1 00:00:09,280 --> 00:00:13,400 Speaker 1: Welcome to Morenita, a deep dive into the Latin X experience. 2 00:00:13,640 --> 00:00:16,200 Speaker 1: With more Anita, we want to create a community and 3 00:00:16,200 --> 00:00:19,599 Speaker 1: a shared space with you while sharing knowledge and inspiration. 4 00:00:20,160 --> 00:00:23,560 Speaker 1: This show is about celebrating our culture with guests who 5 00:00:23,600 --> 00:00:34,559 Speaker 1: exemplify the best of us. I'm Darryln Castillo Vito. Today's 6 00:00:34,600 --> 00:00:39,360 Speaker 1: guest is a singer, actress, dancer, television presenter, and businesswoman. 7 00:00:39,880 --> 00:00:43,159 Speaker 1: Maria La Negra is an Afro Latina of Dominican descent. 8 00:00:43,479 --> 00:00:45,280 Speaker 1: She is best known for her role on the v 9 00:00:45,520 --> 00:00:48,599 Speaker 1: H one reality TV show Love and Hip Hop Miami. 10 00:00:49,000 --> 00:00:51,839 Speaker 1: In addition to being a Billboard star, La Negra is 11 00:00:51,880 --> 00:00:55,800 Speaker 1: a community activist and an aspiring real estate mogul. She's 12 00:00:55,840 --> 00:00:58,960 Speaker 1: a woman who does not stop and always tries new things. 13 00:00:59,360 --> 00:01:02,720 Speaker 1: Today he and I talked about career, her passions, and 14 00:01:02,760 --> 00:01:05,399 Speaker 1: how her name is just one of the many ways 15 00:01:05,440 --> 00:01:09,880 Speaker 1: she empowers herself and others. Ladies and gentlemen. Today, we 16 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:15,039 Speaker 1: have someone that I admire, that I love. She's incredible. 17 00:01:15,600 --> 00:01:21,040 Speaker 1: Um we have them La Negra. Hello, Hello, hello, hello, 18 00:01:24,319 --> 00:01:27,560 Speaker 1: not just shout out to everybody now, super happy, super 19 00:01:27,600 --> 00:01:29,520 Speaker 1: excited to be with you guys, and thank you so 20 00:01:29,600 --> 00:01:32,800 Speaker 1: much for the invitation. Very excited to have you. I 21 00:01:32,840 --> 00:01:35,280 Speaker 1: am a big fan. I'd be lying if I didn't 22 00:01:35,360 --> 00:01:37,000 Speaker 1: drop that in, like I was, like, I'm gonna let 23 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:40,119 Speaker 1: her know. It's all of I admire you so much. 24 00:01:40,160 --> 00:01:44,040 Speaker 1: I've been following you for quite some time, and I'm 25 00:01:44,080 --> 00:01:47,720 Speaker 1: excited to have you so thank you. This is a 26 00:01:47,800 --> 00:01:51,000 Speaker 1: space for us to talk to dive in. Let's get 27 00:01:51,080 --> 00:01:55,640 Speaker 1: into it. Something that's always intrigued me about you is 28 00:01:55,720 --> 00:02:00,000 Speaker 1: your name. Okay. The reason for that is because especial 29 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:01,960 Speaker 1: SHELI me being in a fro Latina and knowing what 30 00:02:02,040 --> 00:02:05,639 Speaker 1: the word negative means. The fact that you were able 31 00:02:05,680 --> 00:02:10,679 Speaker 1: to like take that and reclaim your power yes, through that. 32 00:02:10,840 --> 00:02:13,040 Speaker 1: I want to know how did you choose this name 33 00:02:13,080 --> 00:02:16,839 Speaker 1: for yourself to represent you? What does it mean for you? 34 00:02:17,160 --> 00:02:19,519 Speaker 1: I don't think that it was as hard as people 35 00:02:19,560 --> 00:02:28,880 Speaker 1: may look at it. I'm very proud of my race. 36 00:02:28,919 --> 00:02:30,680 Speaker 1: I'm proud of my color. I'm proud of where I 37 00:02:30,720 --> 00:02:33,040 Speaker 1: come from. I'm part of my I'm proud of my ancestors. 38 00:02:33,120 --> 00:02:36,280 Speaker 1: I'm proud of the melanin. My melani is popping so 39 00:02:38,520 --> 00:02:43,480 Speaker 1: los antossantos Um. I stood in a girl group back 40 00:02:43,480 --> 00:02:46,840 Speaker 1: when Destiny's Child started. Everybody wanted to be Beyonce, so 41 00:02:47,600 --> 00:02:50,160 Speaker 1: we were. We were in a little girl group and 42 00:02:50,200 --> 00:02:52,080 Speaker 1: it was called the Mata. And then one of the girls, 43 00:02:52,080 --> 00:02:53,760 Speaker 1: you know, she got pregnant. The other one food in 44 00:02:53,800 --> 00:02:55,680 Speaker 1: look and said, you know, we're always arguing and I 45 00:02:55,720 --> 00:02:59,639 Speaker 1: was like, Mina, I can't do this. If you guys 46 00:02:59,639 --> 00:03:01,680 Speaker 1: are not going to take this seriously, I'm just gonna 47 00:03:01,680 --> 00:03:04,120 Speaker 1: be a Mata. And that's exactly what happened. I ended 48 00:03:04,200 --> 00:03:06,240 Speaker 1: up with the name of Mata. I stayed being a Mata, 49 00:03:06,760 --> 00:03:12,079 Speaker 1: and then La Negra came about because they would be 50 00:03:14,919 --> 00:03:17,920 Speaker 1: so then they stay. I also wanted to keep Lata 51 00:03:17,960 --> 00:03:20,560 Speaker 1: because it was my way of being rebellious towards society. 52 00:03:20,880 --> 00:03:23,760 Speaker 1: It was my way of saying I'm black and I'm 53 00:03:23,800 --> 00:03:28,679 Speaker 1: proud of Like that's just what it is. They would 54 00:03:28,720 --> 00:03:30,480 Speaker 1: be like, oh, um, we don't want to call you 55 00:03:31,000 --> 00:03:32,720 Speaker 1: because we don't want to sound or we don't want 56 00:03:32,720 --> 00:03:34,560 Speaker 1: to call you neta because we don't want to sound racist. 57 00:03:34,800 --> 00:03:37,000 Speaker 1: And I'm like what I am and I'm okay with it. 58 00:03:37,120 --> 00:03:39,240 Speaker 1: I don't have a problem you calling me nega or black. 59 00:03:39,480 --> 00:03:42,960 Speaker 1: It's the way that you stay un cool. And also 60 00:03:43,200 --> 00:03:45,080 Speaker 1: it's so funny that they're like, oh, we don't want 61 00:03:45,120 --> 00:03:47,360 Speaker 1: to call you like nega, but what's the problem with that? 62 00:03:47,400 --> 00:03:50,080 Speaker 1: Like I am exactly, I don't have a problem with it. 63 00:03:50,200 --> 00:03:51,520 Speaker 1: I mean if you have a problem with it, then 64 00:03:51,520 --> 00:03:54,200 Speaker 1: that's something you need to question yourself about, right and 65 00:03:54,240 --> 00:03:56,040 Speaker 1: like why why are you doing what you're doing? But 66 00:03:56,440 --> 00:03:59,400 Speaker 1: also the challenges that you go through. Someone is questioning 67 00:04:00,120 --> 00:04:02,960 Speaker 1: you actually are, but you're like, why are we questioning this? 68 00:04:03,160 --> 00:04:05,400 Speaker 1: But I guess because at the same time, you don't say, 69 00:04:05,800 --> 00:04:09,160 Speaker 1: Melissa Ablanca, you know what I'm saying. I guess it 70 00:04:09,240 --> 00:04:11,080 Speaker 1: is because you know, usually you don't say that I 71 00:04:11,200 --> 00:04:14,520 Speaker 1: love Lankey, that nobody says that, you know, bettle. In 72 00:04:14,600 --> 00:04:18,159 Speaker 1: our case, when they call us black or nega or whatever, 73 00:04:18,640 --> 00:04:22,120 Speaker 1: we have to use those words to empower ourselves. The 74 00:04:22,160 --> 00:04:25,680 Speaker 1: words and the things that they say tout, they are 75 00:04:25,680 --> 00:04:27,680 Speaker 1: the things that you have to use to empower yourself. 