She was known as Catherine Paiz. One-half of the ACE Family. A digital muse. A perfect picture. But long before the cameras and controversy, there was simply... Dolores.
Becoming DOLORES is a powerful, emotionally driven reflection inspired by the novel DOLORES by Catherine Paiz. As readers across the world turned those final pages, many were left with questions - about identity, trauma, healing, and what it really means to find oneself beyond fame.
Becoming Dolores traces the journey of a woman who became both icon and invisible-simultaneously adored and misunderstood by millions. From a multicultural childhood in Montreal to the curated chaos of internet stardom, Dolores Catherine Paiz life was never as picture-perfect as it seemed.
This compelling book goes beyond the ring lights and thumbnails, pulling back the veil on fame, family, femininity, and finding one's voice again after the noise fades.
Across twenty chapters, you will discover Catherine's transformation: from a social media persona built for the algorithm... to Dolores, a woman reborn in truth, tenderness, and unapologetic self-ownership.
Through heartbreak, motherhood, betrayal, beauty, silence, and self-return, this book explores:
- The real story behind the rise-and unraveling-of the ACE Family brand
- Catherine's quiet battle between identity and performance
- The hidden strength behind vulnerability, and what it teaches about healing
- How Catherine Paiz's story sparked global conversations on childhood trauma, womanhood, and reinvention
- Her evolution into a woman of boundaries, business, and deep personal healing
- And the legacy she hopes to leave-not on YouTube, but in the hearts of her daughters
This is not just a story of internet fame. It's a story of reclamation. Of choosing peace over perception. Of becoming, beyond the brand.
This book is independently created and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Catherine Paiz or Riley J. Ford.