I'm really Americanized. The only real Latina thing I do is cook rice and beans with chuletas and tostones. I do the healthier version of what my grandmother would have made: a lot less salt, a lot less fat, a lot more vegetables. Sometimes I serve it with brown rice, which is, like, sacrilegious.
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When I was 11, I went to Puerto Rico for a month to stay with my grandmother. To see the way people lived there and experience my own culture was wonderful.
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I have to stop and think about everything I do. I'm very calculated in a lot of ways.
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When my career started on daytime soaps, those characters usually didn't have much depth to them. The main goal was to memorize my lines in order to film efficiently the next day. But with 'Jane The Virgin,' the writing is strong, and everything is intentional.
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The black community sees itself as one group, and they are all experiencing the same experiences as a group with racism and whatnot, growing up in this country.
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Acting was always a secret desire of mine when I was growing up.
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Since I don't have much time to cook, I tend to cook in bulk and eat leftovers.
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I have a cousin who, at age 36, passed away from cancer, and she left three girls.
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You're not going to learn about acting on TV and in film. You'll learn more in plays and in class.