Inspiring Women : November 2020

Performing at the Lunario
The most exciting thing that has happened to me in my career was the whole process of my first
album Deseo del Tiempo. It was like an episode of the movie The Secret. It all seemed to just unfold
before me. The album got to second place in the iTunes Mexico chart in its first months after release.
I had to do a concert to promote it. Of course this was not my first time on stage; I had been in many
plays and recorded TV shows as an actress, but this was my first ever concert as a solo singer with
my own project. It was wonderful – there were hundreds of people and they were all very
complimentary. Thanks to the concert, my album was noticed by various TV and radio media, all of
which gave my career a fabulous initial boost.
Before I got to that point I had been completely absorbed in what I wanted to do as a singer in
relation to performance. I had, of course, imagined I would sell my album or give live concerts, but
these things had not been my priority. They were all consequences. The only thing on my mind was
the artistic expression. When I think about those months, I really remember them as the best and
most authentic of my life.
I have had the opportunity to perform in some
amazing venues. Two favorites are in Mexico
City. First, the Gothic Chapel of the Hellenic
Cultural Institute: This place is magical since it is
the only Gothic chapel in Latin America that was
brought to the continent stone by stone from
Spain and remained in storage in New York for
many years until being taken to San Angel,
Mexico City. The first time I sang there was for a
benefit concert for the people who had been
affected by the 2017 Mexican earthquake. All the
money raised at this event went towards
rebuilding homes in Morelos.
The other venue that I consider probably even
more iconic in my career is Lunario. Lunario is
one of the most important performance centers
in Mexico. It was a very important concert, as I
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My first album, Deseo del Tiempo