Lee Hernandez
August 12, 2010

On HBO's hit series, True Blood, Mariana Klaveno plays Lorena, a tragic vampire who can't accept that the man she loves will never love her back. Despite her convincing, scene-stealing work as the psychotic Lorena, Mariana says she's nothing like her character when it comes to love and relationships. The adorable actress spoke to Kidult about her character's obsession with Bill Compton (Stephen Moyer), why she'd never chase a man who doesn't want her, and her practical advice for female stalkers.

We recently saw your character, Lorena turn into a puddle of blood on True Blood. Is she really dead?

Yes. But I would love to do some flashbacks. I certainly don’t have any knowledge of that happening because they keep everything under wraps, but I wouldn’t be surprised if in the next season or 2, they want to show even more of Bill’s history through that relationship. I made some choices about what Lorena’s human life looked like and I would love to get to show that. I’d revisit Lorena any time!

The general consensus on Lorena is that she’s psychotic, evil and manipulative. But isn’t she just searching for love?

Lorena does monstrous things but her motivation is always love. She’s a tragic character and that’s what I find so endearing about her — what she desperately wants, she'll never get.

What was it like shooting that disturbing sex scene where Bill turns your head 180 degrees?

[Laughs] It was uncomfortable on many levels, but I don’t think I was alone on that. I think Stephen was uncomfortable. You feel vulnerable in those scenes, but I’m lucky to work with people who are professional, supportive and considerate. Don’t worry, those jokes that everyone has made about the scene, we made all of them before you did!

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