#60 Mayte Garcia Talks Prince Biopic, Selena Gomez, Priscilla, Biggest Regret with Prince

Catch up with ALLISON INTERVIEWS Host, Allison Kugel: Follow Allison on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/theallisonkugel/ Allison Interviews Blog - allisoninterviews.com Allison’s Memoir on entertainment journalism and mental health: https://shorturl.at/rIUW2 Mayte is a renowned triple threat performer-an accomplished dancer, actor and singer/ songwriter, as well as the best-selling author of a memoir, "The Most Beautiful: My Life with Prince." Mayte's professional dance career began early in her life when Prince observed a video of her dancing and immediately took an interest in her talent, eventually leading to an offer to join Prince's New Power Generation (NPG) performance group. She danced with the NPG from 1992 to 1996. Mayte has appeared in numerous music videos, tours, award shows, and international television shows. She has gone on to provide dance instruction to artists such as Britney Spears, and continues to teach dance with limitless enthusiasm.  While working with Prince, Mayte recorded and released her debut album Child of the Sun, which charted in Europe; the video of which was in rotation on MTV Europe and on VH1 in the US. She was a songwriter and singer on various Prince and NPG albums and directed many of Prince's tours and music videos. Mayte's acting film credits include roles in New Regency’s Firehouse Dog; Life Is Hot in Cracktown; Ego; and Psych. She has appeared in Lifetime's Army Wives, NBC's Las Vegas, TNT's The Closer, FX's hit show Nip/Tuck and VHT's Hollywood Exes.  Mayte is actively involved with animal rescue efforts. In 2013, she founded Mayte's Rescue, a 501c3 non-profit. The organization has rescued and placed hundreds of dogs with caring and responsible dog lovers. In 2019, Mayte and her business partner, Veronica Vega-Stiles, opened up Boogie Time, an all-things-puppy-related boutique in Las Vegas. With new projects always in the works, Mayte looks forward to serving Live 4 Love Charities' philanthropic mission, fully engaged in her motto —Keep Moving, Keep Learning, and Keep Loving! Mayte’s Links Live 4 Love: https://live4lovecharities.org/ Website: https://mayte.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maytejannell/?hl=en Mayte’s Rescue IG: https://www.instagram.com/maytesrescue/?hl=en Subscribe to the audio podcast of Allison Interviews on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, and subscribe to the video podcast on YouTube. :-) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices