Death was inevitable. Felix learned that far too early. His whole world was shaken when the center exploded. He suddenly was face to face with not only his familyâs mortality but by extension his own. Ten was too young to look in the mirror and see his own decay. His fear of death controlled him for a while, but as he realized there was no escaping it Felix had to look death in the eyes and understand that reality. He had to sit and have coffee with death, and understand deathâs side of things. He was not evil or even good. He simply was. He was as old as the gods themselves if not older.
In those conversations with death (in a sense), Felix realized death wasnât there to scare him. Death, in the end, didnât even care about him. The reality was that death would be waiting at the end. It was not cruelty by death himself to take his parents. It simply was how things had to be. What he learned talking to death was that all that was left was to live life without delusions of immortality. He realized that there was too little time for him to waste on fearing death. The best Felix could do was to enjoy life as long as he was allowed to live it.
Maybe that was why Felix chose to trust his gut over his mind. Some part of him knew his mind would take too much time thinking about it, and so he wouldnât spend enough time doing. Felix didnât want to waste his or other peopleâs time, because time was the only resource that was genuinely non-renewable. He chose to risk himself to know that he did what would allow him to experience life at itâs fullest.
He knew most people didnât have that kind of crisis so early in their lives. In fact, many people in LA could not fathom that they were going to die. It would be cruel to even mention that reality in their midst. For this reason, Felix didnât tell people why he did what he did. Instead, he simply told them he was trying to live his life as much as possible without thinking about it too much.
Eva was one of those things that Felixâs gut screamed about. He could not stop feeling drawn towards her like there was some magnetic force between them. It felt like he was always on his phone when she texted making it where he never missed a text. He felt like every conversation they had was powerful to the point that it felt like the gods themselves had intended for the two to meet up.
Falling back, that magnetic draw felt even stronger as Evaâs kiss deepened. That magnetism was so strong Felix knew that heâd never feel something that incredible again. This was a once in a lifetime experience. He ran his hands down her back seeking to touch her warm skin. He wanted to feel every scrap of her skin. The burning electricity was too strong for him to resist. One of his hands ran under the edge of her shirt while the other traced down her waist.Â
When Eva pulled back, Felix turned his head and narrowed his eyes at his wolves knowing that they did that on purpose. Those stupid smiles on their faces let him know they were messing with him on purpose.
He prepared for Eva to back pedal worrying that what they had just done was too intense for her. He was surprised when she suggested going inside, but then he reminded himself that might not mean anything. Though, she was right. He helped her up and walked with her inside before closing the door so the wolves couldnât follow them. Heâd let them back in later⌠but nowâŚ. he stepped closer to her and wrapped his arms around her.
Looking down into those incredible eyes, he had this strong magnetic draw towards her lips, but he also could tell from their last conversation that she could possibly be sensitive to feeling pressured. So he put a leash on himself⌠even if it was the hardest thing he had ever had to resist. âDo you want to continue what we were doing before⌠or⌠something else?â
No one ever said Felix was good at subtly. Not that his words would really help when he looked down at Eva the way he was. There was no way she couldnât tell how he felt about her. But it was her choice,
Eva got up with Felixâs help and followed him inside the house, occasionally looking back at the wolves that were following them; they looked so adorable it was unavoidable for her to let out a chuckle as they walked inside and Felix closed the door so they wouldnât walk inside. The minute the door was closed, her attention and focus concentrated on the tall man wrapping his arms around her waist, pulling her closer to him again. Hungry, yet sweet eyes looked down at her as her hands moved to his chest, feeling it go up and down as he breathed before speaking.
âDo you want to continue what we were doing before⌠or⌠something else?â He asked making her heart flutter a little bit as he prioritized her comfort over his needs, not ever man would put a stop to things instead of keep going until hearing a woman saying no. Of course, Felix wasnât like any other man.
