March 24, 2026

Don’t Give Up Right Before the Breakthrough with Marilyn Sanabria

39 minutes

Have you ever felt like your life path chose you before you even understood it yourself?

This episode is a powerful conversation about resilience, grief, migration, and the courage it takes to keep following your calling even when life feels uncertain. It’s a reminder that sometimes the path is not linear, but the passion in your heart can still guide you exactly where you are meant to be.

Tune in to this new episode of Amiga, Handle Your Shit, as Jackie sits down with award-winning actress Marilyn Sanabria to talk about her journey from Puerto Rico to the Bronx and eventually to Hollywood. Marilyn shares how losing her immediate family at a young age shaped her perspective on life, gratitude, and resilience, and how the arts became both her refuge and her purpose. She talks about taking risks, moving to Los Angeles to pursue film, and how persistence, faith, and staying aligned with her purpose eventually led her to land a role in the psychological thriller Film Monster. This episode is a beautiful reminder that success is not linear, and sometimes the biggest opportunities come right when you are about to give up.

About Marilyn Sanabria

Marilyn Sanabria is an award-winning Puerto Rican actress whose journey began in Puerto Rico and continued in the Bronx, New York, before moving to Los Angeles to pursue a career in film and television. With a background in theater and voice work, Marilyn has dedicated her life to the craft of acting, driven by a deep passion for storytelling, expression, and human connection. She is currently part of the cast of the psychological thriller Film Monster, a socially impactful film that explores fear and the human experience.

Key Takeaways:

✨ Resilience is built through life’s hardest moments

✨ Success is rarely a linear path

✨ Taking risks is part of growth

✨ Alignment requires daily inner work

✨ Your calling will keep finding you

✨ Don’t give up right before the breakthrough

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