February 21, 2024 • 9 mins
Actress Xochitl Gomez talks winning recent season of 'Dancing With The Stars' and more!
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Real fun with Mario Lipezil.
Speaker 2 (00:04):
Mario Lopez joining me now on Zoom the raining Dancing
with the Stars champion actress Sochi Gomez walcome to the show.
Speaker 1 (00:10):
So nice to see you.
Speaker 3 (00:12):
Nice to see you. Thank you for having me again.
Speaker 1 (00:15):
Yes, very proud of you.
Speaker 2 (00:16):
A happy one and I know you just wrapped up
your Dancing with the Stars live dates.
Speaker 1 (00:21):
How'd you like going on tour?
Speaker 3 (00:22):
Oh my gosh, going to tour was crazy. It was
a lot of fun but also a lot of hard work,
just because you are dancing two hours every night, six
days a week.
Speaker 4 (00:38):
We have one day off, and sometimes even on the
day off you're doing rehearsals for like a couple hours.
So it was definitely a different type of an endurance test.
But I'm glad I did it because I don't think
I'll ever go on a tour again like that, So
I'm just glad to say that I can kind of,
you know, relate to the musicians on the.
Speaker 1 (00:58):
Tour life check it out off the bucket list. Of course.
Would you bond with on the bus.
Speaker 4 (01:05):
Well, I've already bonded quite a bit with vou but
I think we've even.
Speaker 3 (01:10):
Gone to a further extent to the fact that I
got to see.
Speaker 4 (01:12):
Him morning, middle of the day, night, all of the above,
So him, of course, and then also just the pros
in general, Like you don't realize when you're on the
show you're competing against them, you know, And so now
when you're on tour, you're not competing against them, so
you get to like hang out and like the friends,
(01:33):
and it's like super flow and fun and it's actually
pretty nice to get to bond with them all.
Speaker 1 (01:37):
Yeah, it's like a big recital at this point.
Speaker 4 (01:39):
Now.
Speaker 3 (01:40):
Yeah, basically, and.
Speaker 2 (01:42):
You're up for a People's Choice Award contestant, pardon me, competition,
contestant of the Year.
Speaker 1 (01:49):
Nice, do you have a speech?
Speaker 3 (01:53):
I don't have a sweet written because what the heck
is that, you know what I mean.
Speaker 4 (01:57):
I'm so excited to be nominated, and it's really cool
and I'm really lucky to be in this category. But
I'm also in the category with really awesome, freaking people.
Speaker 1 (02:05):
Who are you with? Who else is up against you?
Speaker 4 (02:09):
Oh my gosh, this list, I mean, like Kiki Palmer,
I mean, there's insane people on this list. I mean
also two of the girls that are I am Dancing
with the Stars, Arion Maddox, Charity Lots and like they're
on it as well. So I'm just like, I'm just
sitting there. I'm ready to just sit in the back
and I'm just looking forward to being there.
Speaker 3 (02:29):
You know.
Speaker 4 (02:29):
It's a really nice environment. And also hopefully they get
to come because they're awesome and I think it would
be a great night.
Speaker 1 (02:37):
Yes, No, that is very awesome.
Speaker 4 (02:39):
I'll have like a little speech and that says, I
can't believe I'm betting here, this is crazy. Yeah, if
I if I ever, if I ever get up there, chance.
Speaker 1 (02:48):
I think they're pretty good and I'd go with that.
Nice you. Uh, you got a movie in the works
called ursa Major. What can you tell me about that?
Speaker 3 (02:57):
Yeah?
Speaker 4 (02:58):
So that is a sci fi kind of thriller action movie,
and I'm really excited about that one. Yeah.
Speaker 3 (03:04):
We got some pretty great people attached.
Speaker 4 (03:06):
To that, Jessica Bielle and Could Cutty and also the directors,
these two brothers.
Speaker 3 (03:11):
Yeah, they've got a very excitement enthusiasm about the movie.
So it just made me really excited.
Speaker 2 (03:16):
Yeah, and what about the Marvel Universe, what are we
going to see America Child's again?
Speaker 3 (03:22):
Uh?
Speaker 1 (03:22):
Huh did I lose you?
Speaker 3 (03:27):
Zoom is not working now?
Speaker 4 (03:30):
Oh?
Speaker 1 (03:30):
I was like, oh damn, that was good.
Speaker 4 (03:32):
I love it.
Speaker 1 (03:32):
You fooled me. I trusted you. Oh, I trusted you.
