Today we’d like to introduce you to Regina González.
Hi Regina, it’s an honor to have you on the platform. Thanks for taking the time to share your story with us – to start, maybe you can share some of your backstory with our readers.
I was born and raised in the beautiful city of Guadalajara in Mexico, where I first started acting in Spanish language productions like The Beauty and The Beast and Hairspray, amongst others. After high school, I decided I wanted to come to New York to study acting full-time, so I worked as an assisting teacher for two years to save up some money. Finally, in 2021, I got the opportunity to move to the city and attend The Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute, where I was awarded two full scholarships, The Eleonora Duse Scholarship and The Vincent D’Onofrio Award, which allowed me to successfully complete the school’s 2-Year Conservatory and graduate last spring. Most recently, I just wrapped up the short film El Pumita, directed by Guillermo Prieto, where I play Conchita, the love interest of Memo (a.k.a. El Pumita), during the 1960s. I feel so lucky and grateful for all the projects that have led me to the place where I’m at today and I’m excited for the ones coming up!
We all face challenges, but looking back, would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
I think the biggest challenge as an actor is to keep myself on a “learning mode”. A former teacher of mine once told me that actors are eternal students, and I really liked that because as an artist you just never stop learning and growing, there’s always room for more. As you get older, things about yourself change; therefore, things about your acting change. And that shouldn’t be a bad thing, I just have to take the challenge and say, “if this is what’s going on with me today, so be it” and be willing to work on it. During the shoot of El Pumita, I caught myself struggling to concentrate and getting distracted more easily, something that I usually have under control, so I had to go back to my teacher’s saying and remind myself to turn this into a learning experience. As I navigated through that challenge, I discovered things that I didn’t know about me as a person and as an actor, and I want to feel like that every time I go on set or on stage, being aware that my work is expanding and flourishing each time.
Thanks – so, what else should our readers know about your work and what you’re currently focused on?
I’m a Mexican actor based in NYC. After graduating from school last year, my work as a Latin American actor has been growing tremendously, having acted in commercials, films and theater productions both in English and in Spanish, which I’m very grateful for. Also, as a screenwriter, my films focus on themes like female empowerment, dreams and experiences that I’ve had, and the relationship between cause and consequence. Most recently, the short film Ember Alert, which I co-wrote and starred in, won an Award of Recognition at the Accolade Global Film Competition in the category of Social Justice/Protest. And, although at the moment I’m focused on my acting, it’s a big goal of mine keep writing and bringing these stories to life.
Who else deserves credit in your story?
Of course! First of all, my family. Without their love and support there’s no way I could be where I am today, they push me to be better, they celebrate me when I achieve something and bring me back up when I fall. They deserve all the credit in the world. Next would be my amazing and talented friends here in NYC and back home in Mexico, who are my biggest cheerleaders, and I’m theirs, too. I’m so thankful for having them in my life, they inspire me every day of how passionate, hard-working, resilient and full of life they are. They’re part of every process and every result.
And last but not least, my teachers. I’m aware every day of how lucky I am for the teachers I’ve had the pleasure to learn from throughout my life, not only to be a better artist but to be a better person. They had absolutely no reason to believe in me without knowing me, and yet they did and changed my life forever. I admire them and carry their lessons with me every day.
Contact Info:
- Website: regina-gonzalez.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reginaglezc/
Image Credits
Pamela Torres
Ava Thornton
Chris Zazueta
