April 21, 2020 • 27 mins
Sofia Carson, redefiniendo la mujer Latina
En este episodio, conversamos con Sofía Carson, actriz y cantante de padres Colombianos, que con su belleza, gracia y carisma, conquistó el competitivo mundo de la televisión.
Sofía, dio inicio a su carrera en series de televisión de Disney Channel y a partir del 2019 protagoniza en la exitosa serie “Pretty Little Liars”.
Entre sus prioridades, también dedica tiempo a causas humanitarias y actualmente se encuentra trabajando con la Unicef en iniciativas que ayudan a los más necesitados durante COVID-19.
Con los pies bien puestos sobre la tierra, Sofía es una mujer sencilla que sabe elegir los roles que elevan su potencial y empoderan a sus millones de seguidores, ya sea por su música, la actuación o cómo una de las representantes de la exclusiva marca de belleza Revlon a nivel global.
Sofia Carson, redefining the Latin women
In this episode, we chat with Sofia Carson. Sofia is an actress and singer from Colombian parents who has captured the competitive world of television with her beauty, grace and charisma.
Sofia kicked off her career with various roles in the Disney Channel and as of 2019, stars in the popular TV series, “Pretty Little Liars”.
Among her priorities, Sofia makes time for humanitarian causes and is currently working with the Unicef initiatives supporting COVID-19.
Sofia has remained grounded and has carefully chosen roles that elevate her potential and empower her millions of followers via her music, her acting or as a global ambassador for beauty brand, Revlon.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Yeah, this is Ala. My name is the and Riquez
Atos Podcasts Complete and Sat Disney Channel. In movies, Nascio
(00:23):
and Fort Lauderdale, Floridas Istamosola. My name is Sophia Carson.
You are awesome and always so beautiful and always so
happy and so bright. Thank you. If like, the last
time we saw each other was what three or four
(00:45):
years ago, and you're in in Miami and I can't
even was it at the studio or was it at
an event? There's so many things that it was at
the studio. I remember I was wearing a pink suit,
and I remember I really enjoyed your interview. But it
was a long time ago. So it's been a while.
It's been a while, and it's great to connect. And
now with all the lockdown and the COVID craziness that's
(01:05):
going on, we really value those moments that we're able
to spend time with people and see each other in person. Right. Absolutely,
It's such a blessing to have this gift of technology
that we can still even and isolation, we can still
be so connected. It's such a gift. What have you learned.
What's the biggest thing you've learned in this process. What
have I learned? Gosh? I think you know, my mom
(01:31):
always said when we were growing up that we only
live once, right, that life has lived in moments. And
I always knew that growing up, but I don't think
any of us fully understood what that meant until this
happened to us, when really, all of a sudden, our whole,
our lives slipped upside down and we realized that all
(01:53):
we have is right here, right now, because tomorrow isn't promised.
And I think this has just put everything into perspective.
You know, what really matters in life is your family, um,
their health and love, and that's that's it. Nothing else
matters so right, and it puts everything really into perspective.
(02:14):
So you just had a birthday complete and what a
great name. I love you, I love you, I know
thank you. It's a I'm so happy that this song
is out in the world in this moment, you know.
And Rehab, a DJ and producer, um, the song meant
(02:37):
a lot to us. In the song that's means a
lot to me. It's about falling in love with love
that doesn't love you back, and it's it's dedicated to
every broken heart in the world who's ever been in
that situation, which unfortunately is probably a lot of us,
And everything from the song to the video, everything is
very honest and very real representation of me in my
heart and the day that it came out someone like
(02:59):
a Dato, which is just absolutely incredible, a dream. And
now we've released the acoustic version, We've had remixes. I
would have been on radio tour, which I was on
tour before we went to quarantine, but for it to
connect with so many people means the world to me.
I'm so so happy and so honored to be able
(03:22):
to connect with people in that way, especially in this moment.
And not only that, but what does it feel to
be able to have that connection the immediacy right of
just with with that song, with a beautiful piece of
work and able and so many people's eyes and ears
on on a on a project of yours. Is it
like overwhelming? Is it like wow? Is it surreal? It's surreal,
(03:43):
It's truly stireal and and in the real meaning of
the word. Like for instance, a few weeks ago, fans
started creating something called and I Loved You Challenge, and
I get videos, hundreds of videos on a weekly basis
from Egypt to Morocco, to Brazil to Mehi, Karentina, Tokyo,
wherever it is a fans dancing to my son and
(04:05):
they each challenge each other. And it's crazy how in
every corner of the world, no matter who we are,
where we come from, what language we speak, you lefances,
we're all connected to music and it's such a privilege.