Eva looked up at the man with a grin dancing on her lips, one of her hands traveling to the back of his neck to pull the tall man down as she stood on her toes so she could kiss him. âThereâs no changing my mind now.â She said softly against his lips as she looked into his green eyes and her hands moved down to his chest again and she gently pushed Felix away until he reached a chair so he would sit down as she pushed his shoulders down.Â
Once the actor was on the chair, Eva kicked off her shoes and straddled him cupping his face between her hands as she kissed him again with ragging passion this time as her desired grew like a wild fire. Her hands moved from his face down to his chest, feeling every single muscle of his torso as she reached the hems of his shirt and tugged the fabric up, pulling from the kiss only for a second as she removed his shirt.
âSo Iâm guessing the bedroom is upstairs?â She asked softly with a small grin, kissing him once more before standing back on her feet and moving away from him as she looked at him, her fingers gently running over the neckline of her top before they moved back towards the ribbon on the back that secured her shirt, slowly undoing it as she walked backwards, stopping for a second as she removed her top, throwing it at Felix and then walking towards the stairs to find Felix bedroom, leaving her jeans on the stairs for the man to find.
What's the funniest rumor you've ever heard about yourself?
Someone in Mexico apparently started a rumor that Iâm vampire and I donât age which is obviously ridiculous (laughs) I mean, Itâs wonderful to have people thinking I still look the way I did almost ten years ago when my career started but⌠I promise you, I donât; Itâs makeup and photoshoop in magazines (laughs) I have some freckles that werenât there before. Iâm surely getting some lines starting to form around my eyes but thatâs life. Canât stop it.
What was it about Felix that first caught your attention?
Aside from the fact that he was carrying around a mask with him when I met him? (laughs) His personality really; he was so funny and warm and genuine for the first moment we met. With him, I felt like I didnât need to be careful or take thing slow; I was able to be silly and spontaneous with him, he allowed me to open up and not feel weird or comfortable about it and thatâs very rare for me. Heâs a wonderful man.
What hobbies do you do a lot? How did you get into that?
Dancing; Dancing is something I started learning when I was a little kid and Iâve just never stopped doing it. Even when I have a busy schedule with filming or something, I try to squeeze in a dance class anytime I can⌠or I end up dancing like crazy in my apartment when Iâm able to (laughs)
It wasnât until Felix was working in wrestling that he heard a woman complain about going too fast. He had always thought that relationships should go at whatever speed felt most natural to both people. He had often gotten into quick burning relationships, but he also got into slower relationships. Up until that point, he hadnât thought either one was worse or better than the other. It was simply how the two people in the relationship wanted to run things.
However, the girl he was with made a big deal about them going too fast, and when Felix asked why it was a big deal, she admitted that people would call her easy. It was then that Felix realized the tight line that the women he was in a relationship with had to walk on. He refused to change his approach, but he also allowed the woman to control the speed so that she could feel safe.
Felix had assumed that someone nervous like Eva would have taken a lot longer if they were going to come together. He had told himself that whatever he got out of the relationship (romantic or not) would be worth the effort. She was an incredible woman, and he was certain there was so much that he could learn from her- and maybe some things he could teach her. Time meant nothing when the person he liked was as perfect as Eva.
None of that mattered though. Now she was in his arms, and he didnât think too much about it. It didnât matter to him. All that mattered to him was that Eva was actually romantically interested in him, and Felix wanted to simply stay in that mindset. He wanted to enjoy how it felt to have her small hands run over his cheeks and down his arms. He wanted to enjoy the way her lips pressed against his. He wanted to enjoy the almost nervous but excited energy that she exuded.
As Eva began to try to reassure him that she wasnât one to jump into relationships, Felixâs heart began to hurt as he assumed that she thought he might judge her even if she was. It hurt his heart to think that she might have thought that he was capable of being so judgemental. However, as she continued, Felix realized that wasnât what she was trying to tell him. Her message wasnât that she wanted him to know she wasnât easy. It was that he was special to her. That he had earned a place with her.
He softly cupped her face as he ran his thumb over her cheek before he kissed her forehead. âI wouldnât have judged you if you were the type to get into things quickly. However, it means the world to me that youâre allowing me to be close to you. I really like you too, Eva.â He admitted with a breath. âWhen you let me hold you that night, I just knew⌠deep in my gut that I had to have you in my life. It makes me so happy that I get the chance to be this close to you.â
Felix looked back at her with those vast green eyes and as he cupped her face and kissed her forehead, his gesture reassure her that she was in good hands for once; it was probably rushed, the two had known each other for only a week and yet there was a feeling in her bones telling her that she was ready; ready to trust and jump into the unknown with him, something told her it was the right call to simply trust blindly this time and as terrified the thought alone made her⌠the butterflies in the pit of her stomach and the warmth coming from Felix that enveloped her overshadowed any fear or doubt her brain could have.
âWhen you let me hold you that night, I just knew⌠deep in my gut that I had to have you in my life. It makes me so happy that I get the chance to be this close to you.â He said softly pressing his lips against her forehead once more before she looked at him and smiled, heart thudding hard in her chest as she gently cupped his face in her hands and then leaned in to gently press her lips against his once more. This time, Eva pushed him back gently until he was laying down on the trampolineâs surface with her on top of his; her kisses started to get more passionate as a fire ignited in her.
She hasnât thinking anymore about all the possible bad outcomes that her brain often liked to think about almost obsessively; there was no room to think about the possibility of getting hurt or possibly being just another girl for him, she did allow herself to wonder what his reaction would be when she decided to talk about how her mother passed away or if her depression decided to act up. No, she could only feel; Felixâs lips on her, the warmth of his large hands as they gently traced the curves of her waist, the way she could actually feel his heartbeat as she placed a hand against his chest.
It was then when Eva heard the wolves making noise, gently she pulled back and looked to where the animals were and couldnât help but chuckle. âMaybe we should go inside.â The woman said and smiled softly at him, leaning down again to kiss the tall actor quickly.
UI: Alright, this interview is starting off intense. Sorry about that. Are you ready?
Eva: Sure, go ahead.
UI: What would you consider the most important event of your life so far?
Eva: My motherâs death.
UI: That was one of the fastest answers. Why did you pick that as the most important one?
Eva: Because that event alone changed my whole life; I wasnât the same person I was before that occurred. It took me a long time to figure out who I was and how to move on with my life after my mom died. It didnât affect only me, it affected my fatherâs life and my whole family⌠Itâs just⌠thereâs no way to getting back to where you were before when those things happen.
UI: Who do you think has had the most influence on you?
Eva: My father; I know my mother did as well and I know that⌠I have a lot to thank her for and Iâm so grateful for the time I had with her but sadly, after she passed; it was my father who had to raise me and help me get through extremely difficult times. I can only imagine what itâs like losing the woman you love and then watching your daughter fall into depression while youâre dealing with your own. Yet, he pulled it through. He shaped me into who I am today.
UI: What do you consider your greatest achievement and why?
Eva: My greatest achievement; I think maybe becoming an advocate for women in Mexico. Once, I started acting and I started being recognized there and I saw I had this platform I became really vocal about the reality of what itâs like to be a woman there or anywhere⌠for that matter, and deal with being treated differently and feeling so insecure in your own town just because youâre a woman. I think women everywhere can relate to that but since I can only talk about my own experiences in my own country, I was glad to speak about it to try and create change.
UI: What do you consider your biggest mistake?
Eva: I think, maybe posing for Maxim Mexico when I was younger.
UI: Why?
Eva: I donât judge women who did or are still willing to do it. But⌠knowing what I know now and seeing this incredible movement of change women have been fighting for even more loudly in recent years; for me, I wish I hadnât done it. It didnât added anything real value to my career or my persona, it wasnât like a real groundbreaking interview or anything it was just me being photographed in not that much clothing just to be sexualized by other men. Again, Iâm fully supportive of women being proud of their bodies and having the right to do whatever they want⌠but I think those magazine donât do anything other than give men more reasons to only see us as⌠a hot body.
UI: What is your biggest regret? Why?
Eva: Itâs not a full regret, sometimes I go back and forth about it but itâs the only thing that in my hands that I probably regret at least a little bit; which is moving here.
UI: Why?
Eva: I like it here and I came here to pursue a career here, which I do not regret. But soon after I moved my father was diagnosed with Cancer; heâs been fighting it for a while now and since I live here and my job is here, Iâm not able to see him every day and check on him. Sometimes itâs hard knowing that he might be having a difficult time and Iâm not there 24/7.
UI: Has he told you that he needs you there?
Eva: Oh no, Iâve talked about this with him and he refuses to let me move back. I do go to Tijuana every other weekend to check on him though.
UI: If you could change that, would you?
Eva: Moving here?
UI: Yes.
Eva: I donât know, I have mixed feelings about it.
UI: Would you change anything else from your past?
Eva: If there were any way for me to change the past and keep my mother from getting killed, I would in a heartbeat.
UI: What do you think is objectively the worst thing that youâve ever done? Why?
Eva: Hmm⌠I donât think thereâs anything Iâve done that I think itâs truly bad or evil. If Iâm honest⌠I mean, I know a lot of it⌠if not most of it⌠wasnât in my control at first but I think I always regret quite a bit how I pretty much closed off to anyone and anything after my mother died. It would have made things a lot easier on my father for sure.
UI: Do you have any criminal record?
Eva: No, I donât.
UI: When was the last time you were frightened?
Eva: When my father was first diagnosed with cancer.
UI: When was the last time you experienced bliss?
Eva: Oh⌠(Smiles softly) I donât know. I think you experience bliss every day, if not almost every day, in little ways and even for short moments. And sometimes that bliss is a person, recently I met someone who⌠itâs honestly out of this world; he makes me smile every time I see or talk to him.
UI: When was the last time you felt devastated?
Eva: Probably a few months ago, I went spent a few days with my father; he had a few session of intense treatment and usually those things make the patience feel a lot worse and sicker afterwards. Seeing my dad go through so much pain, heâs a proud man and he doesnât like to be vulnerable; especially around his own daughter because he feels like he needs to be strong for me. Seeing him fight himself as he was clearly weak and sick⌠itâs just heartbreaking for me.
UI: When was the last time you felt hopeful/grateful?
Eva: About two weeks ago when my fatherâs doctor said he had some improvement. (Smiles)
UI: What is the most embarrassing thing youâve ever experienced?
Eva: Probably when I was around nineteen years old, I got very drunk and threw up in front of a lot of people. I was a mess, my friends had to carry me out of the club and get me home. It was bad⌠but at least I learned what my limit was (laughs).
UI: What is your worst memory?
Eva: My motherâs funeral.
UI: What is your best memory?
Eva: My last birthday with both my parents, we went away for a weekend to a beach; I was even allowed to invite my best friends at the time and it was just incredible. I think because I know that was our last trip together I cherish that as the best memory in my mind.
Felixâs whole life had been guided by his gut. It always knew what was right for him. It knew that he needed to get out wrestling to be a body guard. It knew the relationship with Janice just wasnât working out. It knew that acting was what felt best to him. Every movie he had been part of had been chosen by his gut. Every time he got into a relationship with someone, he knew by his stomach that this was the person he wanted to tie himself to. It was simple. There was no over thinking for Felix. He simply knew.
With Eva, the moment she turned to him in the bar he knew he had to know her. The moment she let him hug her though he knew his gut was right, and he couldnât let go of her. He needed to have Eva in his life. He needed this strong incredible woman in his life. He wanted to have her in his life romantically- she was so impossibly beautiful. However, he knew that the reality was that he couldnât force feelings. He would accept her in whatever way she wanted him.
But then she kissed him back, and he knew his gut was right once again. He pressed his lips against hers once again, and he attempted to cup her face. But then she pulled back and teased him. âNo, itâs better than anything my dumb ass could have planned.â He said jokingly. Carefully he placed his hand on her back to balance her before he sat up allowing her to sit on his lap. Now sat up, Felix ran his hand down her back feeling the warm muscles there. âYouâre so beautiful. Iâve wanted to tell you that for so long.â He admitted as he kissed her passionately.
Never in her life Eva had rushed into relationships and as a matter of fact, the woman had always been extremely careful when it came to her dating life. During her teen years it had been due to the depression and trauma she went through after her motherâs murder; at first Eva didnât have space in her mind to think about boys and going out on her first dates, and kids are her school back then typically hesitated to approach her in that way because they could only imagine just how much baggage she was carrying. Not everyone, especially teenage boys, would be able to handle that or even understand what she was going through. As she became an adult and managed to move on with her life, the woman still was a little bit reserved on men who wanted to date her; it was easy for her to be scared away by the first detail that would even attempt to raise a red flag in her head.
Eva ended her first adult relationship with Damian, when he started to push her about being intimate with him; there was this feeling in the actressesâ body that had a reluctance of wanting to fully give herself to Damian. The womanâs inability to fully trust the man finally was the determining factor of their breakup. Even later on with Hector, it had taken some time before she decided to give him a try and accepted to go out with him; that relationship ended up being the most long lasting and at some point Eva even allowed herself to think he could be the one but at the end things didnât work out when she decided to move to Los Angeles. So when Felix came into the picture that night at the bar and the woman felt like she could trust him almost immediately, it completely took Eva off of guard; what was it about the tall man that made it easy for her to allow him into her life?
Perhaps, it was something she would never understand but at the moment as she kissed him back; she knew it was right.
âYouâre so beautiful. Iâve wanted to tell you that for so long.â He said before kissing her again, this time with a little more passion.
After a moment or two, the Mexican-Cuban woman slowly pulled back a little bit; feeling like she needed to catch her breath as she grew a little nervous. âListen⌠I donât want you to think IâŚ.â She said softly as one of her hands moved to cup a side of his face and the other one rested on his chest, before growing quiet for a second as she thought about how to explain her thoughts. âI donât do stuff like this with⌠just anyoneâŚâ She said taking a small breath as she wondered if she was screwing things up and possibly scaring him away with her words. âIt takes me quite a while to trust people⌠but youâŚâ She said and looked into his eyes and couldnât help but smile a little bit. âThereâs something about you Felix, and I canât quiet explain what it is... other than the muscles and your good looks obviously.â She said with a small laugh.
âI guess what Iâm trying to say is that I really like you.â
UI: You mentioned that your parents, Ana and Daniel, their jobs and what they were like generally. How do you think they were as parents specifically?
Eva: They were good parents, both kind of strict when it came to school work; my mother was a teacher and my father is probably one of the smartest people I know, so they were constantly expecting and wanting me to excel at school, like any parent would want. My father is definetly the funny one, heâs always making joke although he has a temper at times. Mom was⌠this very vivid and wild woman, she was outspoken and she just wasnât afraid to be herself⌠I have to say she was a little more patient than my father but theyâre both incredible.
UI: Were your parents strict?
Eva: My father but really just a by a hair; heâs just extremely protective, especially after what happened to mom. It terrified him to think that the same thing happened to me so sometimes he was a little too strict when it came to things like going out to parties with friends and boys but it wasnât anything too crazy.
UI: Which of your parents dealt with bad behavior most often? What did they prefer when it came to parenting?
Eva: Well, my dad; simply because mom passed away when I was getting to my teen years so; I think he got the rough years for sure. I wasnât a terribly rebellious kid but you know, when you lose your mother at such a tender age⌠it was difficult, I went through depression and anxiety and it was a rough change for both of us, my dad had to learn how to talk to me about things motherâs would have to talk about. He was very patient though. I think also because he knew I was going through trauma he tried not to be too harsh when I really did screw up. But he was firm enough to ground me when I needed it; it was usually taking away privileges; allowance, not going out, no computer or something like that.
UI: Were you ever physically punished by your parents?
Eva: No⌠Well, I mean I probably got spanked once or twice when I was a child by my mom, which honestly is quite normal especially between Mexican families. But itâs not like you get beat up.
UI: Alright, Can you close your eyes again? Only this time, can you tell me what is the earliest memory that you can remember?
Eva: (Closes her eyes) itâs my fifth birthday; I wanted to have a Cinderella themed party, I remember my parents rented this like kids party place, there was a clown and a hotdog cart (laughs) a trampoline, which I wasnât allowed to get on until after the photo session because my mom knew I was going to look a mess the minute I got onto that thing (laughs). I remember that day vividly somehow, I remember the cake and opening presents, playing with my cousins and friends; It was an amazing day⌠at the end I was so exhausted my mom had to carry me into the car when we left the party place, I remember cuddling with my mom in the backseat as my father drove to our home.
