Vanessa Guzmán (Photo by Adrián Monroy/Medios y Media/Getty Images) (Medios y Media via Getty Images)
BY Alejandro Feregrino-. Throughout her career, Vanessa Guzmán has been criticized by some actors with whom she shared a forum, particularly for her behavior behind the camera, which is why she has been pigeonholed as a difficult companion.
Actors such as Cynthia Klitbo and René Stickler have publicly admitted that they had problems working with Guzmán; Although the latter assured that over time they would be able to discuss and clarify all their problems.
Now the former beauty queen – she represented Mexico at Miss Universe 1995 – spoke about those years for the first time in an interview with Anette Cuburu for her YouTube channel, explaining that part of her behavior was due to the fact that she suffered from anxiety and she still didn’t know.
In 2006 and 2008, Vanessa starred alongside Raúl Araiza in the television series “Amor mio”, which was partly filmed in Argentina, where the first symptoms of anxiety appeared.
“I had a very important transition in my life, there is a before and an after, it is due to the fact that I am going to Argentina (…) I was not aware that I was starting to develop an anxiety problem.”
“Overnight I felt strange and uncomfortable and that happened to me in Argentina, that’s where the isolation started. Even though we were a very small cast, don’t ask me why I couldn’t bear to be in the Forum.”
According to the Mayo Clinic, people suffering from an anxiety disorder “often experience intense, excessive, and persistent worry and anxiety about everyday situations (…). To prevent these feelings, you can avoid certain places or situations.”
In the interview, Vanessa emphasized the importance of seeking professional help as anxiety can become a mental illness: “You have to recognize it and that’s what they say, it’s not that you’re crazy, but anxiety and panic attacks come from “a psychological problem, it’s something emotional”
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“If you don’t know, you don’t even know how to react, one day you’re fine and another day you’re not, these are strong changes and the first thing I did was isolate myself, I “I was happy to be there. “In my dressing room, I had a lot of scenes and was focused on working on what was mine,” the actress added.
After being crowned Nuestra Belleza México in 1995 and representing the country at Miss Universe 1996, Vanessa Guzmán began a very successful career on television, appearing in soap operas such as “Camila,” “Tres Mujeres,” “Siempre te amaré” and “Amigos por Siempre.” “. ” “.
Productions such as “Amor mio” and “Atrévete a Dream” were later added; The criticism of him from the press and other fellow actors at the time was brutal. Vanessa prefers not to name names or point out anyone, but she remembered a piñata with her picture on it being broken on a television show.
“It is very painful to see that there is a piñata in a program that supposedly shows my image and hits exactly what I deserve,” he added.
After recording “Infamous” in 2012, he decided to temporarily step away from acting for purely personal reasons.
An unexpected return
A few years later, in 2019, she returned to star in the soap opera “Soltero con hijas”, but her image was very different: she had become a bodybuilding champion and had won several medals at national championships.
He had also changed mentally after years of therapy and a completely different lifestyle. Now Vanessa is just looking forward and trying to leave the problems of the past behind her.
“I’ve lost friendships because I’ve isolated myself, because for some reason I’ve sunk into my world, into my house, into my life and distanced myself from a lot of people who, when I consider that their friendship was very important “was valuable, gave me the opportunity to meet up with them again.
“Yes, I knew how to apologize to those who I felt at some point I had hurt more than others, and in a much more personal and private way,” he concluded.