Paloma Maria Lopez is a California native, NYC based Singer/Songwriter, Actor, Writer, and Dancer. Her debut show was on January 4th, 2025 at Heaven Can Wait in New York City where she played her original music. Paloma brings 70's rock, Mexican-folk, blues, Western gothic, country, and country-pop to her songwriting drawing inspiration from artists such as Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, Patsy Cline, Lana Del Rey, Lainey Wilson, and Johnny Cash.

 

Paloma grew up in a Mexican-American household where she tended to her chickens, ducks, and her uncle's bull before moving to Los Angeles and attending the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts for Voice. 

 

Growing up on the West Coast, Paloma joined The Colburn School Tap Ensemble at 13 years old. She studied, choreographed, and performed tap dance pieces with the company through the age of 18. She graduated from the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts (LACHSA) in Theatre, Opera, and Musical Theatre and performed, The Promise of Living, by Aaron Copland at The Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Downtown Los Angeles. She placed First at the Drama Teachers Association of Southern California in the Musical Theatre Category and was awarded Outstanding Performance in Music Voice. Some of her favorite roles she’s portrayed include; Cunegonde from Candide, Zita from Gianni Schicchi, Prince Orlofsky from Die Fledermaus, and Maggie from A Chorus Line. Paloma is inspired by actors such as Meryl Streep and Kristin Chenoweth. She was honored with an award from the City of Los Angeles for her demonstration of academic excellence and dedication to community service. 

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After moving to New York City for college, she found a home here on the East Coast. She holds a Dual Degree--BA/BFA from The New School for Jazz & Contemporary Music in Music, Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts in Literary Studies, Parsons School of Design in Fashion Communications, and an MFA in Creative Writing from Sarah Lawrence College.

 

During her studies at The New School, she performed in the Laurel Canyon Ensemble directed by Dirk Freymuth, the Vocal Blues Ensemble directed by Daniel Mixon, the Gospel Chorus directed by Charlotte Small, and the Women in Music Ensemble directed by Mary Halvorson and Patricia Brennan. She was a staff editor and writer for the #1 National Online College Women’s Magazine, Her Campus, and was published in the literary magazine, Eleven and a Half. At Sarah Lawrence College her main concentration was in Auto-Fiction and Poetry while working as a Non-Fiction Editor for the literary journal, Lumina. 

Some writers she admires are Leo Tolstoy, Emily Dickinson, and Sharon Olds. Paloma is writing her MFA thesis titled, Son of Lope, a Prose-Poetry project based on her childhood and adult life. 

 

She recently wrapped a Holiday campaign for Printemps New York and was featured in Frontrunner magazine for her music.

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Paloma's ultimate passion has always been music and writing. She has played at Heaven Can Wait, Berlin Under A, Pete's Candy Store, Nightclub 101, The Monsieur, Old Fling's, Lucinda's, and Mercury Lounge to name a few. Her band consists of herself on vox and acoustic/electric guitar. Paloma is currently working on her debut album, American Beauty.

 

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