UI: Now, can you list all of the schools that you went to? What was each like?
Eva: Sure. Letâs see, I went to Instituto Valle Verde from like Kindergarden, Elementary and what we call Secondary school, which is sort of like middle school; thatâs when from twelve or thirteen years old to fifteen years old. My mother worked there as an Elementary school teacher. It was a good school; school is school, thereâs nothing outstanding I can think of right now except , I went there when my mom was killed, I remember people being very supportive after that happen which was very nice. For Preparatory school or what you guys call High School I went to Preparatoria Torre Blanca; to be honest, high school years or quite a blur for me, I was going through the loss of my mother, hormones, depression⌠it was a lot. But the school was okay, it was one of the best schools in my town, I think some cruel kids tried to bully me about what happened to my mother because well, assholes exist at any age but the school took action right away and expelled them.
UI: That is a lot for a young girl to deal with.
Eva: Itâs a lot of anyone to deal with really⌠but yeah the fact I was going through all the changes you go through during that age and the trauma⌠it wasnât easy; probably one of the darkest times of my life.
UI: Okay, changing to a lighter subject. What was your favorite subject in school and why?
Eva: I loved science and biology; youâre literally learning how everything in the world works, animals, the human body, elements⌠I just thought it was very fascinating.
UI: What was your least favorite subject in school?
Eva: Uh⌠tough question. I think probably⌠I mean itâs not that I hated it, I just didnât like that one as much as other classes; probably history. You see at least up until my time, History lessons in Mexican schools focused a lot on Mexicoâs own history which is not bad but I felt like we were forced to learn about the same thing over and over as opposed to learn a little more about the History of other countries and cultures, I think they could have expanded that a little bit more.
UI: As a kid, how do you think people would describe your personality?
Eva: My father says I was a very wild energetic kid; I was always running around, being very active. I didnât like to sit inside my home much, I enjoyed things like watching TV and playing video games and dolls when I was younger but for the most part I enjoyed more being outside playing games that made you run around like crazy. (Laughs)
UI: As a teenager, how do you think people would describe your personality?
Eva: Oh⌠I donât know. I think during my teen years many people, if not most of people, would look at me and just be like oh thatâs the girl whose mom was murdered. I think definitely I was quieter back then because of what I was dealing with, I think people would say I was very reserved and could be somewhat distant.
UI: How did you do socially in school? Were you popular? What âcliquesâ did you socialize with?
Eva: I think I was very friendly and I suppose a little more of a popular kid up until my mom died; again, after that I tried to keep my distance. Only because I didnât like when people tried to talk to me or ask about what happened to my mom, I guess I was very reluctant of letting people see just how much I was hurting so I just became really private. I was still friendly though, just a little more quiet. Regarding cliques; I canât quiet remember, I think I was among the popular kids but I wasnât like the it girl or anything, I just was that girl that had popular-ish friends⌠I think people saw me as the smart of that group for the most part. (Chuckles)
UI: Who were your friends as a kid?
Eva: Well, thereâs one girl that Iâm still friends with, we met when we were around eight or nine; her name is Anabel, she was new at my school and I was the first one to talk to her. We became friends instantly and went to the same school until we graduated from High School. We still keep in touch. There was this other girl named Blanca, she changed schools I think when we were around eleven; kind of lost touch with her. And then there was this kid named Enrique, we knew each other from kindgergarden but lost touch at some point in High School.
UI: Why did you and Enrique lost touch?
Eva: Uhm⌠well, he confessed that he liked me, as more than a friend⌠and I didnât feel the same way about him and the friendship just wasnât the same since then.
UI: Okay, Who were your friends as a teenager?
Eva: Other than Anabel, there was this girl named Karina; we are still great friends all three of us. During my teen years I didnât let many people too close to me so other than them, there was just Eric; who I stared dating when I was around seventeen.
UI: What happened to him?
Eva: Well, we broke up two years later. We just grew apart and went different ways; we didnât want the same things so we broke up and lost contact.
UI: What did you think of school generally speaking?
