Andrea Suarez Paz
In many points in history films and filmmakers have been banned for political reasons- that's how annoying they can be to oppressing systems, how dangerous.Collection: Political
Before Internet existed, films were my source of real information from the world.Collection: Real
To see an older woman play a little boy on stage completely blasted open my perception to what it meant to act. That was it for me.Collection: Boys
Mexico has relied on television for decades to keep the citizens misinformed and in a constant state of stupor. I mean we live in a time where democracy is almost synonymous with oligarchy.Collection: Mean
I think art is, unfortunately, sometimes our only shot at communicating our indignation safely and effectively.Collection: Art
My parents are big liberals and taught us to never trust a government that rids their people of basic human rights.Collection: Rights
Growing up, my Mexican town of Monterrey was so safe, we wouldn't lock our cars or our front doors, and that is gone.Collection: Growing Up
Maybe I'm the badass lady who rids Mexico of drugs, of oppression and illiteracy.Collection: Badass
I am a woman and I am from Mexico, that is true. I am an artist, that is also true. When I work, I hope I'm not a woman from Mexico but an artist in body and spirit.Collection: Artist
Being Latina in the US is something I'm learning about everyday. I don't feel inherently different in any way from anybody else and it is a feeling I cherish and that has helped me avoid thinking of my ethnicity as a potential obstacle from what I want to achieve.Collection: Thinking
Its a wonderful feeling to be able to inspire back, to keep that flow going.Collection: Inspire
I do hope to inspire, I mean I live off inspiration and its the force that keeps me working, that keeps me creating.Collection: Inspiration
Though Autism can be frightening and terribly demanding, it also comes with its vast share of superpowers that are unknown to the typical human.Collection: Autism
I read a lot on autism, which is surprisingly and annoyingly a huge mystery.Collection: Autism
Artists have a tremendous purpose in society, which is to continually expose, to continually challenge and to never stop producing. To never stop creating, no matter what.Collection: Artist