be away from one another, which helped us create the atmosphere and energy that’s in the film. You can’t fake that.

Here, Arjona opens her personal camera roll to T&C to share a behind-the-scenes look at Father of the Bride, and the moments that didn’t make it on screen.