Eva: Oh itâs a mix of many things. It had many great things, I really enjoyed school and I enjoyed being around my friends and going through all these normal experiences but after my mother died⌠it was just terrible. I know I did have good things during that time but I remember mostly being really bad and dark. It wasnât bad all of it, I built friendships for a lifetimes and I fell in love for the first time but yeah; mixed emotions about it.
UI: What is your worst memory from school?
Eva: Probably losing my mom and having to go to school every day trying to go own with a normal life⌠I⌠I couldnât really process or understand how I was supposed to move on and go to school as if something terrible hadnât happened. It took me a while to be able to enjoy life in general again. A more specific moment would be those kids who tried to make fun of what happened to my mom, they were just⌠vicious; I mean who makes fun of pictures of someoneâs dead mother? Itâs⌠it was sick.
UI: What is your best memory from school?
Eva: Probably graduating. It just felt like⌠I honestly just felt like I managed to survive this really dark era of my life and after what it felt like a century of pure struggle I made it to this other side. It felt like closure for sure; I even my father crying a little bit during the graduation ceremony and I knew it wasnât just because I graduated school but because I made it through hell⌠we both did.
UI: What did you think that you wanted to be while growing up?
Eva: Actually not many people know this but at some point I considered being a doctor; I was always a really good student and I loved all the subjects that you needed to be good at to get into Medical School, I admired my father for what he did, saving lives and all of it but eventually I realized that⌠yes, I probably would be good at it but I just wasnât as passionate about it; and you need to be really passionate to be a doctor because itâs a lot.
UI: What was your favorite thing to do as a child?
Eva: Making little plays with my friends and dancing.
UI: What was your favorite thing to do as a teenager?
Eva: Oh Jesus Christ; uhmm⌠I liked dancing still and obviously acting, It took me a while to get back into school plays after my mom died but I still liked it.
UI: Do you think that school properly prepared you for your job? Why or why not? Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Eva: I donât think so⌠I mean I donât want to sound ungrateful and say it didnât teach me anything because it did; basic education is important but yeah, there isnât much training for an actress in basic education schools. (Chuckles)
UI: Do you think that you got most of your skills or abilities from school? How so, if so? If not, where did you get them?
Eva: Acting wise? Probably from watching TV and practicing on my own.
UI: What other skills do you have?â
Eva: I have som unofficial basic medical training, I guess you could say. I know how to do CPR, I know how to give people shots, I know some things about what medicines like what to use for a certain illness or injury. I also know what medicines canât be mixed. Things like that.
UI: Did you learn this because of your fatherâ
Eva: Yes, also because I do take care of him sometimes when heâs going through rough times with his Cancer treatment.
UI: Thatâs really interesting.
Eva: (Smiles)
UI: Okay, Who did you look up to while you were growing up and why?
Eva: I obviously looked up to my mother a lot, she was a great woman and she was really enjoying every single moment of her life, she wasnât afraid to be who she was and I always admired that. But I always looked up to my father a lot, still do; itâs not easy doing what he did. Losing his wife and then taking care of your teenager daughter all on your own, dealing with your pain while to try to help your kid to deal with trauma⌠Heâs the strongest person Iâve ever known.
UI: Who do you think from the past had the most influence on you as a person now?
Eva: Whoever killed my mother⌠I donât want to give them any credit about who I am today but I canât deny if it werenât for them, I would probably still have my mom now⌠and everything would be different. I do often wonder what our lives would be like if we hadnât lost her.
UI: Youâve talked about your immediate family. Is there anyone in your extended family that you were in contact with or were close to? Why or why not?
Eva: I have somewhat of a large family, as most Mexican people do. (Laughs) And we are all really close, I think probably the closest would be my aunt Paty, she tried really hard to help my father after my mom died and she was always there for me.
UI: Is there anyone outside of your blood that you consider family?
Eva: Anabel, weâve been friends for many years; sheâs like the sister never had.
UI: Have you had your first kiss already?
Eva: Uhmm yeah, (laughs)
UI: When did it happen? Who did you have it with? How did it happen?
Eva: My first kiss was with my first boyfriend Eric, we went on a date and when he drove me back home and walked me to my door; he kissed me. It was very sweet.