You're shady. She can't say anything. Yeah, hilarious, you got me,
and I can't believe that. You're like my daughter.
Speaker 2 (03:48):
She gets me once in a while, right there, killing me,
killing me.
Speaker 1 (03:51):
All right. If you can't say anything, that's cool, that's good.
That's a good sign.
Speaker 2 (03:55):
That you can't say anything, that's a good sign because
that means there's something in the works.
Speaker 1 (04:00):
Wow, that might have been some of your best acting.
You might actually be up for a little pezzy.
Speaker 4 (04:03):
Yeah might.
Speaker 1 (04:05):
She pumped me right there.
Speaker 2 (04:06):
I'm like, well, because we do have issues sometimes, that's
why we didn't have issues.
Speaker 1 (04:10):
I saw through it immediately. Yeah yeah, right, yeah, right,
all right whatever.
Speaker 2 (04:15):
Uh you still you're still doing a lot of martial arts.
Speaker 1 (04:20):
Oh yeah, yeah.
Speaker 4 (04:21):
Well, now now that I'm back at my hometown and
I can kind of get back into it, It's so
hard to continue because I was dancing every single day,
and by the time I was like done dancing, I
was so tired that I couldn't even go to class.
Speaker 3 (04:33):
So now I'm finally gonna be able to get back
into it, and I'm very excited.
Speaker 4 (04:37):
But it's gonna be hard because all the people that
I was, like, you know, training alongside I have already
moved on, like they're already like four belts ahead. So
I'm gonna have to catch up somehow so that I
can continue.
Speaker 1 (04:50):
You know, you'll catch up what form of martial arts?
Speaker 3 (04:53):
Woo shoo?
Speaker 4 (04:55):
And I also do like both staff and straight sword
right right.
Speaker 1 (04:58):
I'll look at you.
Speaker 2 (05:00):
F you're gonna be turning eighteen in a couple of months.
H oh my god, Oh wait, are you excited about
that or not?
Speaker 4 (05:08):
No, when I turned thirteen, I cried because I turned
into a teen. Like that was like the real line
that you are now a teen and.
Speaker 1 (05:16):
Now you're still a teen by the way, No.
Speaker 4 (05:21):
It's just like why, I don't think there's so many
more responsibilities now that you're eighteen, Like when you're eighteen,
you have.
Speaker 3 (05:28):
To be this level of blah blah blah. I'm like, no,
I'm still teen, Like there's a teen still in the.
Speaker 2 (05:33):
People apparently not got that memo, because that is a
refreshing take because people are in a rush to grow up.
Speaker 1 (05:38):
I'm like you, I don't know.
Speaker 3 (05:40):
I've lived my entire life.
Speaker 4 (05:41):
I've always wanted to stay like ten years old old
is like the sweet spot. Yeah yeah yeah, ten responsibilities
over school, yeah, other than yet, Like you're also like
maturing a little bit, so like you should you know,
you should be taking a responsible a loy of things.
Speaker 3 (06:00):
But also it's okay, you can get a slide, Like
if things go wrong, it's okay. You're ten.
Speaker 1 (06:06):
I like your style. I like your style except when
you lie to me. I like it.
Speaker 2 (06:11):
Hey, I like that your parents still live in in
Echo Park. My parents still live in Tuli Vista, where
I grew up too. Do there's some good place to
eat there right now? You got a place, you got
a favorite place?
Speaker 4 (06:22):
Oh my gosh, yes, quarter Sheets pizza is insane, and
then low Boy is also insane.
Speaker 3 (06:31):
Burgers they have like burgers.
Speaker 2 (06:33):
Pizza and burgers, you know Mexican food right there.
Speaker 4 (06:36):
Damn well, there's Gisis is like right there, and I
know the people, like, they're awesome.
Speaker 3 (06:41):
I love them. They got to hook up. But if
you're looking for like a good place to like bring
all your friends, it's like it's there's this place called Bakari.
Speaker 1 (06:52):
I think you heard about that, all right?
Speaker 4 (06:53):
I kicked vow there and I think this is going
to be the only thing that actually keeps val in
touch with me, because he literally the day after, like
I said goodbye to him after tour and he goes,
we have to go back to that Bacari place like
it was called Bakari, right, and like the fact that
I only know that I know this location and I
know the actual true name means that he'll come back.
Speaker 2 (07:15):
What did you blindfold him when you took him?
Speaker 3 (07:19):
I don't know if you remember. It's like where it
was that he kept like saying, like that one place
like I I don't want to go back to?
