No excuse is needed, just the interest in learning about the professional paths of a talented actress who is, at the same time, an excellent human being.

Lately we've seen you very active on social media, but we miss you on the small screen. When will you return, for example, to soap operas?

“The world of soap operas is complicated. Anyone who is a television actor knows the sacrifices that must be made.” Those months of filming, with all the difficulties that entails. I'm alone with my son, and I have to juggle so many things, too many, to be able to film. It takes a lot of dedication. So, the issue of who to leave him with, how to manage it, is very complicated. Getting up at 5:00 a.m., leaving at six or six-thirty, when he's still sleeping. By the time I get home, I'm literally exhausted. Organizing the scenes for the next day, well, it takes a huge sacrifice. So, I've taken my time.”

But do you have any proposals in the works?

“Yes, I have a proposal that's still in the works, for a soap opera, which I accepted because the story is good, and it really interested me. I can't say anything more because it's still being organized, and I'm waiting.”

I know there's something in the works for the theater as well…

“Yes, it's a character I absolutely adore.” I can't reveal anything at all, because I want everything to unfold naturally. I can only say that it's going to be a major event this year, because the cast includes top-tier actors from this country: Bárbaro Marín, Néstor Jiménez, Leonardo Benítez… I won't say much, but this is a huge project, one that has me very, very excited and anxious all the time, because I want it to start already. So, until it materializes, I can't say anything so that everything can come together.”
 
 

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Belissa Cruz, a Cuban actress born on October 18, 1989, in Havana, has made her mark in theater, television, film, and social media.

What does it mean for an actress like you, who has theater in her blood, to return to the stage?

“Returning to the stage fills me with nostalgia. I grew up watching theater; my mother often took me to the gatherings of the theater group she founded, the Olga Alonso, which she left when she got pregnant with me.” So, I feel very nostalgic because my mother saw in me what she couldn't do, so returning to the theater is like something I owe her, something I owe to myself.

“I'm very excited, happy, and at the same time, I feel melancholic. It's a lot of emotions all at once, and I just want it to happen. It's a character I love very much, one she also played when she was young. I can't reveal much, but I'm very excited about all of this, about everything that's happening to me, and I hope everyone enjoys it. I know they will.

“Truly, of all the media, what I love doing most is theater. It's where I come from, from the Olga Alonso Theater. I love Cuban theater. I adore it; it's my life. I grew up on the stage, and I haven't done theater in many years. And now I'm going back to the stage.” For me, this is like a huge rebirth.”

Translated by Amilkal Labañino / CubaSí Translation Staff