“I am so ProudShe knows how to be Dominican. I believed that I would get into Hollywood by hiding that part of myself, and the opposite was true, being myself and wearing my self flag “On the highest is that which has reached me where I am,” were the words of the actress Dasha Polanco when he talks about his roots and how he managed to establish one Career Companies in the demanding entertainment industry in the United States.
Energetic, authentic and very Dominican – these words describe what Polanco expresses when he speaks about his country Lifetheir triumphs, battles and tragedyIt’s that he’s still struggling to overcome it. A rainy New York afternoon, a sofa and a completely empty living room became the ideal setting for Polanco to open his heart to Diario Libre and talk about one of the most memorable moments. painBears from him Life The Death from his Mother and the loss of yours Couple in February 2022.
The actresswho rose to fame for her role as Dayanara in the series Orange Is The New Black, which won her two SAG Awards for Best Television Cast, also spoke confidently about the path she has taken Successaccompanied by Example that his parents gave him long before he emigrated to New York City.
When I say my weight limits me, it limits me. What you say is what you believe and it is the way you will live your life and I am a product of thatDasha PolancoDominican actress in Hollywood
“I grew up reading novels, so when you looked at novels and the movies you saw, you always saw skinny people, short people, white people, blondes, you know, you hear that too, you can’t be a model, you’re very Fat, but dreaming is so important, it’s something so powerful because you believe it, you feel it and it’s what starts to change when you grow up,” said Dasha.
Before all Dominicans were winemakers, now we’re global, we’re international, we’re making noise, and that’s when I realized I was doing that, I’m so proud to be Dominican.Dasha PolancoDominican actress in Hollywood
He remembered that even though the years have passed, the doubt It always comes when you least expect it, even though you know how to drive it away because of the path you’ve already taken fear and move forward.
“The doubt is the most annoying thing doubt She always seems to want to show up when I don’t call her, but I think that helps me understand now. The thing is, when I say this, mine Weight It limits me, well, it limits me. What you say is what you believe and it is the way you will live your life. Life And I am a product of that. When I said to myself, “No, they’re not going to vote for me because I’m fat or because of what I look like or whatever,” they didn’t vote for me. At that moment I said, “I’m going to do my best and leave it the way God wants it and if this is for me, this is for me and if I die tomorrow then what?” If they love me, forget it , they love me,” said the Dominican.
“You don’t prepare for it.”
ten years Career in Hollywood have allowed Dasha to explore her passions and venture into other areas of entertainment, but they have also helped her learn about herself, develop, and bring her “joy.” Opportunities.
“I’m telling you, you don’t prepare for this. The only thing I can say is that I believed that I asked a lot, and when the time comes to compete, I will be measured. Because a fight is not about me arise and am like that and that is all, but in truth I say it, I reveal myself. If you tell me no, I’ll say yes. I’ll have a decade actress and I’ll continue with that Love Because I’m an artist, I’ve expanded in the sense that I now believe in myself more and say, “Wait, I’ve got this.” chance there’, and I’ll do other things that I wanted to do. I want to write, I want to make music, I make music, I develop as a music artist because when you do the things you want, the things you love, the intention is worth more to yourself,” Dasha explained.
“I was no longer alive tragedy“I know that others”
Dasha speaks about it bluntly tragedy that destroyed his Life in 2022 when he suddenly lost his CoupleDominican producer Juan Abreu, known as Xtassy.
Polanco said he has been improving day by day since Feb. 3. accept and accept pain.
“Every day I overcome it, like I surrender to what God wants and what the world wants.” Life and knowing that we won’t be here in a hundred years, none of us will be here Death is in the corner, it sounds sick, very hard to say something like that, but in reality you say it out of your mouth but you really don’t notice it Lifeliterally Life It is the experience and what you want to live with the circumstances that you have and that I no longer had tragedy “The fact that the other person and I have to move forward is the only way I have managed,” he explained actress.
Dasha explained that the Death The memory of her friend brought her back to the moment she lost her Mother, in which, she says, she learned what it means to feel helpless. He assured that the Therapies They also helped her get up.
“I had spent one pain very big in me Lifethat was that pain losing my mother when I lost my mother MotherI understood what it was like to be helpless. I try to be positive but I always have to include some negative and I want to learn to be present in the positive and after the loss that happened to me last year I was once again overwhelmed by the feelings of losing my life Mother and you ask yourself, “What’s the point of it all?” If my CoupleThat was on February 3rd, a week later I was narrating a book and I’m telling you, I don’t know how I did it, but it was the only way to escape reality for a moment that I had to face, that means to feel that painto be in the public eye, still remain relevant because we live in a society where you either get on or get off the train and if you don’t stay on the train you will be left behind and the train behind you I don’t know if it will arrive , since I don’t have it chance that everyone and it’s a lot PressurePolanco pointed out.
With an eye on it movie theater Dominican
The actress He assured that he had received several Suggestions make movie theater in the Dominican Republic, and which has already been evaluated SuggestionsAlthough the chance.
“I would love to do that, I’m very patriotic, I love it. I would like to do things there, everything, horror, history, period, we have too much history and there are many of us. The Dominican is a person who has a great desire to move forward, now the Dominican is here in everything. Before all Dominicans were winemakers, now we’re global, we’re international, we’re making noise, and that’s when I realized that’s what I was doing ProudI know I was supposed to be Dominican, but I believed that I would get into Hollywood by hiding that part of me, and the opposite was true and I was myself and wore my self flag “High is what got me where I am,” he concluded actress.
Last October, Dasha Polanco was present at the “Dominican Voices” event, where several arts and cultural figures in New York City shared their experiences about the evolution of the entertainment industry and the challenges they have faced in their careers. This activity raised $50,000, which will be used to support the DREAM Project Foundation, which provides Montessori education to children in Puerto Plata.
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