You can follow that the movement there with the challenge
hashtag I love you Germany, I Love you channel without
the e I l u V right, I luv, I
love you, just you just let you. I love you
(04:28):
challenge hashtag I Love you challenge really cool, Sofia, it
is pandemia and COVID nineteen Quarantina And I said, because
(05:02):
I felt helpless in a way, and all I wanted
to do was just to try and do whatever I
could to make some sort of a difference, and inspired
in the hope that we saw online and how immediately
the world just kind of gravitated towards spreading hope. We
created a campaign together called Spread Hope with Sophia, and
the link is pretty simple. It's units f USA dot
(05:24):
org slash spread Hope and all the proceeds boss as nurses,
you know, the heroes that are fighting this disease on
the front line. And it's been so beautiful and so
overwhelming to see the response and the support and how
people have just taken to spreading this message of hope
to donating, whether it was from my birthday or fans
(05:47):
create like Instagram lives and they made something up where
it was like any anytime somebody sent a blue heart,
they donated a dollar. It's it's just so beautiful to
see how the world has come together to give and
you know, to be able to join you and stuff
in this movement is so special. It's also beautiful and
special to see you leading by example, Felicia NECESSI do
(06:14):
a lot of desperate people that a lot of desperate
folks and people that have been affected. So it's great
to hear positive things like this that that you're doing
and how we can we can come together to talking
about beauty. You are now talk to me about this
this new Revlon partnership that you're You're you're the latest
(06:36):
global ambassador. That's pretty cool. I'm hoping this ugly face
one day will be a global ambassambassador, some type of beauty, beautiful.
What are you talking about? Thank you, Sehart. Of course, yes,
So that was announced this year and it's an honor
yet again to to be the global ambassador for Revlon.
(06:56):
To be not only in the face of a beauty
brand that you know, such a historic and iconic brand,
but you know, as a woman, it's so inspiring and
so beautiful to be a part of a brand that
doesn't stand for only physical beauty. Their brand ambassadors, starting
(07:17):
with Audrey Hepburn to Ashley Grant at Galgado, are women
who are trailblazers, who have really made differences in their
industry and who have dedicated through their lives to giving
back as well. So it's about a bold kind of
beautiful that lies within and to me, to be able
(07:37):
to represent that to girls all over the world is
such an honor and I'm so excited than you should be,
and we're excited for yous and Latino, No Chicago, Paris, Colombianos.
(08:00):
What was the hardest decision you've ever had to make?
Licenseume must defacing Okay, Sophia, I would say in my career,
as you say, as a woman who was raised by
a very strong woman um in the beginning of my career,
(08:20):
I turned down a lot of roles or turned down
or even decided not to audition for roles, and I
was given songs that were always demeaning towards women or
detrimentary in some sort of way. And I couldn't find
it in me to tell that story or to be
(08:41):
unfair to women in that way. Um, it was just
an unfair presentation of who we are. And as we've seen,
the industry has changed quite a lot. But in the beginning,
it was tough because I was told by people in
the industry that I was the business of saying no,
And you know, that's not easy to swallow when it's
leaving you. The the gave opportunity to launch your career,
(09:03):
and um, but you decide to say no because that's
just not who you are, what women are. But luckily
it paid off and the industry also changed, and I'm
so proud to have been able to now play roles
and to sing songs that paint the real pictures of
what women are. Incredible, multidimensional, strong, you know, we know
(09:25):
women are just incredible, and it's so amazing to see
that being represented nowadays. So that was definitely some of
the harder decisions that we made in the beginning. But
I say hard, but also it was almost a no
brainer as well. And like I couldn't I couldn't see
myself saying these things are playing these roles, um, and
I guess in the personal life, I really I can't complain,
(09:48):
but it gave because I'm so blessed that to wake
up every sing despite the fact that yes, it's a career,
has a lot of uh sacrifice in terms of time
and you know, it takes a lot out of you.
It's I get to live my dream every single day.
So every single day that I you know, whatever sacrifice,
(10:09):
whatever it was in my personal life, it's beyond above
and beyond so worth it. You're listening to Olah my
name is the Enriquez Ato's podcast. This is Allah, My
(10:41):
Name is the Enrique Santo's podcast. Did you always dream
with this? Is this what you always wanted to do
as a kid? Act? And seen? Yeah? Oh no, senor
ysaye next me. Mama uh is dogo Um. She's the
(11:10):
wind beneath my wings. She's incredible, not only the most
supportive mother, but also we're partners in this. She's a brilliant,
brilliant woman and businesswoman. And you know, no one knows
me or protects me like hers. So we're partners in
this beautiful journey together and I wouldn't have it any
other way, And really, without them, I wouldn't be here.
(11:33):
But yeah, I was three and I was singing Don't
Cry for Me Argentina in my living room and performing.
And I don't remember, in all honesty and moments when
I didn't know that I had to like this was
who I was, that this is what I had to
do for the rest of my life. And I'm so
lucky that I had the support system that I did,
because I can't imagine doing this without it. What was
(11:57):
your first job in the industry? I think we froze there,
we go back. I'm back, COVID problems, I'm back, I'm back.