76 00:04:27,720 --> 00:04:30,280 Speaker 1: Because elmimo, when someone gets upset by the way I 77 00:04:30,279 --> 00:04:33,520 Speaker 1: speak a lot of Spanish, that's fine, I'm here with you, 78 00:04:33,600 --> 00:04:37,880 Speaker 1: I speak Spanish, I'm here with you, and go mola. 79 00:04:37,920 --> 00:04:41,400 Speaker 1: When somebody gets upset with a black person saying it 80 00:04:44,120 --> 00:04:47,880 Speaker 1: that that black blue. You don't see that about another race. 81 00:04:48,000 --> 00:04:52,200 Speaker 1: You don't say that white, Well maybe you do, maybe 82 00:04:52,240 --> 00:04:57,200 Speaker 1: maybe now. Sometimes a lot of people can be racist 83 00:04:57,240 --> 00:05:00,720 Speaker 1: without even knowing it. Said. Think that this is a 84 00:05:00,720 --> 00:05:03,680 Speaker 1: moment to use our platform and use our voices to 85 00:05:03,720 --> 00:05:07,920 Speaker 1: be educational to other people. I think that with attitude, 86 00:05:07,920 --> 00:05:09,960 Speaker 1: E don't believe out that we're not gonna get any word. 87 00:05:10,000 --> 00:05:12,599 Speaker 1: I think it's just having that conversation right. Most of 88 00:05:12,600 --> 00:05:15,919 Speaker 1: the time, it's us starting that conversation, us teaching, and 89 00:05:16,080 --> 00:05:18,960 Speaker 1: us leaving that door open so we can invite people 90 00:05:18,960 --> 00:05:21,760 Speaker 1: in that conversation. Are there any other challenges that you 91 00:05:21,839 --> 00:05:26,279 Speaker 1: might have faced? What other struggles have you encountered? I mommy, 92 00:05:26,320 --> 00:05:31,480 Speaker 1: But for those that may not have been born in 93 00:05:31,480 --> 00:05:34,320 Speaker 1: my skin color right, that may have not been and 94 00:05:34,560 --> 00:05:41,960 Speaker 1: Camo lamia right as a blessing. You will never understand 95 00:05:42,000 --> 00:05:43,920 Speaker 1: what it feels like to be looked at a certain 96 00:05:43,920 --> 00:05:45,440 Speaker 1: type of way because of the color of your skin. 97 00:05:45,600 --> 00:05:47,400 Speaker 1: You'll never understand what it feels like to walk in 98 00:05:47,440 --> 00:05:50,200 Speaker 1: a supermarket and have security walking behind you in every 99 00:05:50,279 --> 00:05:52,600 Speaker 1: lane because of the color of your skin. You'll never 100 00:05:52,680 --> 00:05:55,320 Speaker 1: understand what it feels like to walk on the street, 101 00:05:55,360 --> 00:05:58,160 Speaker 1: and people will change the sidewalk that they're walking in. 102 00:05:58,279 --> 00:06:00,240 Speaker 1: Just because of the color of your skin, you'll never 103 00:06:00,320 --> 00:06:03,800 Speaker 1: understand what it feels like that in the first thing 104 00:06:03,800 --> 00:06:06,000 Speaker 1: a person will do is hold on to the purse. 105 00:06:07,320 --> 00:06:10,000 Speaker 1: Oh my god, there's black people. You'll never understand what 106 00:06:10,120 --> 00:06:12,919 Speaker 1: it feels to drive in the street or walk in 107 00:06:12,960 --> 00:06:15,920 Speaker 1: the street and see a police car and automatically you're 108 00:06:16,000 --> 00:06:18,680 Speaker 1: in fear. You're you're you fear for your life. But 109 00:06:18,800 --> 00:06:21,480 Speaker 1: he METO before anybody else. Just based off the color 110 00:06:21,480 --> 00:06:23,920 Speaker 1: of your skin. There's so many things that nobody will 111 00:06:23,920 --> 00:06:27,720 Speaker 1: ever understand unless you're born in this kid in this skin, 112 00:06:28,120 --> 00:06:31,920 Speaker 1: unless you have grandchildren, children that are bratial or kids 113 00:06:31,960 --> 00:06:34,080 Speaker 1: that are in this skin, you'll never understand what it 114 00:06:34,120 --> 00:06:37,039 Speaker 1: feels like to have a child and automatically, at five 115 00:06:37,160 --> 00:06:43,559 Speaker 1: six years old, then we need to talk. Yeah, you're 116 00:06:42,600 --> 00:06:46,800 Speaker 1: you're understanding a little bit. We need to have this conversation. 117 00:06:47,240 --> 00:06:49,719 Speaker 1: You're black and you live in the world where there's 118 00:06:49,760 --> 00:06:53,160 Speaker 1: white privilege, and you have to understand that because of 119 00:06:53,200 --> 00:06:56,080 Speaker 1: the color of your skin. You have to say yes, sir, yes, ma'am. 120 00:06:56,320 --> 00:06:59,320 Speaker 1: Look down hole, don't do this, don't wear a hoodie, 121 00:06:59,480 --> 00:07:03,839 Speaker 1: don't do this. It's many things that goes to being 122 00:07:03,920 --> 00:07:06,480 Speaker 1: black in this world, and not just black in America, 123 00:07:06,880 --> 00:07:13,480 Speaker 1: black in this world because I always spoke about was flacismo, glacismo, 124 00:07:13,720 --> 00:07:16,360 Speaker 1: all these are the things. Colorism, classes and racism, all 125 00:07:16,360 --> 00:07:18,760 Speaker 1: these things are not just in the United States. You 126 00:07:18,840 --> 00:07:20,720 Speaker 1: like Seas, don't buy it's Latin. You know, there isn't 127 00:07:20,720 --> 00:07:23,120 Speaker 1: a Latin country that doesn't have black people like myself. 128 00:07:23,520 --> 00:07:26,640 Speaker 1: Black people weren't just slaves and dropped off in America. 129 00:07:26,720 --> 00:07:29,800 Speaker 1: This is a worldwide situation and in every country. Even 130 00:07:29,800 --> 00:07:32,119 Speaker 1: if you see what was happening in China with black 131 00:07:32,120 --> 00:07:36,080 Speaker 1: people and Africans, you get mistreated based off the color 132 00:07:36,200 --> 00:07:40,760 Speaker 1: of your skin from one generation to the other. Doll. 133 00:07:42,680 --> 00:07:45,200 Speaker 1: We all choose to say we're allies, but do nothing 134 00:07:45,240 --> 00:07:48,520 Speaker 1: about it so that we can go on and on 135 00:07:48,560 --> 00:07:53,840 Speaker 1: about And I'm very passionate about it because I hate hypocrites. 136 00:07:53,880 --> 00:07:56,160 Speaker 1: If you don't mess with us, then don't mess with us. 137 00:07:56,280 --> 00:07:59,280 Speaker 1: But don't say we support you. But you have a platform, 138 00:07:59,600 --> 00:08:01,720 Speaker 1: or you have ways that you can help, and you 139 00:08:01,880 --> 00:08:04,560 Speaker 1: say nothing. And we're seeing a lot of that now 140 00:08:04,680 --> 00:08:07,360 Speaker 1: especially we are a trend, especially right now, I have 141 00:08:07,520 --> 00:08:14,800 Speaker 1: never felt more loved from white people sometimes I'm like, oh, 142 00:08:14,800 --> 00:08:18,920 Speaker 1: exactly exactly. What I love that you keep stating is 143 00:08:18,960 --> 00:08:21,480 Speaker 1: even being from my Dominican family. That is, you know, 144 00:08:21,640 --> 00:08:25,360 Speaker 1: my dad's side is the mono side. My mom's side 145 00:08:25,440 --> 00:08:27,600 Speaker 1: is a little lighter. You know. We have family in Spain. 146 00:08:27,680 --> 00:08:32,000 Speaker 1: And and if I say I'm black, oh my god, girl, 147 00:08:32,240 --> 00:08:35,480 Speaker 1: they are like what did you just say? And I'm like, 148 00:08:36,000 --> 00:08:38,520 Speaker 1: I'm black, Like what are you talking about? Why are 149 00:08:38,559 --> 00:08:42,000 Speaker 1: we why are we taking this part out of ourselves 150 00:08:42,000 --> 00:08:46,000 Speaker 1: of who we are? I've never understood that, and especially 151 00:08:46,040 --> 00:08:48,000 Speaker 1: being Dominican and like maybe going I used to go 152 00:08:48,040 --> 00:08:49,599 Speaker 1: to d R. I was born in America, but I 153 00:08:49,679 --> 00:08:51,360 Speaker 1: used to go to d R. This is what we 154 00:08:51,440 --> 00:08:56,199 Speaker 1: look like, not what everything's portrayed us to be or whatnot. 