My dad died three years ago, and my mum works in a school. My family is creative and inventive, but there are no artists in it!

My mum loved to see me painting; she was the one to realise that I was able to create. If it wasn't for her, I wouldn't have even known that. I took art classes as a child and ever since, I've really wanted to try becoming an artist. That's what I'm still trying to do!!

I was born in Regla, a small town on the outskirts of Havana, very close to everything and at the same time very isolated by the Havana Bay. It's a very industrial place, with few trees, but with an energy that stays in memory forever!! I now live and work between Old Havana and Vedado, the two places are a perfect mix, the former is very lively and the latter is much quieter and cosier.

The more I work, the more images come to me, one project leads to another and if I stop, my mind just cuts off. Most of my work comes from my memory; I think that in a way I am retelling my whole past. In the place where I was born, I found all the conceptual and existential problems that I am now trying to solve.

I cannot name just one single teacher. I try not to look too much at other artists’ work, but there are always new teachers along the way!

What kind of success are we talking about? I can think of two types of success, external and internal, I believe more in the latter, and it's the one I am striving for.

What I like most about my work is what I like least after looking at it for a while (and sometimes it's the other way around).

I have a new dream every day, and then there comes a time when I stop believing in them. I believe in every completed project and try to make the next one even better.