UI: Have you had intercourse? If so, when was the first time? Who did you have it with? How did it happen?
Eva: Youâre really looking for intimate details, arenât you?
UI: Iâm sorry itâs part of this.
Eva: I lost my virginity to my ex-boyfriend; Hector De La Mora. We had been dating for a year by then and I had gone through my attempted kidnap, so I⌠it took me a while to think about that kind of stuff and he was very patient with it too. I was twenty three and I think it was around Christmas time, I decided it was time; I loved him and I wanted to share that experience with him because at the time I thought, you know, I thought he was the one. It was great, he was very patient and took his time with making me feel comfortable and making it a good experience for me. Itâs a good memory.
UI: To close out now that youâve looked at your growing up, how would you describe your childhood in general?
Eva: Uhmm if weâre talking about my childhood alone, pre-teen years; I would say It was wonderful, I had parents that loved me, I was able to go to school and have some privileges and I had friends and everything to be happy.
Eva is actually very smart; being the daughter of a teacher and a doctor, the woman never had too much trouble at school and she was always top of her class. She even debated about following her fatherâs steps and becoming a doctor instead of an actress, however she was convinced where her true passion was.
âNot every day. I do prefer to rock climb.â Felix admitted with a small smile. There was something peaceful about climbing the rock wall. Maybe it was that he had to completely focus on what he was doing otherwise heâd fall. He liked the physical movement of the swing and catch between each step up. He liked the rhythm. He liked the slow work towards the top before dropping down suddenly. Rock climbing required all of his muscles in a unique way that he used more in his day to day life than the muscles he used on the trampoline.
However, he did use the trampoline when he needed to do something creative or if he had to think about something that was bothering him. The trampoline allowed him to use his muscles while he thought without there being much risk to messing up. He could just jump and jump for hours if he needed that long to think something through. This trampoline had helped him make many of his most important decisions. The most recent being that he wanted to move from acting to directing. There on the trampoline he realized he could no longer be happy without at least trying to direct once.
Carefully, he backed up and gave her the room she needed to, so that she could do her trick. However, she fell on her side at first, and immediately Felix wanted to rush to her to make sure that she was okay. Instead though, she laughed and went to try again.
When she did so Felix cheered, âAwesome! That was great!â
As he did so, Eva suddenly collided with him knocking them both over with her on top of him. Some of her brown hair had fallen out of her bun and they framed her face with her large forest green eyes.. He reached up and tucked a hair behind her ear, âItâs okay to be excited. Youâre fine. I like this.â He admitted with a warm smile before leaning up and softly brushing his lips against hers.
Eva collided into Flex, the duo falling back down on the trampoline; the actress lying on top of the tall man, she laughed softly and shook her head a little bit but the moment her eyes connected with his vivid green eyes⌠she got lost in them. She watched as his large hand moved up and gently moved a strand of hair away from her face as he spoked softly to her, âYouâre fine. I like this.â He said with a smile on his face, the actress couldnât help but smile back at him as she felt her heart skipping a beat before it started to pound in her chest as she watched Felix move closer to her, she leaned in and their lips brushed but didnât connect until after she was able to speak.
âI like you.â She said softly and grinned a little bit finally pressing her lips against his softly.
The Mexican-Cuban woman knew she had known that she liked Felix pretty much from the moment the two had met, there was something about his magnetic unapologetic personality that pulled the woman in almost immediately but it had been his softer side; the way he listened to her, how he was patient enough to wait for her to feel comfortable enough, the stories that let her know just the type of man he was that made it easy for the woman to trust him when she usually took a long time to trust others because the world taught her to be careful.
And now as his lips moved with hers, Eva realized how much she had wanted to do exactly this; she thought it would happen the night he came back with her to her apartment but a deep confession on her part had changed the route, but now the actress was sort of glad it didnât happen that night while the two still had a lot of alcohol in their system.
Eva gently pressed her hands against his broad chest, one of them moving up to the side of his face as she slowly started to pull back just a little bit to look at him. âDid you plan this, huh?â She teased and grinned a little bit more before kissing him again.
