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Ana de Armas tells what led her to leave Cuba, her native country

2020-02-27T22:30:25.185Z


Ana de Armas confessed to being proud of being Cuban, but acknowledged that it was necessary for her to leave her country to get ahead.


Ana de Armas confessed how proud she is of her Cuban roots, however, she recognized that it was necessary for her to leave her country in order to pursue her dreams.

During an interview for Net-A-Porter , the famous 31-year-old revealed what it was that led her to leave the island to enter a new life on the European continent.

After studying theater in her country and working in just three national films, the Golden Globe nominee moved from Cuba to Spain when she was just 18 years old, and that's how she became a television star at her young age.

Some time later, Ana tried her luck in Los Angeles. With the personality that characterizes her, she appeared out of nowhere and knocked on the Hollywood door, and then triumphed in the industry.

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"I always knew what to expect. I knew the limitations of the country in terms of production. I had to leave," said the actress. "Then, even before I turned 18, I told my parents that this was going to happen. They have been so supportive that I was lucky," the actress said of her decision.

According to the publication, when De Armas was a teenager, she studied at the National Theater School in Havana and had already had a couple of local projects, however, she had never been away from home.

The average income in Havana is the equivalent of about US $ 30 per month, and travel visas can be difficult to obtain, which made the actress's decision to leave the country a great challenge.

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"I thought, 'This is what I'm going to do with my life, but, I'm going to the unknown.' I put myself in my parents' place and now I realize what they were thinking and how terrible it must have been. for them, "the actress told the publication.

When describing her childhood in Cuba, the actress is careful not to suggest that she was deprived in any way. Recycling clothes was an economic necessity at that time.

Ana said she used her brother's pants for many years, however, that helped her maintain a conscious perspective when it comes to fashion and consumerism.

"In the morning, I get up very early to go to the set . I see the beautiful boots or sneakers when I decide what to wear, and I always choose the seconds," said the actress.

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The famous woman said that, upon arrival in Spain, she only had $ 200 in her pocket, but fortunately she was chosen for her first role in a matter of weeks.

Since then his career has been on the rise, and is currently one of the new stars of Hollywood.

This year, the Cuban will add five more films to her resume, including her role as a Bond girl and the protagonist of Netflix's biopic "Marilyn Monroe, Blonde."

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Despite the fame and the change of lifestyle, Ana De Armas remains closely linked to her country of birth, where she usually spends important dates at the end of the year, where she takes advantage to enjoy the company of her family and friends in Cuba.

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Source: telemundo

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