Do you remember the first job you ever had in
the industry? First job was a guest staring role on
a Disney Channel show called Austin and Alley, And it
was my first job and my first acting job too.
(12:19):
I had never acted before that, so I genuinely, I mean,
I shouldn't be saying it, but I had no I
felt like I had no idea what I was doing,
and um, right after that I got Descendants and that
was the big role that changed my life. Do you
ever watch that that video again and analyze and see
how far you've come and compare you know what. I
(12:40):
haven't seen that episode, but I feel like I should.
It's probably so bad. No, no, no, no, you did
goods that were more self critics. So you don't like
watching yourself on taper or listening to recordings or watching
(13:02):
recordings of yourself. Now, learn to learn from it. I
could get as like I learned from it and grow
from it. In the beginning, it was weird to see
yourself on camera and to hear yourself as a whole
different experience, as you know, So in the beginning it's weird,
but now you know, in the beginning, I'll be a
little bit critical and I'll learn from it, and then
(13:22):
I enjoyed after like the first year that I see Yeah, yeah,
the same thing happens to me. You know. At the beginning,
I want to hear myself to make sure you know,
the levels are okay, and then I sound okay and
I'm you know, sounding the way. But then you get
too cratively, what could I have done better? And yeah,
So now I just I tune it out. The less
I hear myself and the more I just talk from
the hard things that you you and you hear it
later and it's like that's it. It's it's your better
(13:44):
your better work. Sometimes. Oh yeah, do you remember the
first thing you ever bought with the money? Yes? I
remember perfectly perfect evening my characterist and me in this
I mean especially me such the fashion designer and her
signature colors blue. And there was a purse that I
(14:05):
bought that was in the perfect e V Royal blue
and it was one of my favorite purses. And I
bought that person, which was very cool. That is pretty cool.
Do you still have it or I do? To my
that's cool. Who are you a fan of? You've got
a lot of fans. Who are you a fan of? Oh?
(14:26):
Thank you, gosh, so many people I've you know, I
have to thank the incredible women who came before me,
who show blazed the way to allow girls like me
to be able to do what we do today. Growing up,
Share was like my icon. I used to watch Shares
concerts and um, Jennifer Lopez a really, really admire j
(14:47):
Loo Um, Barbra Streisan, Share, Beyonce, These women Lady Gaga,
who are mobiles you know, who have not only had
careers in music, also careers in film, who are directors,
who are businesswomen, These women who have done it all
and at the same time, like Audrey hen As well,
(15:08):
found time to give back and work with huan A staff.
And those are the them and them. I grew up
really admiring the always see that I'll go at the
(15:29):
India lucky that I've I've been lucky and we've done
being able to do a good job at really separating
my private life from I guess my career life. So
when I'm in l A and I think people would
probably agree with you. In La it's pretty chill and
(15:50):
you can have a normal life, um and go out
in the public and you know what will happen is
people come up to and ask your photos. And but
it's never in tunitive and in truth a way like
I still feel that I can live a pretty normal life. Um,
just you know, in spite of the thing which is
really cool and I really need to be honest, I
(16:12):
think that never really has ever bothered me. It's kind
of it's a privilege to me whenever that happens. Um So,
so far my life has my private life has been
able to stay pretty pretty normal. I guess the only
difference is that I work quite a lot, so I
don't really have too much time for social for social things.
(16:32):
But I was never one to really go out that
often any way. I've always kind of been kind of
a nerd in more alic so you know, if I
have to save my voice and wake up early or
whatever it is, or travel a lot, and it's a
ri family a lot, and and when you're on tour,
(16:53):
you're usually alone. And even though I love being on tour,
I guess that's the one thing that makes it harder.
It's just being away from family. You're responsible and focus Gample,
so you you also, you know, so that's what you
(17:15):
you attract, what what you reflect as well? Get the
Yana GA What what fulfilled? Sophia Carson The question. The
first thing that came to mind was giving really my
my work with you and stef and the little we've
been able to do, or I guess thee a lot
we've been able to do the last few years. When
(17:35):
I traveled to Brazil, with them last summer, and you know,
in Riquet for for my whole life, I always knew
the power of education, right, and that I wanted to
dedicate my time if ever I had this platform to
do what I can to educate young girls and to
change lives through education. But all those words are really
(17:56):
just words until you meet the girls who when when
I was in Brazil, you know, the the rate of
not to be too dark, but the death rate and
the rate of physical abuse and sexually a lot of
Hispanic countries or countries all over the world, it's very high,
(18:17):
and it's almost a part of normal life in Brazil.
And I met these young girls who, because of the
schools that were founded by UNI sef in their boys,
their lives were not only saved because they were taken
out of the streets, but their lives were changed because
they were educated to know that this isn't normal and
that through education they can only have a better life
(18:40):
for themselves, but for their children, their grandchildren. And when
these girls say these things crying to you, and how
genuinely they're now going to be teachers and doctors and lawyers,
it's the most beautiful and inexplicable feeling in the world. Um,
to know that we can have a small part in
changing the lives of these women and in turn changing
(19:01):
the lives of their town, their blow, or their country.
