Erika Gutierrez is an actor and singer from Mexico. She has had a long and varied career, which spanned four decades and even reached the peak of worldwide stardom with the release of “ELANIN”, one of the best-selling songs of all time. But during those years, Erika has found herself on many personal relationships and even had a marriage and a son with her former partner, Mauricio Evlampieff. In her recent memoir, “Crisis”, Erika reveals much about her relationship with her former partner, shedding new light on their marriage and life as a couple. And though the book covers a period in which she was in a committed relationship, it is also an entertaining read about her personal relationships.
Like so many other actors before her, Erika became famous mostly through her stage appearances, but she was also an accomplished actress on screen, lending some of her talent to popular films like “A Raisin in the Sun”, “Pulp Fiction” and “Gaslight”. However, it was her professional acting career that really caught the attention of Hollywood and led her to a legendary profession, performing in shows ranging from small theater roles to major roles in movies such as “Dante Alighieri”, “Guess Who’s Listening” and “A Woman of Valor”. And though many of these roles are well known today, “Crisis” offers a behind-the-scenes look at what it was like to work on the sets of some of Hollywood’s biggest films, as well as an inside look at Erika’s personal life.
In this memoir, Erika describes her life as a celebrity as well as a performer, recounting her meeting with her future husband (as well as providing an inside look at the creation of her successful marriage), her long and complicated marriage to her son and keeping up a happy and fulfilling career as an actress. It is a very interesting memoir that delves into some of the complexities of being a celebrity while maintaining a stable marriage. One of the most interesting sections of “Crisis” takes place after Erika’s marriage to Michael Simon, where she considers having children. Although she has been married before, having children is a decision she must make quickly, as her career as an actress is on the rise.