Speaker 1 (07:27):
Is that Italian? Is that Mexican?
Speaker 3 (07:28):
For?
Speaker 1 (07:28):
What is that?
Speaker 3 (07:29):
What is it? It's Mediterranean?
Speaker 1 (07:32):
And random? Random right there? How many brothers and sisters?
Speaker 3 (07:36):
Do got zero?
Speaker 1 (07:38):
The only child? Yeah you got a boyfriend? No, you
don't get because you want to stay tense. You don't
be having boyfriends on she like that one.
Speaker 2 (07:54):
Yeah, crazy, I was waiting on her to freeze again.
Speaker 1 (07:58):
Do you still live a mom and dad? Do you
still live with mom and dad? You got your own place.
Speaker 2 (08:06):
Oh yeah, well because she said she's in silver leging
mom and dad or ancklebar.
Speaker 1 (08:08):
That's true.
Speaker 4 (08:09):
Yeah, no, no, no, I still live with my mom
and my dad.
Speaker 1 (08:13):
Good for you.
Speaker 3 (08:13):
I'm scared to like live. Yeah, I h a lot
of responsibilities.
Speaker 1 (08:19):
Michael pay Rent.
Speaker 2 (08:20):
I like your style, Sochi. I like your style except
when you lie.
Speaker 1 (08:25):
I like your fear of responsibilities. Yes, yes, I love that.
I'll hate all my daughters. Uh so nice seeing you.
Hopefully I'll get to see in person.
Speaker 3 (08:35):
Yeah, I know, I love you.
Speaker 4 (08:39):
Well.
Speaker 1 (08:40):
May I may run into a bookari you see what's up?
Speaker 2 (08:43):
Meanwhile, you can follow soci on I g at Underscore
Sochi dot Gold Maz, what's up?
Speaker 1 (08:49):
You can't get your name?
Speaker 2 (08:53):
They can't beat many Soci Gomez is running around especially
a note.
Speaker 3 (08:57):
No there were was like just so chimes taking a dang.
Speaker 2 (09:02):
I'm sure you gotta tell you gotta look into that.
But meanwhile, at Underscore Sochi dot Gomez, if you can
remember that, pigs are hanging out, sweetie.
Speaker 1 (09:12):
Thank you, Okay, take care. Bye With Mario Lopez
Real fun with Mario Lipezil.
Speaker 2 (00:04):
Mario Lopez joining me now on Zoom the raining Dancing
with the Stars champion actress Sochi Gomez walcome to the show.
Speaker 1 (00:10):
So nice to see you.
Speaker 3 (00:12):
Nice to see you. Thank you for having me again.
Speaker 1 (00:15):
Yes, very proud of you.
Speaker 2 (00:16):
A happy one and I know you just wrapped up
your Dancing with the Stars live dates.
Speaker 1 (00:21):
How'd you like going on tour?
Speaker 3 (00:22):
Oh my gosh, going to tour was crazy. It was
a lot of fun but also a lot of hard work,
just because you are dancing two hours every night, six
days a week.
Speaker 4 (00:38):
We have one day off, and sometimes even on the
day off you're doing rehearsals for like a couple hours.
So it was definitely a different type of an endurance test.
But I'm glad I did it because I don't think
I'll ever go on a tour again like that, So
I'm just glad to say that I can kind of,
you know, relate to the musicians on the.
Speaker 1 (00:58):
Tour life check it out off the bucket list. Of course.
Would you bond with on the bus.
Speaker 4 (01:05):
Well, I've already bonded quite a bit with vou but
I think we've even.
Speaker 3 (01:10):
Gone to a further extent to the fact that I
got to see.
Speaker 4 (01:12):
Him morning, middle of the day, night, all of the above,
So him, of course, and then also just the pros
in general, Like you don't realize when you're on the
show you're competing against them, you know, And so now
when you're on tour, you're not competing against them, so
you get to like hang out and like the friends,
(01:33):
and it's like super flow and fun and it's actually
pretty nice to get to bond with them all.
Speaker 1 (01:37):
Yeah, it's like a big recital at this point.
Speaker 4 (01:39):
Now.
Speaker 3 (01:40):
Yeah, basically, and.
Speaker 2 (01:42):
You're up for a People's Choice Award contestant, pardon me, competition,
contestant of the Year.
Speaker 1 (01:49):
Nice, do you have a speech?
Speaker 3 (01:53):
I don't have a sweet written because what the heck
is that, you know what I mean.
