We recently connected with Elisa Lucía and have shared our conversation below.

Elisa, appreciate you joining us today. Did you always know you wanted to pursue a creative or artistic career? When did you first know?

I always knew that I was meant to do something artistic in any way, shape or form. Thanks to my parents I was always involved in something artistic; like dance, and they raised me watching classic movies. Growing up in Costa Rica I never saw acting as a possibility; not because I didn’t like the idea of it, but because of how far and big it looked. I saw it as something I could only dream of considering how tiny our industry is. Then, in high-school, I signed up for acting classes and soon learned that I could actually study theatre in college. That’s when I realized what I wanted to do with my life and everything made sense. In fact, it was the only thing that made sense.

As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?

I am Elisa Lucía, a Costa Rican born and raised actress. Besides acting on stage and on screen, I have also produced and I work as a Casting Assistant and Script Supervisor. I got into the industry after I moved to LA to continue my studies in acting in 2022. Something about myself is that I like being creative in any way that I can. Yes, I love acting more than anything – however, I want to be able to do everything. Whether that’s producing, directing, writing, etc… storytelling in any way is what drives me. I don’t want to put myself in a box of genres or roles. I want to try it all and hopefully someday be able to bring opportunities to my country.

What’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative in your experience?

The best thing about creating art is how it impacts others. For example, I was the lead in a commercial in which I played a lady giving labor, and a woman that saw it commented how emotional it made her because she lost her newborn the week before. As an artist, providing an outlet/point of view that people can relate to, or anything that people can use to deal with hard moments in their lives is the greatest reward I could ask for. There’s more than one character, movie, tv show, that has brought me comfort during the hardest times. If I could do that for someone else, I have done my job.

What can society do to ensure an environment that’s helpful to artists and creatives?

I think that as a society, we definitely need to support smaller artists that might not get the same opportunities as others. There’s so much that goes into “making it” besides how much talent you have. It comes down to a million things, such as; connections, luck, timing, looks, privilege, resources, etc. With all that considered, I believe that supporting those who’ve had harder circumstances could diversify artistic creations and provide a larger pallet of the human experience.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.elisalucia.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elisalucia.h/?igsh=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA%3D%3D&utm_source=qr
• Other: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm16113715/