Susana Pérez

Susana Pérez López is one of the most important Cuban actresses of all time. She was born on May 25, 1952, in Marianao, Havana, Cuba.

Her remarkable beauty and exceptional acting talents quickly made her the undeniable lead of the Cuban telenovela for over 20 years. Among the most popular for Cubans are:

The Young Woman with the Golden Arrow (1980), Roses on Credit (1983), The Impure Ones (1984), Wuthering Heights (1984), Thérèse Raquin (1985), Sun of the Batey (1985), A Bolero for Eduardo (1986), Without Losing Tenderness (1991), The Honorable (1994), Next Year (1994), If You Could Love Me (1998), The Orphans of the Obra Pía (2000), The Balcony of the Ferns (2004).

Susana graduated from the Actor Training School of the ICR in 1971 and made her debut as a booth announcer, later becoming a substitute actress on Cuban television in 1972. This marked the beginning of an unstoppable career spanning nearly 50 years, during which she has not only participated as a dramatic actress but also in humorous programs, children's and youth shows, radio series, teleteatro, stories, and teleplays. She has also done voiceovers for film and television. Additionally, she has worked as a producer in Cuba and Bolivia and has contributed pedagogically as an Adjunct Professor and Acting Instructor at the Higher Institute of Art in Havana, as well as a faculty member at the University of Santo Tomás in La Paz, Bolivia.

As a theater actress, she has delivered masterful performances in Cecilia Valdés, Historias de un escaparate, and Santa Camila de la Habana Vieja, among many others.

In cinema, where he made his debut in the 1970s, he acted in about twenty films, including unforgettable titles for Cubans such as Clandestinos directed by Fernando Pérez (1987), Otra mujer directed by Daniel Díaz Torres (1987), Venir al mundo directed by Miguel Torres (1989), Pon tu pensamiento en mí and Amor Vertical directed by Arturo Sotto (1997), Aunque estés lejos directed by Juan Carlos Tabío (2003), and Perfecto amor equivocado directed by Gerardo Chijona (2004).

Among the most significant awards and recognitions, Susana Pérez has received the Distinction for National Culture, granted by the Ministry of Culture of Cuba in 1993, as well as the Girasol de la Popularidad awarded by Revista Opina in 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, and 1986.

In 2008, he emigrated to Miami, where he has continued to achieve success and reconnect with a part of his audience, as well as many fellow professionals with whom he has continued to collaborate on projects.

In 2015, she appeared alongside her son Roberto San Martín and Reinaldo Miravalles in the short film LA CASA VACIA, inspired by one of the stories from the collection “Un cubano cuenta” by Lilo Vilaplana.

In October 2016, she returned to Havana alongside other actresses as part of the cast of one of the plays premiered during the 16th Havana Theatre Festival, Volver a La Habana, by Raquel Carrió. The play premiered at the Teatro Buendía to a full house, with people sitting on the floor and a large crowd waiting outside, unsuccessfully hoping to get in.

In 2016, they reunited in Miami on the show El Happy Hour de Carlucho with part of the cast from the popular soap opera "Sol de Batey." That same year, they launched the YouTube channel "La Pérez con Mayúsculas."

In January 2020, Susana Pérez, along with Alberto Pujol and Roberto San Martín, began filming the short film Clave in Tampa, directed by fellow Cuban Alex Argilés.

Pérez has been the advertising face of My Cosmetic Surgery for ten years.

In July 2020, Susana lent her voice to a video for Donald Trump's electoral campaign aimed at attracting the Cuban vote. This garnered her harsh criticism from a pro-government journalist on the island, who referred to her as an "ex-Cuban." In response to such remarks, the actress has received unanimous support from her colleagues and followers both on and off the island.