It really is so beautiful. So that has been the
most fulfilling thing to me. And also when you hear
them talk about how the roles that I've played have
somehow inspired them or have somehow made a difference in
their lives and made them feel empowered or inspired to
(19:23):
educate themselves, that to me is the greatest, greatest honor
that I could that I could ever have. That is awesome.
I look at the soda because if there is anything
extra in your life that you can do without, that's
a great question. In what sense? Um, Well, right now
I would say not really, I'm working more at home
(19:48):
here than ever before. Yeah, yeah, I would say, I mean,
let me see a hand blow. So like people would
just bring like drama to your life. Those people are
like extra, and I could I'm I'm learning in this
process that I could be like, you know what, that
(20:09):
you're a little extra and I should have less on
my plate. And so I'm gonna deal with these people
in a different fashion and not give that so much attention.
So I would say, that's what's too much extra for me?
I would agree, I would agree, I would, and I
would include to that, um ungratefulness or the lack of gratitude,
(20:30):
especially in moments like this where you know, you and
I were healthy or at home with the privilege and
we're lucky to be able to continue to work from home. Um,
so you know, I feel like to not be grateful
in moments like this than you know, SOA definitely the
only thing you're listening to Ola. My name is the
(20:51):
Autos podcast O. Welcome back to Olah. My name is
(21:30):
Bi and Ricue Santo's podcast. You know, replay it was
such a special moment that you want to relive that moment. Gosh,
how lucky might that I have a few moments in
my head that I would like to replay? Can I
take a few? This is all about you. I would
really thank you. I would replay when I performed at
(21:54):
Coachella Unreal. I would replay the premiere of Descendence to
I remember feeling in that moment, even though this sounds
already become a common on when I was sitting in
that theater watching it with my sister and my mom
and my dad by my side. I just felt so
honored to be a part of something so big and
(22:14):
so meaningful. And I remember that moment perfectly, and I
would also replay I think my time in Brazil with
younisaf those three moments as delete, no, because I think
they've all brought us to where we are today, even
(22:36):
if they've been painful, the good, not only the good,
but the painful. And actually, actually there is one thing,
um My, my dear friend Cameron, when he passed, I
thought I would delete. That was rough for you, yeah,
for all of us, for the world. Really, what did Cameron?
What did your relationship with Cameron teach you? Um, personally
(22:59):
as as a human, Oh gosh, so much. That was
crazy because when I met him, he was fourteen, I
was twenty one, and yet he became my and my
sister's best friend, not only in the movie but in
our life, to whom my sister were like brother and sister.
And he remember, Kenny told me this day that you know,
(23:23):
we lost Cam even though he was fourteens, that he
had lived a thousand lives. And he walked into the
room and he just radiated how oldly. I don't know
how to describe it. He was just a special boy.
And I think what I learned from him was that
(23:44):
to just be happy and to just live life. And
he lived his life, and he loved his life, and
he loved his career, and he loved his family, and
yet he was still a boy despite having been in
this business since he was six years old. He was
just a the beautiful, love filled boy, and he inspired
(24:05):
all of us to want to live that way. It
was one of those people, you know what. I followed
him on on social media and when I saw him
on TV and stuff, and you so iconic. His face
is so recognizable, right and so memorable, the freckles and
the smile and his big teeth and his beautiful eyes.
And I said, man I, I this kid has some
I want to meet this kid. You know, I was
(24:26):
looking forward to interviewing him. That's exactly, and you know
that's who he is right now. He's an angel. He
was an angel own earth. Yeah. I love you, Kim awesome.
You haven't even used it coming this year. Besides I
love you, I do, I do. I'm so excited. I've
spent a lot of time this last year in the studio,
(24:47):
working with so incredibly people have dreamed of working with.
I can't wait to announce who. But people have been
working with are from incredible producers and songwriters. And you know,
as it grows an artists and as a person, and
my music grows with me, and you become more vulnerable
(25:07):
and more honest and um, it just becomes a more
honest representation of of who you are. And I'm so
excited to keep sharing my heart with the world for
the rest of this year. Please continue to do that,
and we're so looking forward to hearing your new music.
So you know, on all of my name is um always.
(25:27):
On the podcast, I asked my my guests to leave
a question for my next guest without knowing who that
guest is going to be, and my last guest happened
to be Amelia and Gloria Estefan very successful latinos. Were
also very proud of them. They're awesome souls, and they
leave this question for you and guests. Imprison, okay, Gloriae,
(25:50):
imprison duly, what in my life is increasing? Really? I
would say my family. That's the first thing that came
to mind. I cannot imagine my life without them, my mom,
my dad, and my sister. Their love is something that
basics Ami, don't let me moment, I would say, cam
(26:18):
Um and even though he knew how much he meant
to us, maybe just tell him one more time. So
if I want to tell you how special you are
to all of us and how proud we all are
of you and your success, stay healthy, tell your mom
I saying alone, I will thank you. They see those
(26:40):
all the best to you. Thank you, gonna be getting soon.