155 00:08:56,360 --> 00:09:03,640 Speaker 1: Like me growing up, people were like your Dominican? What's Dominican? There? One? 156 00:09:04,120 --> 00:09:07,520 Speaker 1: Remember It's like you were either white, black or Mexican. 157 00:09:07,760 --> 00:09:09,880 Speaker 1: Where where I come from? So people were like, oh 158 00:09:09,960 --> 00:09:12,400 Speaker 1: my god, you speak Spanish. So you're black and you 159 00:09:12,440 --> 00:09:29,439 Speaker 1: speak Spanish I'm all the time. Is so annoying. What 160 00:09:29,480 --> 00:09:32,360 Speaker 1: I love about you is um, everything you say, it's going, 161 00:09:33,240 --> 00:09:37,640 Speaker 1: it's with power. And I am so fascinated how you 162 00:09:37,720 --> 00:09:40,040 Speaker 1: hear these things, and these things are being told to 163 00:09:40,040 --> 00:09:42,640 Speaker 1: you in this entertainment industry, and you are trying to 164 00:09:42,720 --> 00:09:46,080 Speaker 1: just get to your dream, like, get to what you've 165 00:09:46,080 --> 00:09:48,120 Speaker 1: been dreaming about since you were little. What makes you 166 00:09:48,160 --> 00:09:51,360 Speaker 1: feel good? What makes you connect to people? How do 167 00:09:51,400 --> 00:09:54,280 Speaker 1: you wake up every day and do what you're doing? Now? 168 00:09:54,440 --> 00:09:57,280 Speaker 1: This is how I feel. Some people are born with 169 00:09:57,320 --> 00:09:59,760 Speaker 1: a gift, and some people are born knowing what they're 170 00:09:59,760 --> 00:10:02,440 Speaker 1: per This is have you ever seen little kids together 171 00:10:04,040 --> 00:10:07,199 Speaker 1: to cam piano or they're like really smart, they're very 172 00:10:07,240 --> 00:10:11,080 Speaker 1: talented at something, Like they were born knowing what their 173 00:10:11,120 --> 00:10:14,319 Speaker 1: purpose was, and some people may not know their purpose. 174 00:10:14,360 --> 00:10:17,120 Speaker 1: Battle through life you learn you know, this is what 175 00:10:17,160 --> 00:10:18,800 Speaker 1: I'm good at or this is what I'm meant to do. 176 00:10:18,920 --> 00:10:21,160 Speaker 1: So in my case, I feel that I was born 177 00:10:21,440 --> 00:10:24,640 Speaker 1: knowing what my purpose was Artistically, first, I always knew 178 00:10:24,679 --> 00:10:30,680 Speaker 1: I was born to be an entertainer. SI okay, like 179 00:10:30,720 --> 00:10:34,000 Speaker 1: you say, at least I'm thinking that was me right. 180 00:10:34,240 --> 00:10:38,120 Speaker 1: And I started in Francisco when I was four years 181 00:10:38,160 --> 00:10:40,480 Speaker 1: old and I was there every single Saturday for six 182 00:10:40,600 --> 00:10:44,280 Speaker 1: years of my life, which was a great You know, 183 00:10:44,320 --> 00:10:48,560 Speaker 1: Apendi know me that, Apendi. My work ethic Afridia from there, 184 00:10:48,559 --> 00:10:51,920 Speaker 1: which I'm grateful for. But I knew that part of me, 185 00:10:52,000 --> 00:10:55,040 Speaker 1: and I also knew that I was different, and I 186 00:10:55,120 --> 00:10:58,520 Speaker 1: knew that I stood out, and I knew that, like 187 00:10:58,559 --> 00:11:00,760 Speaker 1: I don't know, something is different about me. You're missing 188 00:11:00,760 --> 00:11:03,240 Speaker 1: delely Finanda from the rest of the girls. And I 189 00:11:03,280 --> 00:11:05,640 Speaker 1: was always very vocal to being. One of the reasons 190 00:11:05,679 --> 00:11:08,079 Speaker 1: why I'm so vocal as well is because I feel, 191 00:11:08,120 --> 00:11:11,400 Speaker 1: like memoir, I want to know that my life mattered. 192 00:11:12,280 --> 00:11:14,319 Speaker 1: There's so many people that I mean, there's seven billion 193 00:11:14,360 --> 00:11:17,559 Speaker 1: human beings on this planet. How many people do you remember. 194 00:11:17,880 --> 00:11:20,160 Speaker 1: It's like, I understand, it's cool, it's fine if you know, 195 00:11:20,200 --> 00:11:21,840 Speaker 1: if the day that you die, just your friends and 196 00:11:21,840 --> 00:11:24,720 Speaker 1: family cry over you, that's cool. But if you could 197 00:11:24,720 --> 00:11:27,720 Speaker 1: have used your life to be impactful in other people's lives, 198 00:11:28,240 --> 00:11:30,800 Speaker 1: that's what really matters to me. And also because the 199 00:11:30,840 --> 00:11:33,320 Speaker 1: day that I have children, my children will be black 200 00:11:33,360 --> 00:11:35,920 Speaker 1: as well. And if I don't use my voice and 201 00:11:36,000 --> 00:11:38,480 Speaker 1: my platform to try to do a difference, I don't 202 00:11:38,520 --> 00:11:40,680 Speaker 1: want to have to be which I will be unfortunately 203 00:11:40,679 --> 00:11:42,120 Speaker 1: in this world. But I don't want to have to 204 00:11:42,120 --> 00:11:46,560 Speaker 1: be one of those mothers that you have to be 205 00:11:46,640 --> 00:11:49,440 Speaker 1: panicking of what the hell is gonna happen to my kids. 206 00:11:49,720 --> 00:11:53,280 Speaker 1: I'm scared. I'm scared, and then when they come back, 207 00:11:53,320 --> 00:11:56,480 Speaker 1: I have to tell you, what did you say? Don't 208 00:11:56,480 --> 00:11:59,120 Speaker 1: act this way? But you have to be scared because 209 00:11:59,160 --> 00:12:02,800 Speaker 1: you're black. And that sucks because people don't judge you 210 00:12:02,840 --> 00:12:05,400 Speaker 1: because of your talent, your education, if you're a good person, 211 00:12:05,440 --> 00:12:09,200 Speaker 1: they just seek color first, and that's what really bothers me. 212 00:12:09,280 --> 00:12:17,400 Speaker 1: So I'm passionate, I'm vocal, I'm fearless, I feel okay. 213 00:12:17,520 --> 00:12:20,080 Speaker 1: This role was made for strong people. You know, your 214 00:12:20,120 --> 00:12:24,160 Speaker 1: weak person, the world will eat you up. And I'm 215 00:12:24,200 --> 00:12:27,440 Speaker 1: grateful that my mother is a very strong woman. My 216 00:12:27,480 --> 00:12:31,600 Speaker 1: mom immigrated through the Mexican border by herself, so you 217 00:12:31,640 --> 00:12:33,680 Speaker 1: know the things that she went through just to be 218 00:12:33,720 --> 00:12:36,440 Speaker 1: able to give me a better future, which I'm grateful 219 00:12:36,440 --> 00:12:40,880 Speaker 1: for her sacrifices, and she gave me that ability to 220 00:12:41,120 --> 00:12:44,680 Speaker 1: be able to do something different and break that generational curse. 