Úrsula Corberó on ‘Money Heist’ Part 5: “This last season is the real war”

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The Spanish actor who plays Tokyo on the much-anticipated heist series opens up on the final instalment, her favourite character from the show, fitness and more

When Alex Pina’s now-viral heist series La Casa De Papel first released in Spain in 2017, the show wasn’t met with a fraction of the enthusiasm and fanfare that it garners today. The cast even sought new jobs, that is until Netflix bought the title and changed its name to Money Heist. The high-octane drama became an overnight sensation with audiences around the world, with its final instalment set to hit screens on September 3. “I believe that the fifth season is the most brutal from any other we have done–for many reasons, mainly, due to the levels we came to harass the Professor's band, our most radical limits are in this fifth season,” Pina shared in a recent interview. If the action-packed trailer is anything to go by, viewers are in for lots of surprising twists and turns.

Ahead of the release of Money Heist part 5, Vogue caught up with arguably the wildest member of The Gang, Tokyo, essayed by Spanish actor Úrsula Corberó. The 31-year-old’s no-holds-barred portrayal of an unabashed thief and passionate lover to Rio (Miguel Herrán) have made her one of the hottest characters to watch out for. Below, Corberó talks to us about the final season, her favourite character from the series, her fitness hacks, and more.

Did you predict the huge success of the series while filming the first season?

Well, actually the first and second season were shot in Spain and released on a national TV channel. So we had a beginning and an ending and it wasn’t supposed to go any further. Everyone then split up, went their own way, and that was it. Imagine one year later when Netflix bought the series and released it internationally—all the crazy things that you know about happened. I think no one expected it, and still now, we are digesting it and trying to figure out what happened.

What should we expect from the final instalment of the show?

Everything! With Money Heist we always try to go one step further—each season we become bolder and give the audience something new which is always something that makes you a little bit dizzy. And this last season is the real war and many things will happen. I can’t tell you much because I don’t want to make any spoilers but I can tell you that we spent two weeks with one stunt for an action scene and everything has been that way. I can also tell you that we actually created new sets for just a few scenes, so you can imagine how it was just from that.

Who’s your favourite character from the gang and why?

My favourite character is Arturito, always. I think Enrique, the actor who plays him, did an amazing job. It’s not easy to play a hideous character and I think he does it with the right dose of comedy. When I’m walking on the street, people stop me and tell me, “OMG, tell me that this season Arturito is getting killed!?” Imagine so much hatred for just one person! I also have this soft spot for him because he makes me laugh!

Name three things you have in common with Tokyo.

We have a similar kind of energy, we are very restless—very impulsive both of us—and also we are very difficult people to have an influence on when we believe in something—no matter what people say, we will do what we believe in.

One of the many striking things about your on-screen performance is just how fit you are—what's your fitness hack?

I have to start by saying that one of my keys is to eat a lot of Spanish omelettes. I don’t know if you’re familiar with it but it gives you great strength! Nah, I’m kidding! With Money Heist, I had to start training in a way I hadn’t done before because I had to rise to the level of the physicality of everything, and I sort of realised that if I don’t train very hard, I’m going to suffer here. Especially for the third season, all of us had to go through a very strong training process. Sometimes when I watch the show I’m like, “OMG, I’m really, really fit!”, and I surprise myself!

This article originally appeared on Vogue.in