We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Sofía Bragar. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Sofía below.

Hi Sofía, thanks for joining us today. If you could go back in time do you wish you had started your creative career sooner or later?

I wish I had started my creative career sooner. I’m very grateful that my parents put me in dance and voice lessons growing up; but in general, I believe I needed more artistic exposure. I mean, it’s not their fault that we lived in a country with little artistic exposure, with not many school performance opportunities, no theatre/acting workshops, or really not many casting opportunities available. Same thing when it comes to the existence of musicals, plays, or access to networking events; as a Chilean society, we lack of them.
So, I can’t shake the feeling that if I had moved to the United States earlier, then I would’ve had the chance to start sooner.
But hey… things happen for a reason, and maybe if I had started sooner, I would be lost right now.

Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers.

I’m a born and raised Chilean living in L.A. I’ve always had a passion for acting, singing, dancing, modeling, and all of the performing arts!

I got into acting/musical theatre through a high school teacher who, during my senior year, told me about a show opportunity (the first and only opportunity I had back home). Because of him, I auditioned and got the part as the lead in Fame The Musical. After that, I started auditioning for colleges in the USA, went to AMDA, and now here we are, working professionally.

My work is something very valuable and beautiful, as I will always put in my 110%. I’m an overachiever, hard worker, passionate and dedicated artist. I’ll never take the opportunities I get for granted, because being an immigrant and going through all the rocky paths to get to where I am, is something I should always pat myself in the back for. And since I’m talking about my path; my family and friends are the most valuable thing I have, their support means the world to me. I’ll always be grateful for them.

Now onto the professional:
– On camera credits include Augment on Amazon Prime, Camille, 70’s Mafia Film (not allowed to share title yet), Five-Tool Player, Feeling Vertigo, D-Day for Denise, and Imposter The Series, among others.
– Some theatrical credits include Musical Theatre West Spring 23’ Educational Tour, In The Heights as Daniela, Rent as Mimi, Fame as Carmen, The Polar Express Train Ride, The Pajama Game, and Cassandra, originating the role of Lachesis/Athena in The Hollywood Fringe Festival 22’.

Let’s talk about resilience next – do you have a story you can share with us?

Moving by myself at the age of 18 to a city I had never been to before, and to a country with a very different culture than mine, was definitely one of the most challenging times of my life. I was very excited but scared, as I also faced college and was leaving my home for the first time. The first few months here were extremely difficult… so difficult that I actually started seeing my therapist again and I wanted to go back home. Not gonna’ lie, I was going through a rough patch… but my mum actually pushed me to finish my first year, and told me to wait and decide then if I still wanted to come back. She could see what I could not see yet: a bright future ahead of me. Which is exactly what slowly but steadily started happening. I built strength from I don’t know where. Well, actually, I built it from the long distance but always present support of my parents, brother, and best friend… and we did it. I’m here still and without regrets.

For you, what’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative?

I of course enjoy seeing other people’s reactions and compliments after I perform for them. I enjoy the approval and even admiration from some. I enjoy myself and love my work. But some of the most rewarding moments for me have been when I get feedback from people who I have helped with my art in some way or another. Once during a Q&A after a show, a little girl raised her hand, and after I gave her the go to speak, she expressed that the show had made her feel very happy, that she had not been feeling good feelings lately because her mum had recently passed, but that we were able to make her feel good (all this while she pointed at her tummy). I cried of emotion; my performance was something that made this girl feel joy after who knows how long.
I have this and other stories that I’ll cherish forever.
This to me, is the most rewarding thing as an artist, to be able to be the light, inspiration, or help to others.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://sofibragar3799.wixsite.com/sofiabragar
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sofiabragar/
• Other: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11980447/

Image Credits
Mariangela Quiroga-Cantillo; James Bissenas.