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Ricardo Rojas
Celebrity hairstylistRicardo Rojaslives a dream life of traveling with superstar clients but recently had his original childhood dream come true with his first acting role in theSex and the CityrevivalAnd Just Like That…
The Argentinian shared his experience exclusively with PEOPLE and included some styling tips that Carrie Bradshaw herself would approve of.
“I was living my whole youth in New York City and [had] seenSex and the Citybeing filmed on the street and it was so part of our culture,” Rojas tells PEOPLE of the iconic series, which aired from 1998 to 2004 on HBO.
Also playing a hairstylist inAJLT, he was able to have some fun with some provocative lines in the show. His favorite?
“Are you ready to be blown?” Rojas says of his cheeky quip in his salon scene with his onscreen client and now off-screen friendSarita Choudhary. The British actress, 62, who fans may recognize from Showtime’sHomelandplaying oppositeMandy Patinkin,now steps into a more glamorous role as Bradshaw’s real estate agent in theMaxseries.
Though Rojas was admittedly a little nervous about his big debut, he effortlessly slipped into the spicy and free character of Juan José. “I had fun with Juan José!” he says.
“[My clients] have been very supportive,” Rojas says of the “great compliments” he’s received about his “nice presence” on screen. “I cannot believe it.”
“Carrie [Bradshaw], she has this beautiful hair,” he tells PEOPLE ofSarah Jessica Parker’s character, adding that he loves that her hair is long and wants to see more older women embracing long hair.
“Hair means a lot. It’s powerful. It’s sexy," he says. “And I see that on her in a very effortless way. Not too coiffed, really good texture.”
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“I would love to see Miranda with her hair longer,” he says ofCynthia Nixon’s character, who explores her inner dominatrix this season. “Hair is like a beautiful fabric, like silk,” he continues, noting that hair color further expresses who you are.
Continuing to create a name for himself, he then found himself landing superstar clients likeCherandMariah Careyover the years.
source: people.com