221 00:12:45,160 --> 00:12:47,520 Speaker 1: So I want to be that girl to be like, 222 00:12:47,720 --> 00:12:52,840 Speaker 1: thanks to a we were able to to be at 223 00:12:52,840 --> 00:12:54,800 Speaker 1: this place in life. I want to know and I'm 224 00:12:54,840 --> 00:12:57,720 Speaker 1: grateful because you're okay with my my work as an 225 00:12:57,720 --> 00:13:01,160 Speaker 1: activist eoo that I'd able to do. I feel that 226 00:13:01,200 --> 00:13:03,719 Speaker 1: I have impacted a lot of Afro Latinos. I've made 227 00:13:03,720 --> 00:13:05,720 Speaker 1: a lot of people feel comfortable with who they are, 228 00:13:06,080 --> 00:13:09,080 Speaker 1: to be vocal about it, to start these conversations, to 229 00:13:09,200 --> 00:13:11,840 Speaker 1: be open about it, and I feel good about it. 230 00:13:11,880 --> 00:13:16,840 Speaker 1: The thing, I feel like we're very far, but at 231 00:13:16,920 --> 00:13:20,400 Speaker 1: least we are having these conversations that are so important 232 00:13:20,440 --> 00:13:22,720 Speaker 1: for so many people like us. And you should feel 233 00:13:22,720 --> 00:13:25,199 Speaker 1: good about it because I mean, honestly, I'm sure you've 234 00:13:25,200 --> 00:13:28,000 Speaker 1: impacted some of our listeners and you've impacted me. As 235 00:13:28,000 --> 00:13:30,040 Speaker 1: in Afro Latino. I would watch you and I would 236 00:13:30,080 --> 00:13:32,160 Speaker 1: be like, oh my god, I'm allowed to speak up 237 00:13:32,200 --> 00:13:35,680 Speaker 1: for myself. I'm allowed to hold space in the room 238 00:13:35,880 --> 00:13:38,280 Speaker 1: like I don't have to make myself small. And you 239 00:13:38,320 --> 00:13:40,040 Speaker 1: did help me realize some of that a little bit, 240 00:13:40,080 --> 00:13:43,200 Speaker 1: because it takes a minute, especially with how we're conditioned 241 00:13:43,480 --> 00:13:51,559 Speaker 1: and what are you talking about the girl? I'm playful, 242 00:13:52,080 --> 00:13:54,439 Speaker 1: thank you, thank you, And likewise, I don't get me 243 00:13:54,480 --> 00:13:56,600 Speaker 1: started about you. I will list let me got my paper, 244 00:13:56,760 --> 00:13:59,960 Speaker 1: I will list all the things about you that I'm like, yes, yes, yeah. 245 00:14:00,080 --> 00:14:02,160 Speaker 1: I love how we empower each other and we lift 246 00:14:02,200 --> 00:14:07,160 Speaker 1: each other up, that we need more of that. You're powerful, 247 00:14:07,200 --> 00:14:09,079 Speaker 1: you're strong. Look, I know somebody that know somebody that 248 00:14:09,120 --> 00:14:11,319 Speaker 1: can help you out. Let's here, plug like, let's network. 249 00:14:11,640 --> 00:14:13,640 Speaker 1: Those are the things that I feel that we need 250 00:14:13,720 --> 00:14:16,440 Speaker 1: more of that than being exactly. And it's so funny 251 00:14:16,480 --> 00:14:19,480 Speaker 1: because when even when I'm like mentoring a younger, you know, 252 00:14:19,560 --> 00:14:22,240 Speaker 1: Broadway girl or somebody coming up, it's like they're like, 253 00:14:22,280 --> 00:14:23,920 Speaker 1: oh my god, thank you for your help. It's like 254 00:14:23,960 --> 00:14:26,800 Speaker 1: the surprise. We need to do that more for each other. 255 00:14:26,960 --> 00:14:28,480 Speaker 1: And what I love about you is that you share 256 00:14:28,520 --> 00:14:31,560 Speaker 1: your strong voice and you pass it on and I'm 257 00:14:31,600 --> 00:14:33,560 Speaker 1: just want to let you know it's sticking and it's 258 00:14:33,600 --> 00:14:35,840 Speaker 1: doing the work. You're doing the work and we love 259 00:14:35,880 --> 00:14:39,880 Speaker 1: to see it. Thank you. I'm gonna switch gears a 260 00:14:39,920 --> 00:14:45,520 Speaker 1: little bit because that first off, you look amazing. Thank you, 261 00:14:46,040 --> 00:14:50,400 Speaker 1: and period, I was like, yes, work work, work, work, 262 00:14:50,880 --> 00:14:54,680 Speaker 1: love yourself, feel yourself, make yourself feel good. I'm curious, 263 00:14:54,880 --> 00:14:57,520 Speaker 1: how do you feel about like the reaction of some 264 00:14:57,560 --> 00:15:00,400 Speaker 1: people to your weight loss, like the negativity and this 265 00:15:00,480 --> 00:15:04,840 Speaker 1: idea that we cannot especially women of color. Okay, it 266 00:15:04,880 --> 00:15:07,720 Speaker 1: made me think of a moment where I remember I 267 00:15:07,760 --> 00:15:09,400 Speaker 1: gained a little bit of weight, like, and it wasn't 268 00:15:09,440 --> 00:15:11,240 Speaker 1: like I just wanted to like curve up a little bit, 269 00:15:11,280 --> 00:15:12,680 Speaker 1: you know. I was like, I want a little bit 270 00:15:12,720 --> 00:15:14,440 Speaker 1: of hips, I want a little bit of booty. And 271 00:15:14,480 --> 00:15:15,880 Speaker 1: I had friends coming up to me being like, oh 272 00:15:15,960 --> 00:15:18,160 Speaker 1: my god, I'm so glad you gained some weight. And 273 00:15:18,160 --> 00:15:19,880 Speaker 1: then when I lost the weight, they're like, oh my god, 274 00:15:19,880 --> 00:15:22,200 Speaker 1: I'm so glad you lost the weight. Why do you 275 00:15:22,280 --> 00:15:27,480 Speaker 1: think there's this hysteria, this thing connected to our we 276 00:15:30,000 --> 00:15:33,040 Speaker 1: had sake. Let me tell you something, Okay, you know, yeah, 277 00:15:33,080 --> 00:15:36,440 Speaker 1: I didn't wink outside because I feeling like women have 278 00:15:36,640 --> 00:15:40,600 Speaker 1: so much damn pressure to look like Jennifer Lopes and 279 00:15:40,720 --> 00:15:45,640 Speaker 1: k I'm in a window moments. We have the same body, 280 00:15:45,840 --> 00:15:52,080 Speaker 1: And thank you. I think, do what makes you happy, 281 00:15:52,440 --> 00:15:58,000 Speaker 1: judgment free zone, whatever makes it, you know, to New 282 00:15:58,080 --> 00:16:02,880 Speaker 1: York are way small, get your boobies done, Do whatever 283 00:16:02,960 --> 00:16:05,600 Speaker 1: makes you happy. If you do it, do it because 284 00:16:05,960 --> 00:16:08,240 Speaker 1: you want to. Don't do it because you're trying to 285 00:16:08,240 --> 00:16:11,840 Speaker 1: satisfy society standards of beauty. Don't know it for no man, 286 00:16:12,240 --> 00:16:14,400 Speaker 1: don't do it for non. So you do it because 287 00:16:14,440 --> 00:16:17,520 Speaker 1: you want to. And again, we also have to learn 288 00:16:17,560 --> 00:16:22,440 Speaker 1: to idolize natural bodies. We have set okay, lord knows 289 00:16:22,520 --> 00:16:25,960 Speaker 1: I do. We have strench marks, pimples, we have all 290 00:16:26,000 --> 00:16:29,960 Speaker 1: those things. Your body transforms and it changes from the 291 00:16:30,000 --> 00:16:33,240 Speaker 1: moment that we're born. Our bodies transformed from our little 292 00:16:33,280 --> 00:16:36,640 Speaker 1: boobs to our ways, to our hands or hips later on, girl, 293 00:16:36,720 --> 00:16:40,200 Speaker 1: and that's so beautiful transformation. That's what being a woman is. 294 00:16:40,440 --> 00:16:42,400 Speaker 1: And later on, when you train to a mother, your 295 00:16:42,440 --> 00:16:46,000 Speaker 1: body is gonna change again, and then's so okay. My 296 00:16:46,160 --> 00:16:49,080 Speaker 1: thing is like I've always had an issue with my 297 00:16:49,160 --> 00:16:52,680 Speaker 1: body being in the entertainment industry from a very early age. 298 00:16:53,000 --> 00:16:56,560 Speaker 1: Save the Fabian curving latin as part of my DNA, 299 00:16:57,040 --> 00:17:00,320 Speaker 1: naturally a lot of hips, a lot of but like 300 00:17:00,400 --> 00:17:02,880 Speaker 1: that was just naturally what was in me. People automatically 301 00:17:02,920 --> 00:17:05,080 Speaker 1: assumed that I had gotten surgery because I would have 302 00:17:05,359 --> 00:17:11,240 Speaker 1: these days that the moment you get a b BL, 303 00:17:12,040 --> 00:17:15,760 Speaker 1: I'm just I'm just black. I just you know, like 304 00:17:16,160 --> 00:17:18,200 Speaker 1: it just like I just come here, like I just 305 00:17:18,280 --> 00:17:21,240 Speaker 