Suki Lopez - Multi-Platform Artist

SHOW NOTES Art is important and Suki Lopez is a huge supporter of placing this love and skill to the forefront to the current and future generations of children. In today's episode, Brenda Hernández Jaimes talks with Cuban American and multi-platform artist, Suki Lopez about her love for the performing arts scene, her role in Sesame Street and her role in Miami Arts Prep. Suki shares about her artistic childhood, her early struggles of not being considered "Latina enough" and landing the role of Nina in Sesame Street. She also opens up about what it took for her to unplug and have time to herself while touring the country in West Side Story. We talk about the inspiration that motivates her to open Miami Arts Prep and helping young children discover and develop their artistic talent and craft. Listen to this episode to learn more about what drives Suki to give and teach young children to follow their artistic path. In this episode we talk about... 2:19 - Suki Lopez shares her artistic childhood and being surrounded by her supportive family 5:26 - Discover how Suki loved being on stage from a young age and choose to be a performer 7:06 - Listen to how Suki took advantage of the opportunities come her way and how she struggled to admit she's a great actor 9:23 - Suki shares that she wasn't considered "Latina enough" during the beginning of her career 13:57 - West Side Story was Suki's dream Broadway show and she auditioned more than 3 times to get casted 17:48 - Being away from her family was hard for Suki, listen to the early sacrifices she made during the national tour for West Side Story 20:48 - Suki shares how she pulled the rage to give the best performance during West Side Story 22:12 - Discover how Suki realized that she needed to unplug and not let herself to be broken 25:35 - Find out how Suki got the role of Nina in Sesame Street 32:45 - Suki talks about how she's comfortable of being quick to her feet and give the best performance in Sesame Street 36:05 - Listen to Suki's biggest highlights while filming Sesame Street 40:57 - Suki shares how she's honest and who she is while she's in Sesame Street 44:24 - Discover the inspiration and the reason that motivated Suki to open Miami Arts Prep 47:30 - Suki talks about the biggest sacrifices artistic people have to take to follow their dream 50:27 - The art world suffers from a double standard and everyone should follow their dreams 52:45 - Suki hopes that her work in Miami Arts Prep will open the doors for more Latino representation in the arts scene 54:33 - Listen to how Suki's class develop their craft and talent 57:29 - Are you interested in acting? Suki shares a helpful exercise that she does with her class 59:38 - Suki shares future projects that Miami Arts Prep will share in 2020 1:02:57 - Listen to what Suki wants for her daughter and support her in her future career path 1:05:07 - If Suki had the opportunity to time travel she would say this… 1:06:43 - Follow Suki and Miami Arts Prep! RELEVANT LINKS Suki Lopez Nina on Sesame Street Miami Arts Prep Maria Verdeja School of the Arts Miami City Ballet The Sound of Music Joseph Gordon Levitt in Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Nora Jones in Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Carroll Spinney WANT MORE? Follow Suki Lopez: @Suki.Lopez Follow Miami Arts Prep: @MiamiArtsPrep Visit Miami Arts Prep: Miami Arts Prep Follow Ellas: @ellasthepodcast Follow Brenda: @bren_jai