My inclination towards art has always been my number one priority since I can

remember. I remember painting with water colors in my room back in Peru when
I was four and I remember thinking that I had discovered the color green and
how to make it, I remember my ballet instructor trying to make me pay attention
and encouraging me to follow a choreography even when I was certain that my
moves were better, I remember my drama teacher screaming because in my
mind there was no way a star like me was going to be The Little Mermaid from
the back of the stage, instead of front and center. And the countless Christmas
shows where I would never get the part of Mary because I was too hyper and
outspoken to work with. As an only child my parents would always tell me how
amazing and perfect I was and I believe that’s the reason behind my con dence,
they have always encouraged me to do what makes me feel happy and what
feels right and I’m thankful for that because even when I was not sure I had the
talent for anything, they would always be there just waiting for the right moment
to push me and help me achieve my goals. And then they gave me the best
push and motivation of all, my little sister; even if she annoys me as any little
sister would she has always been my number one fan. She helps me when I
don’t have strength to nish whatever project I’m working on and is always there
as a shoulder to cry on.

I started taking painting classes when I was seven years old, as a curious and
very energetic girl it was a way to make me relax and for me to express feelings
through colors and shapes, my teacher was an amazing artist named Milady
Figgari. The classes would take place at her house and she would make us sit
and paint in her Spanish patio, in summer she would host exhibitions of her
students paintings for everyone to see and she never forgot to remind all of her
students how proud she was of them. I took part of seven exhibitions with more
than fteen paintings until I graduated her class when I turned fourteen. I learned
countless techniques from watercolor to oil and acrylic painting and I’ve been
using painting as a way of expressing my feelings since then. I believe I’m a very
sentimental person and as an individual I would say is my biggest burden but as
an artist it’s more than a blessing. As author Cesar A. Cruz once said “Art should
comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable”. I don’t believe myself to be
a disturbed person per se but I guess I’m as damaged as every teen could be.
I’ve had my heartbreaks and my adventures and I’ve cried and laugh but since
everyone is unique in their own way I have to thank my scars for the girl I am
today.

Besides art I’ve always been an animal lover, I believe animals are the closest to
pure love we humans can get. I became an equestrian when I was six years old
and won my rst competition three years later, after that I won multiple rst,
second and of course a few third places but I was proud of every win and
learned from every loss. Working with horses thought me how to be patient,
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disciplined and determined, the feeling I had every time I had to jump a new
course and achieving the perfect landing made me be certain that I never
wanted to feel any less accomplished than that and ever since I’ve tried to apply
that determination to everything I do. When you’re an equestrian you have to
learn how to get back on the horse even when you fall and to keep riding even
when your legs are shaking and I pretend to apply that to my art, my career and
my life. And since I don’t possess what would be called “normal” intelligence,
I’ve had to take multiple tests to achieve good math and biology scores in high
school, and even when I’ve always had a really hard time with those subjects
and with the support of friends and family; and the philosophy of no matter if
you fail, you have to keep trying until you succeed, I won second place in two
science fairs in my high school. So I guess determination and support from love
ones actually has some power.

Almost, not to say every decision I’ve made until today has something to do with
my feelings towards something. For example, I wrote my nal high school essay
because of my boyfriend at the time, and I chose my university because of him. I
don’t regret anything I’ve done until now, but I actually have to thank him
because if he had never broke my heart I would had never discovered how
much I loved acting.
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