1: got the sauce, Like that's it exactly. It just comes 306 00:17:21,280 --> 00:17:25,800 Speaker 1: with me. Battle um. You know, growing up, I always 307 00:17:25,840 --> 00:17:27,520 Speaker 1: had an issue with the way that I saw my body. 308 00:17:27,720 --> 00:17:30,240 Speaker 1: Later on, I got into a dance school. I remember 309 00:17:30,280 --> 00:17:32,639 Speaker 1: being a teenager and seeing one of the girls go 310 00:17:32,720 --> 00:17:35,680 Speaker 1: to the bathroom and throw up, and when she came out, 311 00:17:35,760 --> 00:17:37,920 Speaker 1: she felt so happy, and I thought that she was sick, 312 00:17:38,320 --> 00:17:40,159 Speaker 1: and she was just like, you know, she had bench 313 00:17:40,320 --> 00:17:43,000 Speaker 1: eat um, meet out and she felt great. And then 314 00:17:43,000 --> 00:17:44,240 Speaker 1: I was like, what the hell did you just do? 315 00:17:44,400 --> 00:17:46,240 Speaker 1: She's like, oh, I just threw up. I'm like, why 316 00:17:46,320 --> 00:17:48,040 Speaker 1: did you do that? She's like, oh, because I don't 317 00:17:48,040 --> 00:17:50,800 Speaker 1: want to be fat. And in my mind, that one 318 00:17:50,920 --> 00:17:54,719 Speaker 1: moment changed my whole life. It made me feel like, okay, 319 00:17:55,200 --> 00:17:57,000 Speaker 1: so I could eat everything that I want and then 320 00:17:57,000 --> 00:17:58,439 Speaker 1: if I just go to the bathroom and throw it up, 321 00:17:58,480 --> 00:18:01,720 Speaker 1: then I won't be fat. Perfect. So then I started 322 00:18:01,800 --> 00:18:03,840 Speaker 1: doing that and I became a limit For three years, 323 00:18:03,880 --> 00:18:06,800 Speaker 1: I ended up in the hospital twice for a week each. 324 00:18:07,000 --> 00:18:11,159 Speaker 1: The acid um destroyed my vocal cords. It was It 325 00:18:11,280 --> 00:18:14,240 Speaker 1: was really bad for a long time. I will tell 326 00:18:14,240 --> 00:18:17,200 Speaker 1: you that I haven't killed a because once you go 327 00:18:17,320 --> 00:18:19,920 Speaker 1: through those things, I never see my body the way 328 00:18:20,000 --> 00:18:27,080 Speaker 1: that other people see me. I see something else. Oh 329 00:18:27,240 --> 00:18:29,080 Speaker 1: thank you, and yeah, but I have a pain, but 330 00:18:29,160 --> 00:18:33,040 Speaker 1: I have this and look my forehead. Because you're never 331 00:18:33,280 --> 00:18:36,560 Speaker 1: happy with who you are so after that. You know, 332 00:18:36,920 --> 00:18:39,640 Speaker 1: I ended up gaining two hundred and thirty pounds during 333 00:18:39,680 --> 00:18:49,680 Speaker 1: the pandemic Miamor and I was la vacka. That was 334 00:18:49,800 --> 00:18:53,040 Speaker 1: just read that's that's how I felt inside. Shout out 335 00:18:53,080 --> 00:18:54,920 Speaker 1: to the girls that can hold their weight and look 336 00:18:55,000 --> 00:18:59,240 Speaker 1: great with it. That internally it felt like we lived 337 00:18:59,280 --> 00:19:01,640 Speaker 1: from our bodies. We live from our image. Don't the mask. 338 00:19:02,320 --> 00:19:04,440 Speaker 1: During the pandemic, I know that everybody get a little 339 00:19:04,440 --> 00:19:06,760 Speaker 1: bit away. We all got a little bit comfortable. And 340 00:19:06,840 --> 00:19:10,840 Speaker 1: it wasn't until one day we have one day, Joy 341 00:19:10,920 --> 00:19:20,119 Speaker 1: said still that that's silber dressed Mona, and I was like, 342 00:19:21,119 --> 00:19:23,479 Speaker 1: that's it. So then I ended up going to the Republic. 343 00:19:23,720 --> 00:19:27,600 Speaker 1: I also realized that I had some health issues. Guys, 344 00:19:27,680 --> 00:19:29,680 Speaker 1: go check on your health. Just because you're pretty on 345 00:19:29,720 --> 00:19:31,240 Speaker 1: the outside doesn't mean that your body is good in 346 00:19:31,280 --> 00:19:33,480 Speaker 1: the inside. I ended up making hanging out I have 347 00:19:33,600 --> 00:19:36,520 Speaker 1: some issues in my liver, my kidneys, firebroids, not be 348 00:19:36,600 --> 00:19:38,920 Speaker 1: that alsa that I had no ideas. That also affected 349 00:19:38,960 --> 00:19:41,119 Speaker 1: the reasons why I lost so much weight. And then 350 00:19:41,160 --> 00:19:42,280 Speaker 1: I just just said it. You know, I had to 351 00:19:42,280 --> 00:19:44,280 Speaker 1: start taking care of my health. So long story short, 352 00:19:44,680 --> 00:19:47,360 Speaker 1: It originally became because the health issues and then eventually 353 00:19:47,440 --> 00:19:51,520 Speaker 1: it became just aesthetics. And that's something that in our community, 354 00:19:51,760 --> 00:19:54,520 Speaker 1: especially if we don't talk about we gotta take care 355 00:19:54,640 --> 00:19:57,800 Speaker 1: of ourselves. And and like you said before, it's like, listen, 356 00:19:57,840 --> 00:19:59,879 Speaker 1: if you want a booty, go get a booty. If 357 00:20:00,080 --> 00:20:03,880 Speaker 1: want boobies, go get boobies. Look, get whatever you're gonna 358 00:20:03,960 --> 00:20:06,040 Speaker 1: look that makes you happy. But at the beginning of 359 00:20:06,160 --> 00:20:09,920 Speaker 1: the day, take care of yourself, like that is the 360 00:20:10,000 --> 00:20:12,800 Speaker 1: most important part because we need to be here to 361 00:20:12,960 --> 00:20:20,280 Speaker 1: do the work. You can't because you know that's very 362 00:20:20,359 --> 00:20:27,680 Speaker 1: Latino too. It's like CBS. Some type of remedies are nice. 363 00:20:27,720 --> 00:20:30,000 Speaker 1: It's good to have those home remedies, but at the 364 00:20:30,119 --> 00:20:32,240 Speaker 1: end of the day, you do need to check on yourself, 365 00:20:32,280 --> 00:20:33,760 Speaker 1: take care of you. We need to move that body 366 00:20:33,920 --> 00:20:39,560 Speaker 1: and get that ship popping right experience. You've recently bought 367 00:20:39,880 --> 00:20:45,280 Speaker 1: some real estate. Yeah, can we get around about Blauso please, 368 00:20:45,440 --> 00:20:51,440 Speaker 1: because this is something this is something that for me. 369 00:20:51,720 --> 00:20:55,000 Speaker 1: You you like, when this happened for you, I was 370 00:20:55,160 --> 00:21:03,040 Speaker 1: literally like, yes, bitch, thank you. But because I relate 371 00:21:03,119 --> 00:21:05,359 Speaker 1: to this so much. If any of the listeners do 372 00:21:05,480 --> 00:21:08,720 Speaker 1: not know Amada has bought some real estate, in Dominican Republic. 373 00:21:09,080 --> 00:21:11,520 Speaker 1: I want to know more and more details about your 374 00:21:11,560 --> 00:21:13,560 Speaker 1: plans for it and such and such and what where 375 00:21:13,560 --> 00:21:15,920 Speaker 1: you are now with the process. But something for me 376 00:21:16,080 --> 00:21:18,080 Speaker 1: that I want to mention some of our listeners is 377 00:21:18,119 --> 00:21:22,359 Speaker 1: that in our community, especially as women, we do not 378 00:21:22,640 --> 00:21:26,240 Speaker 1: talk about what it means to have generational wealth. Okay, 379 00:21:27,320 --> 00:21:30,320 Speaker 1: and no one teaches us like as little girls. We 380 00:21:30,400 --> 00:21:34,000 Speaker 1: don't get to go with dad and see how he pays. 381 00:21:34,160 --> 00:21:36,120 Speaker 1: I mean, if ship, I was gonna say, Dad's even 382 00:21:36,119 --> 00:21:41,159 Speaker 1: around because you know anyways, But but we don't get 383 00:21:41,200 --> 00:21:43,200 Speaker 1: to like have these connections. We don't learn how to 384 00:21:43,240 --> 00:21:45,680 Speaker 1: do our taxes. We don't learn how to write a check, like, 385 00:21:45,760 --> 00:21:47,159 Speaker 1: we don't learn how to do all these like we 386 00:21:47,240 --> 00:21:48,600 Speaker 1: have to learn how to do that stuff like in 387 00:21:48,640 --> 00:21:51,359 Speaker 1: our lives as we continue to grow and so forth. 