Speaker 4 (01:57):
I'm so excited to be nominated, and it's really cool
and I'm really lucky to be in this category. But
I'm also in the category with really awesome, freaking people.
Speaker 1 (02:05):
Who are you with? Who else is up against you?
Speaker 4 (02:09):
Oh my gosh, this list, I mean, like Kiki Palmer,
I mean, there's insane people on this list. I mean
also two of the girls that are I am Dancing
with the Stars, Arion Maddox, Charity Lots and like they're
on it as well. So I'm just like, I'm just
sitting there. I'm ready to just sit in the back
and I'm just looking forward to being there.
Speaker 3 (02:29):
You know.
Speaker 4 (02:29):
It's a really nice environment. And also hopefully they get
to come because they're awesome and I think it would
be a great night.
Speaker 1 (02:37):
Yes, No, that is very awesome.
Speaker 4 (02:39):
I'll have like a little speech and that says, I
can't believe I'm betting here, this is crazy. Yeah, if
I if I ever, if I ever get up there, chance.
Speaker 1 (02:48):
I think they're pretty good and I'd go with that.
Nice you. Uh, you got a movie in the works
called ursa Major. What can you tell me about that?
Speaker 3 (02:57):
Yeah?
Speaker 4 (02:58):
So that is a sci fi kind of thriller action movie,
and I'm really excited about that one. Yeah.
Speaker 3 (03:04):
We got some pretty great people attached.
Speaker 4 (03:06):
To that, Jessica Bielle and Could Cutty and also the directors,
these two brothers.
Speaker 3 (03:11):
Yeah, they've got a very excitement enthusiasm about the movie.
So it just made me really excited.
Speaker 2 (03:16):
Yeah, and what about the Marvel Universe, what are we
going to see America Child's again?
Speaker 3 (03:22):
Uh?
Speaker 1 (03:22):
Huh did I lose you?
Speaker 3 (03:27):
Zoom is not working now?
Speaker 4 (03:30):
Oh?
Speaker 1 (03:30):
I was like, oh damn, that was good.
Speaker 4 (03:32):
I love it.
Speaker 1 (03:32):
You fooled me. I trusted you. Oh, I trusted you.
You're shady. She can't say anything. Yeah, hilarious, you got me,
and I can't believe that. You're like my daughter.
Speaker 2 (03:48):
She gets me once in a while, right there, killing me,
killing me.
Speaker 1 (03:51):
All right. If you can't say anything, that's cool, that's good.
That's a good sign.
Speaker 2 (03:55):
That you can't say anything, that's a good sign because
that means there's something in the works.
Speaker 1 (04:00):
Wow, that might have been some of your best acting.
You might actually be up for a little pezzy.
Speaker 4 (04:03):
Yeah might.
Speaker 1 (04:05):
She pumped me right there.
Speaker 2 (04:06):
I'm like, well, because we do have issues sometimes, that's
why we didn't have issues.
Speaker 1 (04:10):
I saw through it immediately. Yeah yeah, right, yeah, right,
all right whatever.
Speaker 2 (04:15):
Uh you still you're still doing a lot of martial arts.
Speaker 1 (04:20):
Oh yeah, yeah.
Speaker 4 (04:21):
Well, now now that I'm back at my hometown and
I can kind of get back into it, It's so
hard to continue because I was dancing every single day,
and by the time I was like done dancing, I
was so tired that I couldn't even go to class.
Speaker 3 (04:33):
So now I'm finally gonna be able to get back
into it, and I'm very excited.
Speaker 4 (04:37):
But it's gonna be hard because all the people that
I was, like, you know, training alongside I have already
moved on, like they're already like four belts ahead. So
I'm gonna have to catch up somehow so that I
can continue.
Speaker 1 (04:50):
You know, you'll catch up what form of martial arts?
Speaker 3 (04:53):
Woo shoo?
Speaker 4 (04:55):
And I also do like both staff and straight sword
right right.
Speaker 1 (04:58):
I'll look at you.
Speaker 2 (05:00):
F you're gonna be turning eighteen in a couple of months.
H oh my god, Oh wait, are you excited about
that or not?
Speaker 4 (05:08):
No, when I turned thirteen, I cried because I turned
into a teen. Like that was like the real line
that you are now a teen and.
Speaker 1 (05:16):
Now you're still a teen by the way, No.
Speaker 4 (05:21):
It's just like why, I don't think there's so many
more responsibilities now that you're eighteen, Like when you're eighteen,
you have.
