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 her great talent for acting quickly made her the undeniable star 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 Sugar Mill (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 booth announcer and later as a substitute actress on Cuban television in 1972, marking the beginning of an unstoppable career that spans nearly 50 years. During this time, she has ventured not only as a dramatic actress but also in comedic programs, children's and youth shows, radio serials, teleplays, stories, and telefilms. She has also done voice-over work for film and television. She has worked as a producer in Cuba and Bolivia and has engaged in pedagogical activities as an Adjunct 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 the most important awards and recognitions, Susana Pérez has received the Distinction for National Culture, awarded by the Ministry of Culture of Cuba (1993), and the Girasol of Popularity awarded by the magazine 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 a segment of his audience, as well as with many colleagues in the 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 LA CASA VACÍA, 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 works premiered during the 16th Havana Theater Festival, "Volver a La Habana," by Raquel Carrió. The play premiered at the Buendía Theater to a full house, with people sitting on the floor and a large crowd waiting outside without success to get in.
In 2016, they reunited in Miami on the show El Happy Hour de Carlucho with part of the cast of the popular soap opera "Sol de Batey." That same year, she 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 the My Cosmetic Surgery clinic for ten years
In July 2020, Susana voiced a video for Donald Trump's electoral campaign aimed at attracting the Cuban vote. This drew harsh criticism from a state-affiliated journalist on the island, who referred to her as "ex-Cuban." In response to such statements, the actress has received unanimous support from her fellow professionals and all her followers both on the island and abroad.
