Belissa Cruz: «In the Next Soap Opera I will be Bad, Very Bad»

She says it with joy, because she loves negative characters, not just because she enjoys the pepper and salt they add to the plot:

«I feel that antagonistic characters demand more from me in every way, I can create more, my light bulb goes on and then I have a larger field to explore; particularly for me, I enjoy being the bad girl in the movie more than the victim.

«The soap opera I just finished is called Renacer, and for me it’s very important, it’s a character that I have been waiting for a long time, an antagonist, her name is Sandra. My partner in this novel is Alejandro Cuervo, and I had the joy and satisfaction of being able to work with him for the first time. I’m amazed by him as an actor, and he is a character I enjoyed very much, so I thank Heiking for recruiting me for this soap opera and I can't wait for it to be premiered... I know I'm going to get a lot of hate, but hey... In that case, when people reject you, it's because you did it well.

Regarding new projects, she preferred not to reveal much: «Now I have some things that have come to me from work, television films, but nothing specific yet. "I don't want to say anything yet, but I have high hopes that all of these things will come to fruition."

With Belissa Cruz, the Angélica of Latidos compartidos and Patricia in Asuntos pendientes, we met again during the recent edition of Piña Colada Festival:

«Ciego de Ávila changed my life from the first time. I’m in love with Ciego for the love and affection with which they welcome you, for the simplicity they have - they can't find anything to offer you -, for the public's response to us artists, the way in which they appreciate it. That fills one with satisfaction, with more desire to continue working and to keep doing things well so that the people can enjoy it. "I’m happy to be able to participate in this beautiful festival."

We may hate Sandra, her next character, deeply, but this woman who is as funny as she is sensitive, and it's impossible not to love her with the same intensity of feelings that we saw her deliver all the time:

«I enjoy the concerts on the central stage a lot because, really, standing on that stage and seeing the magic of that number of people enjoying so much, that the orchestras and artists that Arnaldo summons come, it’s an unparalleled magic, but the community work we do during the day steals your heart: being able to reach penitentiary centers, share, interact in schools, in maternal homes, with children without family protection... those are things that touch your heart and it's really the part I enjoy the most. "Those moments stay with you forever."

Translated by Amilkal Labañino / CubaSí Translation Staff