We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Sandra Beatrice a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.

Sandra Beatrice, looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. Do you wish you had started sooner?

This has to be one of my favorite questions in life and I am sure many people contemplate this more than once. A few years back I learned a little mind trick to help me not lose myself in this question, which I can’t wait to share with you! But first, would I have loved to have had the courage to start this amazing journey sooner? Absolutely! However, I do know who I once was, and that person is a lot different from who I have grown to be. Although, I am not sure what would have actually happened, I can honestly say that I do not think I would have made it very far in this industry had I started this journey sooner. Growing up, I was a very rebellious kid. I loved to push the envelope and test boundaries. I did not mean harm by it, but I have always been curious and fearless in my seeking of answers and firsthand experiences. My mom always says that there was not a person on this planet that could tell me what to do because I was going to do exactly what I wanted. I have always had a belief that not much in life is concreate and that everything is situational, therefore, I was determined to have my own firsthand experiences versus taking someone’s word. I also was always one to do things for shock value. Therefore, me in the Hollywood spotlight at a young age would have definitely resulted in a reckless and immature show for the world to see. Front row seat to my crash and burn. Knowing this about myself, do I wish I would have done this sooner? I am very happy I am doing this now and I am very appreciative and in love with the many experiences I have had in life that have resulted in who I am today.

That trick that I mentioned earlier is to think of things as a dodged bullet instead of as a missed opportunity. My belief is that I cannot miss out on anything that is curated by the universe specifically for me, good or bad. I say good or bad because even in the least desired scenarios of our lives, I look at those as the best-case scenario. Meaning, it could have always been worse. Allowing the question of what if, or maybe, has no value in my life progression. Most of the time this only leads to depression and regret. I will say, if you seek value from such a question then it would be to learn from the choices that we’ve made so that they help us make wiser decisions later in life. Otherwise, what is the point?

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?

Hi everyone, I am Sandra Beatrice, and I am a Latina Actor in the greater Los Angeles area. I got into the entertainment industry by trying to overcome my stage fright with improv comedy over at LA Connection Comedy Theatre with Kent Skov.

Entertaining people is something that has always flowed so naturally from me. I made many attempts as a kid, to get into the industry, but I had massive stage fright that I could not shake off when expected to perform or when I would be on a stage. Comedy has also been something to flow from me naturally and one day someone suggested that improv comedy might be the trick to help me over come this challenge. I did that for a few months and then felt comfortable enough that my next logical step at that point was to take an acting class. A quick search on Google lead me to meeting my acting coach, Mark Tillman, who I still study under today.

One thing that I would love my fans to know is that I would not be happy with myself had I not made this jump in trying to over come the only thing that was standing in my way of what I really wanted to do. We are faced with so many obstacles in life, but if we can recognize which ones are within our control and face them, life becomes so much more rewarding. I would love to know that more and more people are finding that courage within them to attempt to live their lives to their fullest potential.

Have you ever had to pivot?

It was roughly seven years ago when I started to feel restless in life. I mentioned that I had stage fright and because of that, I had let go of my desire to work in entertainment. That was a harsh reality for me when I miserably failed my last audition as a kid. Like most of us, I had to figure out what I was going to do with my life and that lead me into my career in heath care.

Five years into my health care career, it hit me. I felt that restlessness inside me. I knew I needed to be doing something else. I did not regret what I had already done in my career, but I wholeheartedly felt like that part of my life had served its purpose and it was time for me to move onto something else. Something more fulfilling.

I struggled with this for 3 more years until things started to show up in my life that were leading me down this path. It was in October 2019 that a girlfriend of mine asked me to meet her in New Year. It was our first time visiting. I knew the Daily Show was taped there and I daydreamed about going and somehow getting a job with them on screen. We went and joked our way to front row seats, my mom did see me on TV and snapped a photo of it and then it was over. Nothing happened, although I did get to speak with the host at the time. But I was happy with the end result. And then, it was on my flight back that I met a good friend. Through her, I was then exposed to a bit of people in the entertainment industry and from there is how I was advised about improv and the domino effect started. One thing led to another, lead to another and we’re still going!

Is there mission driving your creative journey?

I have so many things that I would love to accomplish, not just for myself, but for anybody who can benefit from anything I do. My top two goals or missions that drive me are emotional resonance and mental health. There are so many people in the world living so many different and unique life experiences and not a single person has life instructions for how to really do this. Not one person can be perfect. My goal is to share as much of my life, as an actor and personal and acting journey, with everyone who wants to know it. So many people struggle with feeling alone, but if I can help by sharing and they find emotional resonance, then they know for a moment that they are not alone. That is so fulfilling to me. To know that someone felt they were not alone.

Mental health and the study of psychology have been a deep fascination of mine since I could remember. As early as the age of four, my mom would have to kindly ask me to stop talking for a minute because of how uncomfortable the topics were or to change the conversation all together. As I got older, this became my favorite subject and remains a favorite subject of mine today. I cannot wait to have a larger following and more platforms to really help make a change in our health care system with a big emphasis on mental health. One of my biggest asks from fans is to please, always love yourselves more than you are in any awe of me. Although, I love connecting with others and appreciate the love I get, I would love more to know that the same love is given back to yourselves as well.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.flowcode.com/page/sandrabeatrice
• Instagram:@sandrabeatrice333 https://instagram.com/sandrabeatrice333?igshid=ZDdkNTZiNTM=

Image Credits
Dash Kolos Sandra Beatrice