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 striking beauty and exceptional acting talent quickly made her the undeniable leading actress of the Cuban telenovela for over 20 years. Among the most popular to Cubans are:
The Young Woman with the Golden Arrow (1980), Roses on Credit (1983), The Impure Ones (1984), Wuthering Heights (1984), Therese Raquin (1985), Sun of the Batey (1985), A Bolero for Eduardo (1986), Without Losing Tenderness (1991), The Honorable Ones (1994), Next Year (1994), If You Could Love Me (1998), The Orphans of the Pious Work (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 radio announcer, later becoming a substitute actress on Cuban Television in 1972, marking the beginning of an unstoppable career that spans almost 50 years. She has ventured not only as a dramatic actress but also in comedy programs, children's and youth shows, radio series, teleplays, and storytelling. She has also done voiceovers for film and television. Susana has worked as a producer in Cuba and Bolivia and has contributed pedagogically as an Assistant Professor and Acting Instructor at the Higher Institute of Art in Havana, as well as teaching at the University of Santo Tomás in La Paz, Bolivia.
As a theater actress, she has left us with 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 around 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 Susana Pérez's most significant awards and recognitions is the Distinction for National Culture, granted by the Ministry of Culture of Cuba in 1993, and the Girasol of Popularity awarded by Revista Opina in the years 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, and 1986.
In 2008, he emigrated to Miami, where he has continued to achieve success and has reunited with part of his audience and many colleagues in his profession with whom he has continued to share projects
In 2015, he appeared alongside his son Roberto San Martín and Reinaldo Miravalles in the short film THE EMPTY HOUSE, inspired by one of the stories from the collection "A Cuban Tells" by Lilo Vilaplana.
In October 2016, she returned to Havana alongside other actresses as part of the cast for 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 Carlucho's show El Happy Hour with part of the cast from the popular soap opera "Sol de Batey." That same year, they launched a YouTube channel called "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 clinic 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 drew harsh criticism from a government-affiliated journalist on the island, who even referred to her as an "ex-Cuban." In response to such statements, the actress has received unanimous support from her colleagues and all her followers both on the island and abroad.
