Bar Maldonado

BAR

I’m from Argentina, land of survivors and fighters. Being from South America has definitely made me the person I am now. It’s made me free, wild, passionate, nostalgic, a fighter.

I wish I had known years ago that emotions are just emotions–- and that your parents’ choices don’t say anything about who you will be in the future. Losing my parents has changed my life in the last two years. I understand now that they are free and so am I. And I feel the most alive when I don’t give a f**k about anything or anyone. Or when I go on adventures! Traveling is always fun, it’s a dream of mine to see everything in the world.

Life is what gets me out of bed in the morning! Also my trainer, Russell, but only on Mondays and Fridays.

The first thing I need is a shower and to brush my teeth, then a nice big cup of coffee and avocado on toast. And I always make sure to cleanser my face morning and night. It was my mom who taught me about beauty rituals. She always told me not to wear a lot of makeup because it blocks your pores, and she also taught me to always—no matter what—wear sunscreen and drink lots of water.

Last year I started working out. I’m not just doing it because of modeling—I’m doing it because I want to feel strong, healthy and calm. Beauty is about how you feel, not about the way you look. And I feel most beautiful when I do the things I love, like finishing a scene in my acting class or after making love!

Hopefully in a few years, I’ll be working as an actor and have two cats. This year, I would love to grow artistically—and I would love to get an acting agent! As for what I’ll be letting go… I’m not really attached to anything but I have definitely left my pain and some bad memories in the past. They’re now like a bad nightmare that I can barely remember.

Sometimes there’s no explanation for something, or why it happened, and that’s fine. The show must go on and the sun will come out tomorrow! Smile! Get out of your comfort zone! Be grateful for everything, always.