Don’t Give Up Right Before the Breakthrough with Marilyn Sanabria

About this episode

This episode features a conversation with Marilyn Sanabria about her journey through grief and resilience in pursuit of her acting career.

Have you ever felt like your life path chose you before you even understood it yourself? This episode is a powerful conversation about resilience, grief, migration, and the courage it takes to keep following your calling even when life feels uncertain. It’s a reminder that sometimes the path is not linear, but the passion in your heart can still guide you exactly where you are meant to be. Tune in to this new episode of Amiga, Handle Your Shit , as Jackie sits down with award-winning actress Marilyn Sanabria to talk about her journey from Puerto Rico to the Bronx and eventually to Hollywood. Marilyn shares how losing her immediate family at a young age shaped her perspective on life, gratitude, and resilience, and how the arts became both her refuge and her purpose. She talks about taking risks, moving to Los Angeles to pursue film, and how persistence, faith, and staying aligned with her purpose eventually led her to land a role in the psychological thriller Film Monster . This episode is a beautiful reminder that success is not linear, and sometimes the biggest opportunities come right when you are about to give up. About Marilyn Sanabria Marilyn Sanabria is an award-winning…

People in this episode

Host: Jacqueline Tapia

Guest: Marilyn Sanabria

Topics covered

• resilience
• grief
• migration
• courage
• persistence
• arts
• success

Keywords

• resilience
• grief
• migration
• acting
• success
• Film Monster
• Marilyn Sanabria

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Film Monster

Places: Puerto Rico, Bronx, Los Angeles

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