Meet Cristina Glezoro

Today we’d like to introduce you to Cristina Glezoro.

Hi Cristina, thanks for sharing your story with us. To start, maybe you can tell our readers some of your backstory.
Ever since I was a little girl, I loved playing make believe and putting on costumes. Even at 4yo, I was very committed to whichever character I was playing, but I didn’t really know how to call what I was doing. Thanks to my parents I was always close to the arts; I danced throughout my childhood and took music and singing lessons, which I’ve always enjoyed very much. But I discovered my true passion during a school trip in 3th grade when I saw my first real play. It was love at first sight and I’ve never been able to let it go since.

My acting trip began when I was nine with school plays in Guadalajara, Mexico and it has gotten me through many theaters, many musicals, short films and film school(ish). When I got out of college, I knew that I was ready to get my acting to the next level; I needed to truly surrender to my dream. That’s how I got to LA.

Alright, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
I think struggling comes with life itself. Of course, there have been wonderful moments when everything seems to fall perfectly into place, but the struggle is real. I think for me the most challenging thing has been to learn how to be there for myself. When you are away from home and you leave your whole support circle behind, you need to learn how to lift yourself up in the rough times, hug yourself and know that you are powerful enough to confront whatever comes even when alone. There are harder times than others and of course, I still talk to my family and friends and I’ve found a wonderful community here in LA, but it is also good to know that I can succeed through difficult times.

Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your work?
As an artist, I love creating. Not so much because I want to show out something but because it helps me dig in. I have found that my favorite part of the creation is not the final work but the process. Learning how to move my body when I dance, finding the words when I write, and understanding the world my character lives in when I act. And it is the most fun when I have to do it for more than one character at a time. I’ve found myself regularly playing more than one character per project (theater), which I absolutely adore. The capacity to transform yourself from one second to the next, divide yourself in a way that allows you to switch back and forth through emotions, lives, circumstances and all is one of my favorite things.

One of my later projects was Indecent by Paula Vogel where I played Chana which is an actor who plays 7 different characters. It was so much fun. And the play is a piece of art, so it was one of the most enjoyable and rewarding experiences of my life.

In every project, I do my best, not only to leave my all but to live my all.

What would you say have been one of the most important lessons you’ve learned?
I’ve learned thousands of important lessons but the first one that truly stood up for me was one my vocal director, Beto Castillo, said all the time: “Las ganas solo sirven para ir al baño” which pretty much means wanting something is never enough, once you want something you need to go for it and put all of your energy, brain and love into it. If you want, the literal translation is “wanting something is only useful when you want to go to the restroom”.

Contact Info:

• Website: cristinaglezoro.com
• Instagram: Cristina.glezoro

Image Credits
Photos taken from the Art of Acting Studio. Magali Espinosa