Danay Cruz: “Being a woman should not be an impediment to making people laugh”
A couple of years ago, Lola Mento (a pun for I'm sorry) burst onto Cuban television, an intrepid little farm girl and in love, as we can see in her adventures on social networks, a character built and well played by young actress Danay Cruz. Born in Holguín, she has developed her career precisely between television and theater. She decided to study acting at the age of 15, after having passed the aptitude tests of Bayamo’s Professional Art School (EPA). Theater has been one of the pillars in Danay’s career, although, as is common in Cuba, the leap to the small screen is vital to gain the preference of a large part of the national audience. At this time, the COVID-19 pandemic has stopped all previewed plans, precisely at the moment when the actress had started rehearsals with the El Portazo theater group, for the staging of “Todos los hombres son iguales,” where in addition to comedy, the actress can be seen dancing and singing. A real challenge, she told us. At the moment, comedy continues to be the driving force for Danay, “mainly in plays,” she tells us, “but it was not until July 2019 when I got into...