MC: I am a great actor director, so maybe direct. And for the first time in my career I am looking into doing the music crossover, in english, internationally. I am back in the studio writing songs .. pop/country songs... Barbara: The breadth of your career is really amazing. There must be something you’re not perfect at. Tell me you can’t cook? MC: Haha, I am very bad at math and anything that has to do with technology. I don’t listen to my voice messages until about a week or more later.. I don’t open my mail but 2 weeks later!! There are a lot of other things I am not good at but I’m not telling! Haha! And yes, I “can” cook, but only when I don’t “have to”!! I create my own recipes and have no idea how they end up tasting SO good! hahaha! Barbara: What has been the most exciting career arena .. The music? The acting? Is there one song that is the “epitome” of who you are as a person? MC: I am always asked that question and it is always hard to answer because I love them both. As an actor, I can have/be so many personalities, go through so many different situations that as myself I wouldn’t experience. I like that, there’s never a boring moment in an actors life... And I also like to see “me” on the Big screen! BUT... as a singer, there are no words to describe the energy and magic that performing in front of thousands of people (even just hundreds) brings. POW! It’s very impactful, while on the stage one is loved so much that... well, there are no words to describe it. And writing, is the best therapy there is; music heals, unites, teaches, relaxes, helps to create, helps to forgive, makes
you happy or sad (we are all a little masochistic at times so this is needed...). Music has no language barriers, it is the greatest communication in the world, even if you don’t understand what is been said. You feel it. I don’t have one song that says who I am. I have many. Ok, one of them? “La Loca”, my 3rd song, internationally #1! Barbara: Is there one acting role that is remembered and adored above others? One you might even personally relate to? MC: I didn’t relate to these four, but I LOVED being the characters. “Vampire’s Kiss” “Blackheart,” “Caught,” and “He Matado A Mi Marido” which comes out this year, Barbara: We should also touch on your political and human rights points of view because this is very much at the core of Lick Magazine’s mission and being as well. You came out for LGBT rights early on championing equal rights and freedom of the individual. Tell us about that? What made you aware? Why did you put yourself and your career on the line? That was very brave.. MC: What others do is really none of my business, and that is what I was taught since I was a kid. “Respect.” Your life is yours to do whatever you want as long as it doesn’t hurt me or others. No one has the right to stop someone from doing what makes them happy. Whatever that may be. I may not agree in certain issues, but hey, you own “your” life! The world would be a better place if people accepted others as they are because then everyone would be content, don’t you think?
Maria's dog "Tequila" with her pet buddies, "Darth Vader" on the right and "Anakin Skywalker" on the left.
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