Stan Lee, the father of Marvel Comics, didn’t create his first superhero until he was nearly 40 years old, when he published the Fantastic Four.
Vera Wang didn’t design her first dress until she was 40.
Miguel de Cervantes was in his fifties when Don Quixote was published, and French artist Paul Cézanne was of a similar age when his work received recognition.
And now a 95-year-old woman, Angela Álvarez, is the oldest person to be nominated and to win in the category of best new artist at the Latin Grammys.
She is living proof that it is really never too late to pursue your dreams.
Álvarez told news agency that she began writing songs in 1942 in Cuba with the dream of becoming an artist, but it took her eight decades to release her first album, publishing her first one just last year, encouraged by her grandson.
The musician said the way she felt was “indescribable:”
“What I feel is such a wonderful and beautiful thing and I can’t find the words to express what I really feel. I feel very happy and content and very proud of what has happened in my life,” she said.