Meet Paulina | Singer, songwriter & actress

We had the good fortune of connecting with Paulina and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Paulina, do you have a favorite quote or affirmation?
There’s this saying,”Házlo con miedo”, in spanish. I heard it once growing up and it has stuck with me since. It means “do it with fear”. As a person with anxiety, I am almost always afraid of new experiences or new situations so this phrase has helped me hype myself up. I will be shaking in my boots with fear because I have to talk to some executive, or do an interview but I will reaffirm myself with this phrase and ‘do it afraid’. I have to constantly remind myself that not everything is as scary as it seems so this quote has helped me a lot in that sense. I have been working so hard day and night to accomplish my dreams and I have slowly been reaching them. My first single, Dejarlo ir, just reached 11k after only 3 months since it’s release and my second single, Sin rumbo, is on the same path right now.

Let’s talk shop? Tell us more about your career, what can you share with our community?
I am a pop alternative singer songwriter. My first too singles are out right now, ‘Dejarlo ir’ and ‘Sin rumbo’. My first single, ‘Dejarlo ir’, surpassed 11k streams in Spotify in just 3 months of its release. It has been so crazy and amazing to see how people have been connecting with my music and making it their own. I am currently working on my first EP, Instantes, that is going to be released this next year. I recently had the opportunity to attend the Billboard Latin Music Week in Miami in October, and was subsequently named an emerging artist on Billboard’s radar. So a lot of exciting things are happening.

To get to where I am today, I had to overcome a lot of insecurities. I realized I had to be my biggest fan. We are so quick to judge ourselves and to be our biggest critic, but when you believe you’re as big as you say you are, others start to believe it too. I had to and am still dealing with those insecurities. At the end of the day I love what I do and I should be able to enjoy it. I’m glad I’m in a better place right now where I can say how proud I am of myself.

I hope you can follow along my journey on Instagram and Spotify so you don’t miss my next release and other very cool surprises! In the meantime, you can stream my latest single, Sin rumbo, that is available on all music streaming platforms.

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
When friends visit Puerto Rico, I always love to take them to the classic tourist spots and then some hidden gems. I love a stroll in Viejo San Juan: seeing the beautiful architecture and stopping by El Morro and sitting on the grass while enjoying a nice ice cream from local vendors. Then, I would take them to Teatro en 15, which is a new theater concept of micro plays that last 15 minutes. And, to end the night we would go dancing and drinking at La Factoría. The rest of the week would be composed of beach days, hiking in El Yunque and eating delicious food at local restaurants.

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
I want to shoutout all the people that have supported me directly and indirectly in the process of releasing my first single. I have a background in theater so the importance of community has always been present in my personal life and in my business as an artist. I strongly believe everything done with community is better. Making art is a collaborative effort. In my team I have my best friend and assistant, my friends working in marketing and publicity always willing to help me. I also have my producer, Rigoazulado, and mixing and mastering engineers, Ricardo Wheelock & Erick Urbina. Without all these people, I could try and do this alone but it wouldn’t be as successful as it has been with them. I am so thankful for all the love and support I’ve received since starting my career.

This shoutout goes to my family and friends who have taken the time to listen and share my music and support me. Mom, Sofi, Adriana, Dad, Titi, Yuyu, I love you guys. Thanks for believing in me. To all my friends who have supported and encouraged me: Luna, Andrea, Marianne, Laura, Angela, Alondra, Eunice, Karina, Alejandra, Klaudia, Paola, Yadimar, Mariana, Isabel, Marina, Ricardo, Ashley, Viviana, Angel Fabian, Fabre, Misael, Rafael, Alek, Gabriela, Zaely, Laura, Adriana, Andrea, Luis, Luanda, Paola, Ymaris, Nailany, Adrian, Linda, Gabriel, Emilio, Natalia, Julissa, Genesis, Annie, Patricia, and I’m sure I’m going to miss some right now; but, there are so many people who have supported me since I started and I am so thankful. Thank you for your beautiful sentiments and words of encouragement, I will truly never forget them or you. You have my heart.

Again, without community I don’t think I would be where I am. I’m so thankful to everyone who has taken the time to listen to my songs and that have felt connected to my music.

Website: https://paulinafm.my.canva.site/officialwebsite

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paulinafm.pr/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Paulinafm.pr

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@PaulinafmPR

Other: Link to my latest single: https://found.ee/sinrumbo Link to Billboard’s article naming me emerging artist: https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/on-the-radar-latin-emerging-artists-october-2023-1235453337/

Image Credits
Antoinette Luna & Marina Carro