Have you always wanted to be a singer?
I dreamed of becoming one, but I was aware that I did not know how to sing and that my voice was not exceptional. That’s why I focused on studying theatre. Actually, I thought I wasn’t good for a singer or an actress or anything. “Being a Jedet” meant hiding behind the scenes while studying theater in Granada. And now I have a Waves! This is ironic.
Do you think your current success is getting some revenge?
No, because I always thought I was fake. I have impostor syndrome. I didn’t go to the premiere when they gave me the Ondas. I escaped to the hotel with my makeup artist and manager, we ordered hamburgers from McDonalds and the three of us sat in bed and watched TV. I feel a bit like Hannah Montana: I wear a wig and I’m someone else.
So you created a character.
I don’t see myself as the person people see in video clips and interviews. I created that woman to survive and be stronger because I am already very sensitive. I had to make myself an avatar that would give me strength.
After her EP ‘La Leona’, her first full-length album ‘A los Hombres que I had to forget’ is coming. Is it a work designed as an album or a compilation of songs?
I started improvising to give Jeanette’s version of ‘Porque te vas’ to my beloved Cecilio G. From there I started to think of an album of tribute to my musical references: Amy Winehouse, The Ronettes, Janis Joplin, Jeanette… Then I got a job as an actress, the epidemic came… I recorded ‘You’ll regret it’ and thought of making an album to describe how I felt in my love life, it’s a terrible place. thing. An album with a timeless sound that will never get old with time.
It’s mostly acoustic and collective, with Latin cadences, romantic singing, and a bit of r’n’b.
There is no electronics, but violin, electric and classical guitar, piano… Very classical.
With its video featuring Rossy de Palma, ‘La Sangre Cold’ points to toxic relationships. And bloody.
Most of the songs are about that, with emotional addictions, thinking you’re going to die without that person. I really cried while recording, my voice was hoarse. I bought one and said, “That’s it, I don’t want to say that anymore; I want to finish this damn record.” Because he hurt me so much.
It’s been caught in the middle of some storms on the networks, as it was last June when she critiqued the ‘trans law’.
I explained myself later and I think you got me. They expect you to be perfect, and I’m a person who grew up like everyone else but grew up in public.
Are you following the ups and downs of the ‘trans law’?
I don’t want to talk about it.
Not an LGBTI+ activist.
I’m not, because it would be disrespectful to a real activist. Like I said, I’m not a singer either. I love making music, going to the studio, shooting videos… I’m a person who lives life freely and that’s it.
Did you feel vertigo before that character you created, where you were asked questions that have nothing to do with your artistic activity?
It’s still hard for me to assimilate when that’s not the case. I’m used to being treated like a character making newspaper headlines. But it’s also my fault.
Because he says?
I projected a very meaningless image. From your plastic surgery to breaking up with your boyfriend, if you share it, people will know you more from your private life than what you do. But it’s also nice because they’re coming to see you at a concert and they don’t care if you sing better or worse: they just want you to be good.
Do you see yourself developing a long career as a singer?
I want to build a solid career that will allow me to retire and do specific projects to live in Andalusia. Retire from public life, not industry. I want to be a mother, have a husband, have a house with chickens, pigs… What I do to myself when I’m sad, why I’m doing all this, if it’s worth it, it takes mental health… And when I think about retiring, it all makes sense. It’s like I’m in jail now.
Sounds a little harsh.
But nice. This is my profession. I love acting, writing, but not because they try to hurt me this much or because they listen to too much noise.