388 00:21:51,680 --> 00:21:53,919 Speaker 1: But the idea of generational wealth and what you've done 389 00:21:53,960 --> 00:21:57,159 Speaker 1: with real estate, I've recently been getting involved. I'll tell 390 00:21:57,200 --> 00:22:00,520 Speaker 1: you this much me to and hey, for those that 391 00:22:00,600 --> 00:22:05,640 Speaker 1: may not know, and I tell my story no because true, 392 00:22:05,640 --> 00:22:07,720 Speaker 1: I don't need you to. I just want you to 393 00:22:07,840 --> 00:22:11,080 Speaker 1: understand my struggles, what I've been through and why I 394 00:22:11,160 --> 00:22:13,040 Speaker 1: am the way that I am and why I'm so 395 00:22:13,240 --> 00:22:16,399 Speaker 1: proud of who I have become so coming from an 396 00:22:16,400 --> 00:22:20,840 Speaker 1: immigrant mothers, I remember her working three or four jobs. 397 00:22:20,880 --> 00:22:22,440 Speaker 1: I remember all the things that she had to do. 398 00:22:23,040 --> 00:22:25,879 Speaker 1: Um At one point in my life, this in the 399 00:22:25,960 --> 00:22:31,080 Speaker 1: Dominican Republic, they got to know me. I became a 400 00:22:31,119 --> 00:22:37,960 Speaker 1: pready anthem. After that, I actually ended up being homeless. 401 00:22:38,320 --> 00:22:41,040 Speaker 1: I lived in my car for three months, which may 402 00:22:41,080 --> 00:22:42,600 Speaker 1: not seem like a long time for a lot of people, 403 00:22:42,680 --> 00:22:45,879 Speaker 1: but it's a very long time to be showering with 404 00:22:46,000 --> 00:22:49,040 Speaker 1: white bees at the warm brings, the CVS and the McDonald's. 405 00:22:49,040 --> 00:22:52,120 Speaker 1: That was twenty four hours. I had luggages and things 406 00:22:52,160 --> 00:22:55,720 Speaker 1: in my car, and nobody ever knew that I was struggling, 407 00:22:56,200 --> 00:22:58,080 Speaker 1: and I went through a lot of bad moments. I 408 00:22:58,200 --> 00:23:01,320 Speaker 1: think that also, my mental trauma of being homeless made 409 00:23:01,359 --> 00:23:03,720 Speaker 1: me the day that I'm able to have some money, 410 00:23:03,720 --> 00:23:05,640 Speaker 1: I'm gonna make sure to buy a house. I'm gonna 411 00:23:05,640 --> 00:23:07,679 Speaker 1: make sure to buy as many houses as I can 412 00:23:07,760 --> 00:23:10,240 Speaker 1: so I never have to do like I'll be homeless again. 413 00:23:10,760 --> 00:23:14,920 Speaker 1: And those experiences, the first thing that I did was 414 00:23:16,040 --> 00:23:18,280 Speaker 1: I'm gonna buy my mama house. And that's the first 415 00:23:18,320 --> 00:23:20,760 Speaker 1: thing I did. I bought my mom a beautiful mansion 416 00:23:20,840 --> 00:23:24,359 Speaker 1: here in Miami's seven bedroom, six bathrooms. Um, bay you, 417 00:23:24,440 --> 00:23:26,280 Speaker 1: I'm very grateful that that I was able to do 418 00:23:26,400 --> 00:23:29,240 Speaker 1: that for her. And then after that, Um, during the 419 00:23:29,320 --> 00:23:31,720 Speaker 1: pandemic out in no Vienbe, I just felt like I 420 00:23:31,800 --> 00:23:33,680 Speaker 1: have all this money saved in the bank, which is 421 00:23:33,720 --> 00:23:35,879 Speaker 1: a bad mentality that we have that we just have 422 00:23:36,080 --> 00:23:39,359 Speaker 1: money saved it and leave it. No, the right way 423 00:23:39,440 --> 00:23:44,480 Speaker 1: for me personally is the moment you had saved money, invested, invested, 424 00:23:44,600 --> 00:23:51,280 Speaker 1: then invest the money and invested. Whether you do section aide, 425 00:23:51,600 --> 00:23:56,000 Speaker 1: whether you do airbnb, but you have to have different 426 00:23:56,040 --> 00:23:59,080 Speaker 1: sources of income. Don't you think that you're you're depending 427 00:23:59,119 --> 00:24:02,160 Speaker 1: on this job because pandemic show does that in my case, 428 00:24:02,359 --> 00:24:06,480 Speaker 1: no via book, but there was nothing, So where else 429 00:24:06,560 --> 00:24:10,120 Speaker 1: do you do? So? Anyways, I am raban head girl. 430 00:24:10,240 --> 00:24:13,480 Speaker 1: I was like hood I started this year and yeah yeah, 431 00:24:13,760 --> 00:24:16,560 Speaker 1: So I ended up buying three apartments. Now I own 432 00:24:16,680 --> 00:24:20,680 Speaker 1: nine and currently I'm very proud to say I officially 433 00:24:20,840 --> 00:24:23,440 Speaker 1: have amount of residents, which is for the eight apartments 434 00:24:23,480 --> 00:24:30,439 Speaker 1: two penhouses, I'm selling them now pre construction. You can 435 00:24:30,880 --> 00:24:34,640 Speaker 1: literally buy your apartment at my residence now and I'm 436 00:24:34,720 --> 00:24:37,200 Speaker 1: very excited. This is like definitely a big new step 437 00:24:37,280 --> 00:24:40,840 Speaker 1: reach huge. Oh yeah, I'm gonna I'm about to check 438 00:24:40,880 --> 00:24:42,320 Speaker 1: out the link. I might i might have to hit 439 00:24:42,359 --> 00:24:45,320 Speaker 1: you up. Yes, were you just like listening to stories? 440 00:24:45,359 --> 00:24:47,720 Speaker 1: Did you listen to podcasts? Did you read certain books? Like? 441 00:24:47,880 --> 00:24:51,120 Speaker 1: What was the thing that propelled you internally? I feel 442 00:24:51,160 --> 00:24:54,120 Speaker 1: like my ancestors are so close to me that I dream, 443 00:24:56,040 --> 00:25:00,600 Speaker 1: but I dream of owning land. I want to own land, Suli. 444 00:25:00,680 --> 00:25:02,520 Speaker 1: So I closed my eyes and I just dream of 445 00:25:02,680 --> 00:25:05,000 Speaker 1: looking right and looking left and looking forward and just 446 00:25:05,160 --> 00:25:08,359 Speaker 1: seeing acres and acres and acres of land and knowing 447 00:25:08,480 --> 00:25:11,640 Speaker 1: that those acres are under my name for my children, 448 00:25:11,720 --> 00:25:15,800 Speaker 1: my grandchildren. Like the dream of owning land is almost 449 00:25:15,880 --> 00:25:19,040 Speaker 1: like I don't know, Maybe it's like my answers within me. 450 00:25:19,520 --> 00:25:21,960 Speaker 1: They worked so hard. Probably I don't you know, I 451 00:25:22,040 --> 00:25:24,600 Speaker 1: never have the possibility of knowing them, but to be 452 00:25:24,760 --> 00:25:27,760 Speaker 1: able to be free, and that was their dream to 453 00:25:27,880 --> 00:25:32,680 Speaker 1: own land, but chat and all these things. So it 454 00:25:32,840 --> 00:25:35,960 Speaker 1: was more like, I just want to get into real estate. 455 00:25:36,119 --> 00:25:38,320 Speaker 1: Real estate is the best thing. Everybody needs a home, 456 00:25:38,359 --> 00:25:42,840 Speaker 1: everybody needs food, home, gas, you know, Med's boom one 457 00:25:42,920 --> 00:25:44,639 Speaker 1: of those I have to figure out how to get 458 00:25:44,680 --> 00:25:46,520 Speaker 1: into one of those, and I figured real estate was 459 00:25:46,560 --> 00:25:50,480 Speaker 1: the easiest way you save your money. You do your research, YouTube, Instagram, 460 00:25:50,840 --> 00:25:54,879 Speaker 1: ask somebody, find a router, ask questions, do whatever it is. 461 00:25:55,119 --> 00:25:57,760 Speaker 1: And especially if you're first time buyer, there's so many plans. 