How Gentefied Star Julissa Calderón Manifested Her Dreams

“It’s very interesting to see the person that I am now and how I evolved,” she shared. “But one thing that stayed the same is that the dream never went away.”

In fact, Julissa revealed that her path didn’t always lead her to the entertainment industry. But despite the road blocks and detours, she still managed to find her way towards Hollywood’s searchlights. 

“I went to college as a pre-med major,” she recalled. “But I have a middle school project from eighth grade where I said, ‘I’m going to have my name in lights and everyone’s going to know the amazing actress that I am.'”

She continued, “When we come from these brown and Black households, it’s hard to say that you want to be an actress or a singer, because we know that our parents weren’t fortunate enough to have that privilege. And I went into pre-med thinking I’m going to have a great career but I saw journal entries of not being happy.”

The “shift,” she explained, happened when she switched her major to theater and “knowing this is what I was meant to do.”