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

Hi Suheil, how do you think about risk?
Well I have been taking risks since 2020 when I decided to move across the country from the Bronx, NY to LA. I drove with my daughter and cousin because I needed a change in my life. So risk taking plays a big role in my life/career becuase taking risks can only go one of two ways.. you either succeed or you learn a lesson because I don’t see failure. Failure would be not taking the risk at all

Can you open up a bit about your work and career? We’re big fans and we’d love for our community to learn more about your work.
Well I am a model/ actress… I am originally from Spanish Harlem and the Bronx New York…. I drove across the country try twice in 2020 first time in September 2020 and the second time November 2020… these past 4 going on 5 years has not been easy AT ALL!!! I came over here basically to start over and chase my dreams with becoming a model and actress and someone positive in this industry.. while being a mother to now a 13 year old and trying to figure EVERYTHING out… we’ve dealt with struggle withing a month of being here… I was networking meeting different ppl working with different photographers working events doing fashion shows was on a billboard board commercial and a few magazines… one major thing that I learned is no matter what ALWAYS HAVE FAITH IN GOD because every time I felt like I was at my lowest and was ready to give up he always pulled through… I have met some AMAZING ppl out here who have helped me Tremendously with getting to where I am and where I know I will be in the future… never give up on your dreams fight for what you feel in your heart because you only live once and I refuse to die with any regrets… I have over came living in a shelter in New York for 3 years with me and my daughter from when I was pregnant until she was 2 going on 3 years old and I just always kept the Faith…got out of the shelter and lived in the Projects in the bronx for 6 years after that and then moved across the country because I could not see myself raising my daughter in New York where we witnessed so much violence and negativity… I want when people see me to see a strong Puerto Rican woman from the Bronx who never gave up… who has fought her whole life for a change because no one in my family at all has ever taken a leap of faith like this… and im not doing it just for myself I’m doing it for my daughter so she can see that she can go after her dreams and so I can put her in a position where she’s living her dreams of being an actress… i want other little girls and woman to know they can change the narrative in their lives… I want to get to a level of success where I can give back and help women who live in homeless shelters with their kids and show them that they can do it too and provide tools in their lives to be successful.

Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
I used to love Pink taco on sunset Blvd but it’s not there any more… but besides that I would definitely do like a beach tour…. in 2020 I went to laguna beach, Newport beach.. Santa Monica.. Venice beach redondo beach… i would definitely go to the theme parks like knotts berry farm.. I haven’t been to disneyland yet so that would definitely be some where I would want to go.. would love to experience Big Bear… that’s one of the things that I LOVE about living in SoCal there are sooo many things that you can do all year round… you can go to big bear if you want to see snow then drive down to Santa Monica and hang out on the pier and go on rides

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
I will like to dedicate this ShoutOut to my daughter Laylah Michelle Lopez. She is the reason for my being. Everything I do is for her so she can be motivated to chase her dreams and see first hand that there are struggles in doing it but at the end it will be worth it

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Image Credits
Christopher Wallace
Gus Mejia Arte
Alberto Acosta
Ronald Williams

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