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Christine Lozano

Producer | Director | Writer | Actor | Photographer, CLo Productions

El Paso, TX 79924

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Degree Texas A&M Degree Strasberg Acting School Cert Strasberg Acting Scholarship Member Sag/aftra

Her Story

About Christine

I was born and raised in El Paso, and after graduating high school, I went to college at Texas A&M. From there, I moved to London for a little bit, then to LA. When I first got to LA, I worked at the Viper Room nightclub where Johnny Depp was my boss. I became a manager there and was the main photographer. When he left the club in 2004, we all left with him. A friend told me I should try acting, so I did, and that's how I got a scholarship into Strasberg. I was on a soap opera for 7 years and did a couple of films. When the pandemic hit, I started writing and moved more into the behind-the-scenes work, directing and producing rather than being in front of the camera. I've been in LA for over 30 years, and recently came back to El Paso. We just finished the first season of a TV series out here that's going on a streaming platform. I'm also a professional photographer with shows and a book out, all with rock photography from the Viper Room, shooting people on stage. I do fashion photography as well.

Her Interview

Ten minutes with Christine

01What do you attribute your success to?

I attribute my success to tenacity and believing that I can do it. Whether I'm in LA, Texas, or Timbuktu, it's just knowing that this is the one thing that I'm good at. If I had a dollar for every time I got fired from a real job, I'd be retired by now, but this is the one thing that I am good at. I think when you're excited about what you're doing, or you really believe in what you're doing, you can get a community behind you. I have to be my most number one fan, and then whatever happens after that happens. You just have to believe in yourself, that's the most important thing.

02What’s the best career advice you’ve ever received?

Believe in yourself.

03What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?

I would say to never back down, and tenacity is your friend. I know this sounds so cliche, but it's very true - being a woman, especially behind the scenes directing or producing, it's mostly a man's world. You have to be firm and tough, and just stick to what you believe. Especially when someone wants to buy your stuff or whatever, rather than just handing it over for the money, you gotta really stick to your guns to make it how you want to make it, or how you saw making it. You just gotta be firm on your feet, you gotta just be strong. You just have to have a backbone and not back down. Unfortunately, you have to prove yourself, and once they see that you can do what you're doing, then it's a whole different ballgame.

04What are the biggest challenges or opportunities in your field right now?

We now live in the age of social media, so anyone can do anything and there's more opportunities. We have streaming, YouTube, TikTok - it's a plus that we have so much, but it's also negative because you got double the people doing what you're doing. When you have so many opportunities, it can fly by the wayside rather than just studios or proper linear television. So for you to actually get something done is amazing, because with so many opportunities and so much competition, things can easily get lost.

05What values are most important to you in your work and personal life?

The most important value to me is that I have to believe that I am doing something that I'm good at, and you have to believe that you're good at it, and just keep doing it no matter what people say. Some people think that there's a time limit - I'm 50, and people think there's an age limit, but there's not. You could be 50 and barely getting your break. You just have to believe in yourself. That's the most important thing - for me to be my most number one fan, and then whatever happens after that happens. Tenacity is really big, and you gotta just keep going.

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