Don't don't click one second? Oh got it? Oh I'm sorry, Yes,
of course your question. I almost forgot your question for
my next guest on Ala my name is my next
quest without knowing who that guest is going to be? Okay,
(27:00):
maybe I would ask if you would teach, if you
could teach your younger self one lesson, what would it be?
And I love that question that you asked me. If
there was one moment in your life that you could replay,
what would it be? So either of those two Sophia,
(27:22):
thank you basically those I love you, thank you? And
Riquet do you love you so? For your Carson
Yeah, this is Ala. My name is the and Riquez
Atos Podcasts Complete and Sat Disney Channel. In movies, Nascio
(00:23):
and Fort Lauderdale, Floridas Istamosola. My name is Sophia Carson.
You are awesome and always so beautiful and always so
happy and so bright. Thank you. If like, the last
time we saw each other was what three or four
(00:45):
years ago, and you're in in Miami and I can't
even was it at the studio or was it at
an event? There's so many things that it was at
the studio. I remember I was wearing a pink suit,
and I remember I really enjoyed your interview. But it
was a long time ago. So it's been a while.
It's been a while, and it's great to connect. And
now with all the lockdown and the COVID craziness that's
(01:05):
going on, we really value those moments that we're able
to spend time with people and see each other in person. Right. Absolutely,
It's such a blessing to have this gift of technology
that we can still even and isolation, we can still
be so connected. It's such a gift. What have you learned.
What's the biggest thing you've learned in this process. What
have I learned? Gosh? I think you know, my mom
(01:31):
always said when we were growing up that we only
live once, right, that life has lived in moments. And
I always knew that growing up, but I don't think
any of us fully understood what that meant until this
happened to us, when really, all of a sudden, our whole,
our lives slipped upside down and we realized that all
(01:53):
we have is right here, right now, because tomorrow isn't promised.
And I think this has just put everything into perspective.
You know, what really matters in life is your family, um,
their health and love, and that's that's it. Nothing else
matters so right, and it puts everything really into perspective.
(02:14):
So you just had a birthday complete and what a
great name. I love you, I love you, I know
thank you. It's a I'm so happy that this song
is out in the world in this moment, you know.
And Rehab, a DJ and producer, um, the song meant
(02:37):
a lot to us. In the song that's means a
lot to me. It's about falling in love with love
that doesn't love you back, and it's it's dedicated to
every broken heart in the world who's ever been in
that situation, which unfortunately is probably a lot of us,
And everything from the song to the video, everything is
very honest and very real representation of me in my
heart and the day that it came out someone like
(02:59):
a Dato, which is just absolutely incredible, a dream. And
now we've released the acoustic version, We've had remixes. I
would have been on radio tour, which I was on
tour before we went to quarantine, but for it to
connect with so many people means the world to me.
I'm so so happy and so honored to be able
(03:22):
to connect with people in that way, especially in this moment.
And not only that, but what does it feel to
be able to have that connection the immediacy right of
just with with that song, with a beautiful piece of
work and able and so many people's eyes and ears
on on a on a project of yours. Is it
like overwhelming? Is it like wow? Is it surreal? It's surreal,
(03:43):
It's truly stireal and and in the real meaning of
the word. Like for instance, a few weeks ago, fans
started creating something called and I Loved You Challenge, and
I get videos, hundreds of videos on a weekly basis
from Egypt to Morocco, to Brazil to Mehi, Karentina, Tokyo,
wherever it is a fans dancing to my son and
(04:05):
they each challenge each other. And it's crazy how in
every corner of the world, no matter who we are,
where we come from, what language we speak, you lefances,
we're all connected to music and it's such a privilege.
You can follow that the movement there with the challenge
hashtag I love you Germany, I Love you channel without
the e I l u V right, I luv, I
love you, just you just let you. I love you
(04:28):
challenge hashtag I Love you challenge really cool, Sofia, it
is pandemia and COVID nineteen Quarantina And I said, because
(05:02):
I felt helpless in a way, and all I wanted
to do was just to try and do whatever I
could to make some sort of a difference, and inspired
in the hope that we saw online and how immediately
the world just kind of gravitated towards spreading hope. We
created a campaign together called Spread Hope with Sophia, and
the link is pretty simple. It's units f USA dot
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org slash spread Hope and all the proceeds boss as nurses,
you know, the heroes that are fighting this disease on
the front line. And it's been so beautiful and so
overwhelming to see the response and the support and how
people have just taken to spreading this message of hope
to donating, whether it was from my birthday or fans
(05:47):
create like Instagram lives and they made something up where
it was like any anytime somebody sent a blue heart,
they donated a dollar. It's it's just so beautiful to
see how the world has come together to give and
you know, to be able to join you and stuff
in this movement is so special. It's also beautiful and
special to see you leading by example, Felicia NECESSI do
(06:14):
a lot of desperate people that a lot of desperate
folks and people that have been affected. So it's great
to hear positive things like this that that you're doing
and how we can we can come together to talking
about beauty. You are now talk to me about this
this new Revlon partnership that you're You're you're the latest
(06:36):
global ambassador. That's pretty cool. I'm hoping this ugly face
one day will be a global ambassambassador, some type of beauty, beautiful.