Speaker 3 (05:28):
To be this level of blah blah blah. I'm like, no,
I'm still teen, Like there's a teen still in the.
Speaker 2 (05:33):
People apparently not got that memo, because that is a
refreshing take because people are in a rush to grow up.
Speaker 1 (05:38):
I'm like you, I don't know.
Speaker 3 (05:40):
I've lived my entire life.
Speaker 4 (05:41):
I've always wanted to stay like ten years old old
is like the sweet spot. Yeah yeah yeah, ten responsibilities
over school, yeah, other than yet, Like you're also like
maturing a little bit, so like you should you know,
you should be taking a responsible a loy of things.
Speaker 3 (06:00):
But also it's okay, you can get a slide, Like
if things go wrong, it's okay. You're ten.
Speaker 1 (06:06):
I like your style. I like your style except when
you lie to me. I like it.
Speaker 2 (06:11):
Hey, I like that your parents still live in in
Echo Park. My parents still live in Tuli Vista, where
I grew up too. Do there's some good place to
eat there right now? You got a place, you got
a favorite place?
Speaker 4 (06:22):
Oh my gosh, yes, quarter Sheets pizza is insane, and
then low Boy is also insane.
Speaker 3 (06:31):
Burgers they have like burgers.
Speaker 2 (06:33):
Pizza and burgers, you know Mexican food right there.
Speaker 4 (06:36):
Damn well, there's Gisis is like right there, and I
know the people, like, they're awesome.
Speaker 3 (06:41):
I love them. They got to hook up. But if
you're looking for like a good place to like bring
all your friends, it's like it's there's this place called Bakari.
Speaker 1 (06:52):
I think you heard about that, all right?
Speaker 4 (06:53):
I kicked vow there and I think this is going
to be the only thing that actually keeps val in
touch with me, because he literally the day after, like
I said goodbye to him after tour and he goes,
we have to go back to that Bacari place like
it was called Bakari, right, and like the fact that
I only know that I know this location and I
know the actual true name means that he'll come back.
Speaker 2 (07:15):
What did you blindfold him when you took him?
Speaker 3 (07:19):
I don't know if you remember. It's like where it
was that he kept like saying, like that one place
like I I don't want to go back to?
Speaker 1 (07:27):
Is that Italian? Is that Mexican?
Speaker 3 (07:28):
For?
Speaker 1 (07:28):
What is that?
Speaker 3 (07:29):
What is it? It's Mediterranean?
Speaker 1 (07:32):
And random? Random right there? How many brothers and sisters?
Speaker 3 (07:36):
Do got zero?
Speaker 1 (07:38):
The only child? Yeah you got a boyfriend? No, you
don't get because you want to stay tense. You don't
be having boyfriends on she like that one.
Speaker 2 (07:54):
Yeah, crazy, I was waiting on her to freeze again.
Speaker 1 (07:58):
Do you still live a mom and dad? Do you
still live with mom and dad? You got your own place.
Speaker 2 (08:06):
Oh yeah, well because she said she's in silver leging
mom and dad or ancklebar.
Speaker 1 (08:08):
That's true.
Speaker 4 (08:09):
Yeah, no, no, no, I still live with my mom
and my dad.
Speaker 1 (08:13):
Good for you.
Speaker 3 (08:13):
I'm scared to like live. Yeah, I h a lot
of responsibilities.
Speaker 1 (08:19):
Michael pay Rent.
Speaker 2 (08:20):
I like your style, Sochi. I like your style except
when you lie.
Speaker 1 (08:25):
I like your fear of responsibilities. Yes, yes, I love that.
I'll hate all my daughters. Uh so nice seeing you.
Hopefully I'll get to see in person.
Speaker 3 (08:35):
Yeah, I know, I love you.
Speaker 4 (08:39):
Well.
Speaker 1 (08:40):
May I may run into a bookari you see what's up?
Speaker 2 (08:43):
Meanwhile, you can follow soci on I g at Underscore
Sochi dot Gold Maz, what's up?
Speaker 1 (08:49):
You can't get your name?
Speaker 2 (08:53):
They can't beat many Soci Gomez is running around especially
a note.
Speaker 3 (08:57):
No there were was like just so chimes taking a dang.
Speaker 2 (09:02):
I'm sure you gotta tell you gotta look into that.
But meanwhile, at Underscore Sochi dot Gomez, if you can
remember that, pigs are hanging out, sweetie.
Speaker 1 (09:12):
Thank you, Okay, take care. Bye With Mario Lopez
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