462 00:25:58,040 --> 00:25:59,760 Speaker 1: During the pandemic, there were a lot of plans to 463 00:26:00,000 --> 00:26:01,320 Speaker 1: a lot of people are losing their homes in the 464 00:26:01,359 --> 00:26:04,480 Speaker 1: band are really flexible. The interest rate, I won't check, 465 00:26:05,080 --> 00:26:07,200 Speaker 1: you can study. And then later on I learned that 466 00:26:07,480 --> 00:26:09,800 Speaker 1: in the Dominican Republic, we have no taxes. So once 467 00:26:09,880 --> 00:26:12,359 Speaker 1: you buy a property, let's say it's fifty, it belongs 468 00:26:12,359 --> 00:26:13,760 Speaker 1: to you for the rest of your life. Here in 469 00:26:13,800 --> 00:26:15,760 Speaker 1: the United States, I own a house and I pay 470 00:26:15,800 --> 00:26:19,960 Speaker 1: about twenty dollars a year just on property taxes, so 471 00:26:20,320 --> 00:26:24,200 Speaker 1: I will have to be paying that. And then I 472 00:26:24,280 --> 00:26:27,240 Speaker 1: also learned about a preconstruction. You don't have to buy 473 00:26:27,480 --> 00:26:29,920 Speaker 1: all the property all at once. You can wait to 474 00:26:30,480 --> 00:26:32,200 Speaker 1: three years that the property is still not done, and 475 00:26:32,240 --> 00:26:34,600 Speaker 1: it gives you time to pay little by little. There's 476 00:26:34,680 --> 00:26:40,000 Speaker 1: so many things that I'm like, just do your research. 477 00:26:40,280 --> 00:26:42,880 Speaker 1: Those are the temple that you invest on Instagram, social media, 478 00:26:42,960 --> 00:26:47,960 Speaker 1: and a long coolo. And you know everybody use that 479 00:26:48,080 --> 00:26:51,240 Speaker 1: time to educate yourself as well. So that's how I 480 00:26:51,359 --> 00:27:07,440 Speaker 1: did it. You're killing it, You're doing a thing. Yes, 481 00:27:13,520 --> 00:27:16,320 Speaker 1: actually I'm just I just put a song featuring and 482 00:27:16,800 --> 00:27:19,440 Speaker 1: he's a Hundarian artist. I still keep doing music. I 483 00:27:19,520 --> 00:27:22,080 Speaker 1: won't say the music has been like my full priority 484 00:27:22,119 --> 00:27:25,520 Speaker 1: a d percent, because I just wanted to diversify, you know, 485 00:27:25,560 --> 00:27:28,720 Speaker 1: other things. And now I have my podcast Exactly Amada 486 00:27:28,800 --> 00:27:30,880 Speaker 1: every Thursday on I Heart Radio, which I'm very proud 487 00:27:30,880 --> 00:27:35,359 Speaker 1: of that as well. I have my children's book I 488 00:27:35,480 --> 00:27:37,320 Speaker 1: Read This Way, the second edition a bit up on 489 00:27:37,359 --> 00:27:39,960 Speaker 1: Amazon dot Com and Bars and Nobles as well. I 490 00:27:40,119 --> 00:27:43,280 Speaker 1: have my real estate. I actually of the fourth season 491 00:27:43,320 --> 00:27:45,320 Speaker 1: of Love and Hip Hop Miami on DH one at 492 00:27:45,400 --> 00:27:48,639 Speaker 1: nine o'clock every every Monday. I mean, I'm working on 493 00:27:48,680 --> 00:27:52,880 Speaker 1: another TV show which I won't say yet better. I'm 494 00:27:52,920 --> 00:27:55,920 Speaker 1: doing it musica I love, but I just wanted to 495 00:27:56,040 --> 00:27:58,280 Speaker 1: give myself a chance to try other things. I've been 496 00:27:58,320 --> 00:28:00,440 Speaker 1: so focused on my music my whole life. That is like, 497 00:28:03,680 --> 00:28:06,240 Speaker 1: why not be open minded and focus on that and 498 00:28:06,320 --> 00:28:09,720 Speaker 1: not just be like almost like you're not gonna go anywhere. 499 00:28:09,880 --> 00:28:12,440 Speaker 1: Just take some time and try other things. I want 500 00:28:12,440 --> 00:28:14,200 Speaker 1: to get into movies, I want to get into series. 501 00:28:14,240 --> 00:28:16,360 Speaker 1: I want to get into like talk shows. I want 502 00:28:16,400 --> 00:28:19,159 Speaker 1: to see how far I can go. Girl, when you 503 00:28:19,200 --> 00:28:21,800 Speaker 1: when you come into Broadway? What's the guy to Broadway? 504 00:28:21,840 --> 00:28:25,160 Speaker 1: But let's do it literally your best life, let's talk, 505 00:28:25,240 --> 00:28:29,600 Speaker 1: let's talk away. Can you imagine like an Apple Latino Broadway, 506 00:28:29,720 --> 00:28:32,800 Speaker 1: something we did, something never presents us me? Huh yeah, 507 00:28:32,920 --> 00:28:36,520 Speaker 1: I mean you know they you know you see it 508 00:28:36,520 --> 00:28:40,160 Speaker 1: at all, you know together in the hid spit oh 509 00:28:42,400 --> 00:28:50,760 Speaker 1: accept them. Yeah, just a different time hide. Um. I 510 00:28:50,880 --> 00:28:53,520 Speaker 1: just love listening to you. Talks inspiring and what you 511 00:28:53,640 --> 00:28:57,680 Speaker 1: said really sparked me because I feel you like as 512 00:28:57,680 --> 00:28:59,840 Speaker 1: an artist, as a music artist, as a dancers singer, 513 00:29:00,000 --> 00:29:03,000 Speaker 1: a Broadway actress. And the pandemic was real, like people 514 00:29:03,040 --> 00:29:06,200 Speaker 1: were like it shut everything down, and people were like, 515 00:29:06,600 --> 00:29:09,160 Speaker 1: who are you. I'm in grad school right now doing 516 00:29:09,200 --> 00:29:12,960 Speaker 1: international criminal justice with focus on human trafficking a girl 517 00:29:13,160 --> 00:29:16,280 Speaker 1: more period and I'm like, you know, real estate, I'm like, 518 00:29:16,360 --> 00:29:18,800 Speaker 1: let's try to let's learn some more. I'm like podcast 519 00:29:19,040 --> 00:29:21,600 Speaker 1: may let's popping. And I think what you said hit 520 00:29:21,720 --> 00:29:24,479 Speaker 1: the mark. You cannot just put yourself into one thing, 521 00:29:24,600 --> 00:29:26,440 Speaker 1: that one thing is going to be it's going to 522 00:29:26,520 --> 00:29:28,600 Speaker 1: be like flat after a while. You have to learn 523 00:29:28,680 --> 00:29:31,800 Speaker 1: who you are as a person outside of this one thing, 524 00:29:32,080 --> 00:29:35,280 Speaker 1: which is honestly going to make you better as an artist, 525 00:29:35,440 --> 00:29:38,520 Speaker 1: as a human being in all, in all aspects. Um, 526 00:29:38,920 --> 00:29:41,960 Speaker 1: I love your story because it just you hit it, 527 00:29:42,040 --> 00:29:43,560 Speaker 1: and you're hitting it and you're doing it and you're 528 00:29:43,600 --> 00:29:45,920 Speaker 1: living it, and you're not just talking about it, You're 529 00:29:45,920 --> 00:29:48,320 Speaker 1: being about it. You know what I'm saying. I love 530 00:29:48,920 --> 00:29:50,840 Speaker 1: I want to motivate and inspire other girls that mean 531 00:29:50,920 --> 00:29:53,959 Speaker 1: to do it. You know, we are powerful, we're strong. Um, 532 00:29:54,040 --> 00:29:55,560 Speaker 1: you just need to educate yourself. And I think that 533 00:29:55,640 --> 00:29:58,800 Speaker 1: also your please forgive me, me, don't judge me, interview 534 00:29:58,840 --> 00:30:01,840 Speaker 1: judge me. I don't care. Um, but whatever, the same 535 00:30:02,080 --> 00:30:04,680 Speaker 1: was okay. These days, I feel like, you know, through 536 00:30:04,760 --> 00:30:08,040 Speaker 1: social media and everything, we're idolizing and we're lifting up 537 00:30:08,120 --> 00:30:11,280 Speaker 1: and giving so much props to these breaking backs. You 538 00:30:11,400 --> 00:30:15,240 Speaker 1: got it, Ma'm not go do you this her and 539 00:30:15,320 --> 00:30:17,880 Speaker 1: the cars and the judary And that's cool. If you 540 00:30:18,040 --> 00:30:20,920 Speaker 1: got it, do what makes you happy. Right At the 541 00:30:21,000 --> 00:30:24,400 Speaker 1: same time, I feel like, can we also hype up 542 00:30:24,480 --> 00:30:26,480 Speaker 1: girls that are going to college, girls that are getting 543 00:30:26,480 --> 00:30:28,959 Speaker 1: their degrees. Girls that are educated. Can we hype up 544 00:30:29,240 --> 00:30:31,200 Speaker 1: the girls that are independent, the girls that are sitting 545 00:30:31,200 --> 00:30:33,360 Speaker 1: their own businesses? Can we hype that up to Can 546 00:30:33,400 --> 00:30:36,080 Speaker 1: we hype up not having to um, get your boobs 547 00:30:36,120 --> 00:30:38,200 Speaker 1: done and do all these things, get to just live 548 00:30:38,280 --> 00:30:40,600 Speaker 1: off trying to find a rich man? Can we hype 549 00:30:40,640 --> 00:30:42,880 Speaker 1: that up to you? Like, that's what I'm saying. If 550 00:30:42,880 --> 00:30:46,120 Speaker 1: you're doing, good for you. But if you don't, let's 551 00:30:46,160 --> 00:30:48,240 Speaker 1: show some love to that too, Because a lot of 552 00:30:48,320 --> 00:30:50,520 Speaker 1: time we're like, oh, men have changed and women have 553 00:30:50,760 --> 00:30:53,600 Speaker 1: changed and things that. Yeah, but look at what look 554 00:30:53,640 --> 00:30:56,400 Speaker 1: at what we're hyping up, look at what we're idolizing, 555 00:30:56,480 --> 00:30:58,440 Speaker 1: look at what we're catering to, look at what we're 556 00:30:58,480 --> 00:31:02,320 Speaker 1: considering trendy. Right, I don't know, to each his own, 557 00:31:02,640 --> 00:31:05,520 Speaker 1: what would you say to somebody who is may be scared, 558 00:31:05,880 --> 00:31:08,640 Speaker 1: you know, and everybody has their situations in their scenarios 559 00:31:08,800 --> 00:31:11,640 Speaker 1: or like they have that fear of just like doing 560 00:31:11,760 --> 00:31:14,000 Speaker 1: something new, what would you say to them to like 561 00:31:14,160 --> 00:31:18,200 Speaker 1: inspire them to why don't look, you're gonna die, Okay, 562 00:31:18,640 --> 00:31:23,200 Speaker 1: you understanding you're gonna die. Like, let's say that's that's 563 00:31:23,240 --> 00:31:26,440 Speaker 1: my best advice and hit him with the truth. Yeah, 564 00:31:26,440 --> 00:31:28,200 Speaker 1: you're not gonna be eternal, and that's how line app 565 00:31:28,200 --> 00:31:30,640 Speaker 1: Please don't think I'm gonna go tomorrow me. You can 566 00:31:30,680 --> 00:31:32,400 Speaker 1: go outside a car. He's boom and yeah it's over, 567 00:31:32,440 --> 00:31:34,120 Speaker 1: it's done. You didn't do it. You didn't do it. 568 00:31:34,120 --> 00:31:36,760 Speaker 1: And I feel like if I don't get everything that's 569 00:31:36,880 --> 00:31:39,000 Speaker 1: within me out of my system, I'm gonna be like 570 00:31:39,080 --> 00:31:42,040 Speaker 1: that spirit that goes walking around like, damn it, I 571 00:31:42,120 --> 00:31:46,480 Speaker 1: didn't finish this ship. I'm still here. Wait, so you 572 00:31:46,560 --> 00:31:49,960 Speaker 1: know you're here. Now, what are you waiting for? You 573 00:31:50,040 --> 00:31:52,200 Speaker 1: don't know what tomorrow is gonna happen, was gonna bring? 574 00:31:52,720 --> 00:31:55,040 Speaker 1: Just do it. Sometimes you're waiting for the right moment, 575 00:31:55,120 --> 00:31:58,280 Speaker 1: the right person. No, I write nothing. The right moment 576 00:31:58,360 --> 00:31:59,880 Speaker 1: is when you open your eyes and got to keep 577 00:31:59,880 --> 00:32:02,160 Speaker 1: you an opportunity to wake up another day. This is 578 00:32:02,240 --> 00:32:06,680 Speaker 1: your moment. Stop procrastinating, stop waiting, stop complaining, stop whining, 579 00:32:08,600 --> 00:32:14,400 Speaker 1: and just do it. I'm in Just do it honestly, 580 00:32:14,480 --> 00:32:16,640 Speaker 1: like he hit us up, we got it, and I 581 00:32:17,000 --> 00:32:18,600 Speaker 1: a mata and I can do a little you know, 582 00:32:18,720 --> 00:32:22,840 Speaker 1: a little commercial, what's popping? Just do it? Get it done. Uma? 583 00:32:22,920 --> 00:32:25,880 Speaker 1: How do we continue following your incredible journey. How do 584 00:32:25,960 --> 00:32:30,200 Speaker 1: we here? I want to invite you guys to follow 585 00:32:30,240 --> 00:32:33,680 Speaker 1: me at a madaa Negra ln Madagra a Len and 586 00:32:33,760 --> 00:32:37,280 Speaker 1: I also want to uh to follow me at Amda Airbnb, 587 00:32:37,480 --> 00:32:40,520 Speaker 1: a Mata Airbnbs on my social media platforms for you 588 00:32:40,640 --> 00:32:43,080 Speaker 1: to just you know, be nosey and check out my journey. 589 00:32:43,160 --> 00:32:45,720 Speaker 1: I give great advice, I go live. I also want 590 00:32:45,720 --> 00:32:49,760 Speaker 1: to give a shout out to my mambo business so 591 00:32:50,280 --> 00:32:55,000 Speaker 1: it allen. Yes, we're doing this. We just literally opened 592 00:32:55,080 --> 00:32:58,320 Speaker 1: dream Big Construction Company in the Dominican Republic, so you 593 00:32:58,400 --> 00:33:00,680 Speaker 1: know we're doing a bit. We're working and we love 594 00:33:00,720 --> 00:33:03,240 Speaker 1: a man who supports. Okay, I love a man who's 595 00:33:03,280 --> 00:33:06,520 Speaker 1: out here, out here supporting, supporting and living and I'm 596 00:33:06,520 --> 00:33:09,280 Speaker 1: talking about it and actually doing it. My love, thank 597 00:33:09,320 --> 00:33:11,080 Speaker 1: you so much for being with me. Thank you for 598 00:33:11,160 --> 00:33:14,640 Speaker 1: being with us, Thank you for talking and your energy 599 00:33:14,720 --> 00:33:16,600 Speaker 1: and your beautiful spirit. And I look forward to like 600 00:33:17,360 --> 00:33:20,800 Speaker 1: actually doing this in person one day. Girl, most definitely, 601 00:33:20,960 --> 00:33:23,040 Speaker 1: thank you so much for having me. I'm so grateful 602 00:33:23,080 --> 00:33:25,440 Speaker 1: for you guys, and you know you have my support. 603 00:33:25,640 --> 00:33:28,600 Speaker 1: I'm your new best friend. If you need me, I'm here. 604 00:33:29,000 --> 00:33:39,840 Speaker 1: Thank you, guys, say Amada is all about living loud, 605 00:33:40,200 --> 00:33:44,800 Speaker 1: redefining boundaries, and expanding her horizons. She's taken what others 606 00:33:44,920 --> 00:33:47,400 Speaker 1: might see as a negative and turned it into a 607 00:33:47,520 --> 00:33:52,440 Speaker 1: source of inspiration and strength. So take that lesson into 608 00:33:52,560 --> 00:33:56,680 Speaker 1: your own journey, Go live loudly, stand in your power, 609 00:33:57,120 --> 00:34:05,400 Speaker 1: and if others don't like that, hold on. Nomos Monamita 610 00:34:05,480 --> 00:34:08,120 Speaker 1: is a production of Sonato in partnership with I Heart 611 00:34:08,200 --> 00:34:12,479 Speaker 1: Radios microuda podcast network. 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