What are you talking about? Thank you, Sehart. Of course, yes,
So that was announced this year and it's an honor
yet again to to be the global ambassador for Revlon.
(06:56):
To be not only in the face of a beauty
brand that you know, such a historic and iconic brand,
but you know, as a woman, it's so inspiring and
so beautiful to be a part of a brand that
doesn't stand for only physical beauty. Their brand ambassadors, starting
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with Audrey Hepburn to Ashley Grant at Galgado, are women
who are trailblazers, who have really made differences in their
industry and who have dedicated through their lives to giving
back as well. So it's about a bold kind of
beautiful that lies within and to me, to be able
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to represent that to girls all over the world is
such an honor and I'm so excited than you should be,
and we're excited for yous and Latino, No Chicago, Paris, Colombianos.
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What was the hardest decision you've ever had to make?
Licenseume must defacing Okay, Sophia, I would say in my career,
as you say, as a woman who was raised by
a very strong woman um in the beginning of my career,
(08:20):
I turned down a lot of roles or turned down
or even decided not to audition for roles, and I
was given songs that were always demeaning towards women or
detrimentary in some sort of way. And I couldn't find
it in me to tell that story or to be
(08:41):
unfair to women in that way. Um, it was just
an unfair presentation of who we are. And as we've seen,
the industry has changed quite a lot. But in the beginning,
it was tough because I was told by people in
the industry that I was the business of saying no,
And you know, that's not easy to swallow when it's
leaving you. The the gave opportunity to launch your career,
(09:03):
and um, but you decide to say no because that's
just not who you are, what women are. But luckily
it paid off and the industry also changed, and I'm
so proud to have been able to now play roles
and to sing songs that paint the real pictures of
what women are. Incredible, multidimensional, strong, you know, we know
(09:25):
women are just incredible, and it's so amazing to see
that being represented nowadays. So that was definitely some of
the harder decisions that we made in the beginning. But
I say hard, but also it was almost a no
brainer as well. And like I couldn't I couldn't see
myself saying these things are playing these roles, um, and
I guess in the personal life, I really I can't complain,
(09:48):
but it gave because I'm so blessed that to wake
up every sing despite the fact that yes, it's a career,
has a lot of uh sacrifice in terms of time
and you know, it takes a lot out of you.
It's I get to live my dream every single day.
So every single day that I you know, whatever sacrifice,
(10:09):
whatever it was in my personal life, it's beyond above
and beyond so worth it. You're listening to Olah my
name is the Enriquez Ato's podcast. This is Allah, My
(10:41):
Name is the Enrique Santo's podcast. Did you always dream
with this? Is this what you always wanted to do
as a kid? Act? And seen? Yeah? Oh no, senor
ysaye next me. Mama uh is dogo Um. She's the
(11:10):
wind beneath my wings. She's incredible, not only the most
supportive mother, but also we're partners in this. She's a brilliant,
brilliant woman and businesswoman. And you know, no one knows
me or protects me like hers. So we're partners in
this beautiful journey together and I wouldn't have it any
other way, And really, without them, I wouldn't be here.
(11:33):
But yeah, I was three and I was singing Don't
Cry for Me Argentina in my living room and performing.
And I don't remember, in all honesty and moments when
I didn't know that I had to like this was
who I was, that this is what I had to
do for the rest of my life. And I'm so
lucky that I had the support system that I did,
because I can't imagine doing this without it. What was
(11:57):
your first job in the industry? I think we froze there,
we go back. I'm back, COVID problems, I'm back, I'm back.
Do you remember the first job you ever had in
the industry? First job was a guest staring role on
a Disney Channel show called Austin and Alley, And it
was my first job and my first acting job too.
(12:19):
I had never acted before that, so I genuinely, I mean,
I shouldn't be saying it, but I had no I
felt like I had no idea what I was doing,
and um, right after that I got Descendants and that
was the big role that changed my life. Do you
ever watch that that video again and analyze and see
how far you've come and compare you know what. I
(12:40):
haven't seen that episode, but I feel like I should.
