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Good times, positive vibes, and supporting others --that is what Lisa is all about. "I think it's important that we support each other, especially in my Latino community of actors, but also African American." Lisa feels that the most effective way to spread her positive message is to lead by example. The benevolent actress regularly praises and supports her friend's projects with social media posts; I found her supporting friends and fellow actresses Taraji P. Henson, Roselyn Sánchez, and Gina Torres. The "lover of God and Life" (how she describes herself in her IG bio) also shares uplifting messages like, Let's Take Care of Each Other. "This is what we should be doing for one another… Something to help someone's self-esteem feel good. This is what I struggle with. I do this, it really helps. Try it. That kind of thing. And I just really feel like people respond nicely to that. They need that." So, what's next for Lisa? At the time of our interview, Lisa had plans to appear on an episode of her friend, Justina Machado's show, One Day at a Time. "I'm very excited about that because she and I have not worked together, which is crazy." And now that Lisa's kids are all grown up, she would love to pursue her dream of performing on Broadway. "I'd like to work with Lin-Manuel [Miranda] on something one day. I've always wanted to do a Disney animated project and sing," she laughs. "So, who knows?" ML Keep up with Lisa on Instagram: @thereallisavidal and Twitter: @thelisavidal and don't miss the premiere of The Baker and the Beauty on ABC, Monday, April 13th at 10 pm. MIAMI LOVE "My husband's family lives in South Florida. Him and I lived there a short time when we were dating, and then his family moved out there permanently, so we go there a lot. I love Miami. We have fun there. We always go to South Beach. The beaches are beautiful. Get on a boat, go out on the ocean, The Keys --I love it." WE WANT MORE! What would fans be surprised to find out about you? "I don't know, it's pretty much all out there," she laughs. "Believe it or not, I think that because I did a lot of 1-hour dramas, people didn't know that I could be funny." Who are you listening to now? "Believe it or not, I'm listening to everything my daughter is listening to, she keeps me hip. So Billie Ellish. I love Lauren Daigle, who came out with that whole album. She's introduced me to some of the Bad Bunny and some of that stuff, so it's like, OK, wait a minute. Alright. I'm kinda like an old school girl. I like a lot of oldies. I just recently was listening to Gloria Estefan. Billie Holiday and all that kind of stuff. I'm even getting into a little country, Shania Twain. I listen to a lot of Patsy Cline. I kinda have an eclectic choice in music. And being in a club date band, you have to know a little bit of everything, because you never know what they're going to want to hear." What are you watching? "Oh my gosh, I've been watching a lot of stuff on Netflix... The Outsider. I watched Messiah. I've been catching up on my movies, too. I just saw Parasite. Amazing! And oh, my daughter, hilarious, she's like, 'Mommy, you have to watch Love is Blind. No judgment, Mommy. No judgement. Just watch.' So I started watching it and I was like, People are talking in pods. They don't see each other. They're getting married. I was like, What the hell is going on? But then, I was tuning in. I'm almost done watching that. I love documentaries. Then of course, I watch Modern Family, Black-ish. I love those shows; I have friends in those shows." Photo Courtesy of ABC