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Upon his return from this trip and a couple of restless nights, Sebastián began writing down their various adventures. That's when Sebastián asked himself about the male and female romantic relationships, and how each party views the other, and their unique views on love. "The next day, my parents were having breakfast, but I was kind of shy about it. I said, 'Can I read you something?' My mom was like, 'This is hilarious.' Then, I called my brother, and that's how we started working on the show. I told him I had this idea. We ended up creating a pilot and writing a season outline." The Zurita brothers worked with Campanario Entertainment and Sony, and finally got it sold to Amazon. Sebastián and Emiliano recruited a team of writers and actors and the project took off. "You never achieve things alone," says Sebastián. For him, it was critical to have a strong team, since he was not only starring in it, but producing and directing as well. The brothers developed a system so that they could both direct episode 9. "We have one voice on set, and if I'm not in the scene, I direct, and if I am, he does," Sebastián explains. In Cómo Sobrevivir Soltero, he plays Sebastián, which he explains is a past phase of himself. "The part that people don't understand is that if you're an actor or public figure, every thing doesn't always come easy. I wanted to bring that to the show, that the acting life is not as glamorous as people think it is. It's a lot of waiting around and being rejected." In the show, the lead character, Sebastián, needs to find himself after being left at the altar —something that hasn't personally happened to Sebastián. It's a journey of self-discovery and growth, filled with many comical circumstances, some of which are based on real life. Sebastián currently has a couple of shows and movies in development and is hoping that Cómo Sobrevivir Soltero will be picked up for a second season on Amazon Prime. "Right now, we are at the expense of the public," he says. Like all of us, Sebastián has been social- distancing and living by himself in his Los Angeles home. He decided to go back to school and has been taking classes at UCLA. He has also been writing now more than ever before. "There are no excuses to not figure out things to do, a lot of my work comes from being next to a computer and being in my house —it's part of a creative process." ML Watch all ten episodes of Cómo Sobrevivir Soltero on Amazon Prime and follow Sebastián on Instagram and Twitter at @szuritaoficial. For more on Addiction House, visit http://www.addictionhouseprojects.com/.