It's probably so bad. No, no, no, no, you did
goods that were more self critics. So you don't like
watching yourself on taper or listening to recordings or watching
(13:02):
recordings of yourself. Now, learn to learn from it. I
could get as like I learned from it and grow
from it. In the beginning, it was weird to see
yourself on camera and to hear yourself as a whole
different experience, as you know, So in the beginning it's weird,
but now you know, in the beginning, I'll be a
little bit critical and I'll learn from it, and then
(13:22):
I enjoyed after like the first year that I see Yeah, yeah,
the same thing happens to me. You know. At the beginning,
I want to hear myself to make sure you know,
the levels are okay, and then I sound okay and
I'm you know, sounding the way. But then you get
too cratively, what could I have done better? And yeah,
So now I just I tune it out. The less
I hear myself and the more I just talk from
the hard things that you you and you hear it
later and it's like that's it. It's it's your better
(13:44):
your better work. Sometimes. Oh yeah, do you remember the
first thing you ever bought with the money? Yes? I
remember perfectly perfect evening my characterist and me in this
I mean especially me such the fashion designer and her
signature colors blue. And there was a purse that I
(14:05):
bought that was in the perfect e V Royal blue
and it was one of my favorite purses. And I
bought that person, which was very cool. That is pretty cool.
Do you still have it or I do? To my
that's cool. Who are you a fan of? You've got
a lot of fans. Who are you a fan of? Oh?
(14:26):
Thank you, gosh, so many people I've you know, I
have to thank the incredible women who came before me,
who show blazed the way to allow girls like me
to be able to do what we do today. Growing up,
Share was like my icon. I used to watch Shares
concerts and um, Jennifer Lopez a really, really admire j
(14:47):
Loo Um, Barbra Streisan, Share, Beyonce, These women Lady Gaga,
who are mobiles you know, who have not only had
careers in music, also careers in film, who are directors,
who are businesswomen, These women who have done it all
and at the same time, like Audrey hen As well,
(15:08):
found time to give back and work with huan A staff.
And those are the them and them. I grew up
really admiring the always see that I'll go at the
(15:29):
India lucky that I've I've been lucky and we've done
being able to do a good job at really separating
my private life from I guess my career life. So
when I'm in l A and I think people would
probably agree with you. In La it's pretty chill and
(15:50):
you can have a normal life, um and go out
in the public and you know what will happen is
people come up to and ask your photos. And but
it's never in tunitive and in truth a way like
I still feel that I can live a pretty normal life. Um,
just you know, in spite of the thing which is
really cool and I really need to be honest, I
(16:12):
think that never really has ever bothered me. It's kind
of it's a privilege to me whenever that happens. Um So,
so far my life has my private life has been
able to stay pretty pretty normal. I guess the only
difference is that I work quite a lot, so I
don't really have too much time for social for social things.
(16:32):
But I was never one to really go out that
often any way. I've always kind of been kind of
a nerd in more alic so you know, if I
have to save my voice and wake up early or
whatever it is, or travel a lot, and it's a
ri family a lot, and and when you're on tour,
(16:53):
you're usually alone. And even though I love being on tour,
I guess that's the one thing that makes it harder.
It's just being away from family. You're responsible and focus Gample,
so you you also, you know, so that's what you
(17:15):
you attract, what what you reflect as well? Get the
Yana GA What what fulfilled? Sophia Carson The question. The
first thing that came to mind was giving really my
my work with you and stef and the little we've
been able to do, or I guess thee a lot
we've been able to do the last few years. When
(17:35):
I traveled to Brazil, with them last summer, and you know,
in Riquet for for my whole life, I always knew
the power of education, right, and that I wanted to
dedicate my time if ever I had this platform to
do what I can to educate young girls and to
change lives through education. But all those words are really
(17:56):
just words until you meet the girls who when when
I was in Brazil, you know, the the rate of
not to be too dark, but the death rate and
the rate of physical abuse and sexually a lot of
Hispanic countries or countries all over the world, it's very high,
(18:17):
and it's almost a part of normal life in Brazil.
And I met these young girls who, because of the
schools that were founded by UNI sef in their boys,
their lives were not only saved because they were taken
out of the streets, but their lives were changed because
they were educated to know that this isn't normal and
that through education they can only have a better life
(18:40):
for themselves, but for their children, their grandchildren. And when
these girls say these things crying to you, and how
genuinely they're now going to be teachers and doctors and lawyers,
it's the most beautiful and inexplicable feeling in the world. Um,
to know that we can have a small part in
changing the lives of these women and in turn changing
(19:01):
the lives of their town, their blow, or their country.
It really is so beautiful. So that has been the
most fulfilling thing to me. And also when you hear
them talk about how the roles that I've played have
somehow inspired them or have somehow made a difference in
their lives and made them feel empowered or inspired to
(19:23):
educate themselves, that to me is the greatest, greatest honor
that I could that I could ever have. That is awesome.
I look at the soda because if there is anything
extra in your life that you can do without, that's
a great question. In what sense? Um, Well, right now
I would say not really, I'm working more at home
(19:48):
here than ever before. Yeah, yeah, I would say, I mean,
let me see a hand blow. So like people would
just bring like drama to your life. Those people are
like extra, and I could I'm I'm learning in this
process that I could be like, you know what, that
(20:09):
you're a little extra and I should have less on
my plate. And so I'm gonna deal with these people
in a different fashion and not give that so much attention.
