I was a salsa dancer for the majority of my life, from, like, 7 to 17, and did the World Salsa Congresses. I realized that I wanted to continue obviously to be a performer. But in my household, being an actor and jumping into acting is not really accepted.
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I don't want the Latino community to think I think the reason Latino films are not doing well is because of us. It is not fully our responsibility.
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I love telling stories that allow people to be less afraid to tell theirs.
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I dream big, baby. I want to do thrillers, I want to do smart David Lynch-type mysteries.
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'Filly Brown' gave me the wings to fly, but red carpets are still very uncomfortable.
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I started small with commercials and print.
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Being half Jewish, we grew up with Christmas trees but had Jewish ornaments.
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With each dream accomplished, bigger ones are put in their place.
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I think all Latino actors want to be storytellers first. I want to be an actor first, and then I want to be Latina.