Born and raised in Santiago, Chile, I am the average middle-class Chilena, who was fortunate enough to attend the one and only international school in Santiago, because my mother is a history teacher of that school. There, I fostered a deep passion for Theater. My upbringing, surrounded by an international student body and teachers, really allowed me to become the curious being that I am.
I am an inquirer. I ask questions, I research, I explore, I experience.
In retrospect, I believe that this is what has driven me to the path of theater arts, dance, and yoga.
I attended theater school in Chile. It was not easy, it was not necessarily pleasant. I felt I was an alien: I was not Chilean, I was not American. I was a foreigner in my own country, I was (and will be) a foreigner wherever I went (go). I then traveled with a scholarship under my arm, to a Shakespeare Program in Oxford, UK. while I was in my third year of theater study. This was my catalyst to get my degree in Acting, and leave Chile.
I spent 3 years in New York City, getting a masters degree in Acting thanks to a full scholarship granted by the Chilean government.
New York City was to me the beginning of finding myself: the birth to a new perception of me, the genesis to the heart of my life with yoga.
Life has thrown me some interesting curve balls-- I, who never in a million years thought I’d be coming back to Chile, now live in Chile; I, who once swore would never be a teacher, became a teacher.
Life is not about achievements. My biography does not begin and end with my doings, my accomplishments, and/or my whereabouts.
I am a woman who believes in beauty, who strives for light and health.
I am a woman who has faith in kindness, compassion, and love.