So I would say, that's what's too much extra for me?
I would agree, I would agree, I would, and I
would include to that, um ungratefulness or the lack of gratitude,
(20:30):
especially in moments like this where you know, you and
I were healthy or at home with the privilege and
we're lucky to be able to continue to work from home. Um,
so you know, I feel like to not be grateful
in moments like this than you know, SOA definitely the
only thing you're listening to Ola. My name is the
(20:51):
Autos podcast O. Welcome back to Olah. My name is
(21:30):
Bi and Ricue Santo's podcast. You know, replay it was
such a special moment that you want to relive that moment. Gosh,
how lucky might that I have a few moments in
my head that I would like to replay? Can I
take a few? This is all about you. I would
really thank you. I would replay when I performed at
(21:54):
Coachella Unreal. I would replay the premiere of Descendence to
I remember feeling in that moment, even though this sounds
already become a common on when I was sitting in
that theater watching it with my sister and my mom
and my dad by my side. I just felt so
honored to be a part of something so big and
(22:14):
so meaningful. And I remember that moment perfectly, and I
would also replay I think my time in Brazil with
younisaf those three moments as delete, no, because I think
they've all brought us to where we are today, even
(22:36):
if they've been painful, the good, not only the good,
but the painful. And actually, actually there is one thing,
um My, my dear friend Cameron, when he passed, I
thought I would delete. That was rough for you, yeah,
for all of us, for the world. Really, what did Cameron?
What did your relationship with Cameron teach you? Um, personally
(22:59):
as as a human, Oh gosh, so much. That was
crazy because when I met him, he was fourteen, I
was twenty one, and yet he became my and my
sister's best friend, not only in the movie but in
our life, to whom my sister were like brother and sister.
And he remember, Kenny told me this day that you know,
(23:23):
we lost Cam even though he was fourteens, that he
had lived a thousand lives. And he walked into the
room and he just radiated how oldly. I don't know
how to describe it. He was just a special boy.
And I think what I learned from him was that
(23:44):
to just be happy and to just live life. And
he lived his life, and he loved his life, and
he loved his career, and he loved his family, and
yet he was still a boy despite having been in
this business since he was six years old. He was
just a the beautiful, love filled boy, and he inspired
(24:05):
all of us to want to live that way. It
was one of those people, you know what. I followed
him on on social media and when I saw him
on TV and stuff, and you so iconic. His face
is so recognizable, right and so memorable, the freckles and
the smile and his big teeth and his beautiful eyes.
And I said, man I, I this kid has some
I want to meet this kid. You know, I was
(24:26):
looking forward to interviewing him. That's exactly, and you know
that's who he is right now. He's an angel. He
was an angel own earth. Yeah. I love you, Kim awesome.
You haven't even used it coming this year. Besides I
love you, I do, I do. I'm so excited. I've
spent a lot of time this last year in the studio,
(24:47):
working with so incredibly people have dreamed of working with.
I can't wait to announce who. But people have been
working with are from incredible producers and songwriters. And you know,
as it grows an artists and as a person, and
my music grows with me, and you become more vulnerable
(25:07):
and more honest and um, it just becomes a more
honest representation of of who you are. And I'm so
excited to keep sharing my heart with the world for
the rest of this year. Please continue to do that,
and we're so looking forward to hearing your new music.
So you know, on all of my name is um always.
(25:27):
On the podcast, I asked my my guests to leave
a question for my next guest without knowing who that
guest is going to be, and my last guest happened
to be Amelia and Gloria Estefan very successful latinos. Were
also very proud of them. They're awesome souls, and they
leave this question for you and guests. Imprison, okay, Gloriae,
(25:50):
imprison duly, what in my life is increasing? Really? I
would say my family. That's the first thing that came
to mind. I cannot imagine my life without them, my mom,
my dad, and my sister. Their love is something that
basics Ami, don't let me moment, I would say, cam
(26:18):
Um and even though he knew how much he meant
to us, maybe just tell him one more time. So
if I want to tell you how special you are
to all of us and how proud we all are
of you and your success, stay healthy, tell your mom
I saying alone, I will thank you. They see those
(26:40):
all the best to you. Thank you, gonna be getting soon.
Don't don't click one second? Oh got it? Oh I'm sorry, Yes,
of course your question. I almost forgot your question for
my next guest on Ala my name is my next
quest without knowing who that guest is going to be? Okay,
(27:00):
maybe I would ask if you would teach, if you
could teach your younger self one lesson, what would it be?
And I love that question that you asked me. If
there was one moment in your life that you could replay,
what would it be? So either of those two Sophia,
(27:22):
thank you basically those I love you, thank you? And
Riquet do you love you so? For your Carson
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