Raquel Castro: Exceptionally Talented Actress and Singer-Songwriter Reveals her Success Mantra "Stay Humble"
Ms. Namita Nayyar: You have selected a profession of acting, singing, song
writing and television shows that requires a lot of hard labor, technical
soundness and excellence in different faculties to finally succeed, how do you
achieve that?
Ms. Raquel Castro: Patience, trust in God, hard work and passion. You just
really need to love what you're doing. There was never a plan B for me.
Ms. Namita Nayyar: What exercises comprise your fitness regime or workout
routine you shall like to share?
Ms. Raquel Castro:
I try to stay on top of cardio by speed walking on a high
incline on the treadmill. I also workout with light weights. Squats and lunges
for the booty are my favorite. (haha).
Ms. Namita Nayyar: Do you take some special diet or have a strict menu that you
follow to remain healthy and physically fit?
Ms. Raquel Castro: Um, I try. However, I'm a foodie.. I like to eat what I want,
but still be aware of what I'm putting in my body, and make sure I'm getting all
the proper nutrients.
Ms. Namita Nayyar: Advice and motivational words for our inspiring and budding
actress and singers who all are your fans, what should they do climb up the ladder of success in television and films?
Ms. Raquel Castro: Don't be a product of someone else's imagination. Stay true
to yourself. Work hard and put love into everything that you do. Stay humble.
Ms. Namita Nayyar: You have glowing skin and gorgeous hair. Do you take some
kind of skin treatment to keep it young and glowing and secondly what you do to
your hair to make them look so stunning?
Ms. Raquel Castro: I ALWAYS take my makeup off before bed, and I moisturize
every morning and night. Also, I don't wash my hair every day. I usually do
every other day, or every 2 days to let the natural oils flow and do its job.
Ms. Namita Nayyar: Tell us more about your memorable stage moment:"Performing
"Lady Marmalade" with Christina Aguilera and her team?
Ms. Raquel Castro: Hearing Christina hit her first note during rehearsals for
the performance, gave me chills, and made me tear up. I literally had a moment
where I said to myself, "You're on the same stage as your inspiration since you
were a little girl." I can't even tell you what was going on in my mind during
the actual performance because I was on cloud 9, and my adrenaline was pumping a
mile a minute.
Ms. Namita Nayyar: You charmed the talk-show circuit appearing as a guest on
"The Tonight Show " with Jay Leno and "Ellen." Tell us about this experience of
yours?
Ms. Raquel Castro: It was awesome. I was so young and innocent, and I had such a
free-spirit. Sometimes I go back and watch the interviews, it reminds me of how
lucky I am.
Ms. Namita Nayyar: On September 11, 2015 your new single "Young & Dumb" was
released. Tell us more about this new music release? You will be appearing in
the Fox hit Empire this season how has that experience been?
Ms. Raquel Castro: I wrote Young & Dumb during a great period in my past
relationship. I love that I get to express my feelings in my music. It took me a
while to find a producer who got my vision musically so when I met Jon Kilmer,
who produced Young & Dumb, it was like a breath of fresh air. I'm inspired by
love, and I want my music to be real and relate able. I want it to be, that song
that comes on, and puts you in a good mood. Super excited to share it with the
world. Empire came from left field, I wasn't expecting all of
this to happen. I was actually working in a Hair Salon called "Paris Salon" in
Long Island just to pay my bills when I found out about Empire. This is truly a
blessing, and the timing is unbelievable. Life works in mysterious ways. I'm
super excited about this journey and very lucky to be working with such an
amazing cast.
Ms. Namita Nayyar: You are a singer/songwriter, actress How you are able to
manage such a remarkable multi-dimensional, multi-faceted lifestyle?
Ms. Raquel Castro: My family is super supportive. My brother is in the acting
business as well. To us this isn't work, its our life. We love what we do.
Ms. Namita Nayyar: Elaborate how did you feel on winning for your role in the
2004 film Jersey Girl as Gertie Trinke, the daughter of Ollie Trinke (Ben
Affleck) and Gertrude Steiney (Jennifer Lopez), the Young Artist Award for the
Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Actress Age Ten or Younger?
Ms. Raquel Castro: I mean I was like 9, so winning any type of award was
awesome.
Ms. Namita Nayyar: What you wish to say about the website Womenfitness.net and
message for its visitors?
Ms. Raquel Castro: Thanks for reading! I appreciate all the love and support!
Love yourself, beauty comes from within. To get to know my crazy self more
follow me on twitter (@RaquelCastro).
To know latest about Raquel Castro check out on her social networks:
- https://www.facebook.com/OfficialRaquelCastro
- https://twitter.com/RaquelCastro
- https://instagram.com/raquelxcastro
Women Fitness Team thanks Raquel Castro for giving her valuable time for this
interview and quenching the thirst of her fans to know more about her and made
this interview happen.
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