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I’ve tried to choose roles where women are not just reacting or waiting for something to happen.
I normally speak by moving my hands, and I’m very expressive with my face – something Cuban, I guess.
I think I had ‘Super Mario’ and ‘Tetris’ around, and that’s it.
The first ‘Blade Runner’ is a cool movie. It’s a classic. Just to be part of the sequel was such an honor and a beautiful learning experience.
When I was twelve, I heard about the National Theater School, and I told my parents, ‘That’s what I want to do.’ And that was it.
I want to try as many different roles as I can. I want to do everything.
I’m very impatient. I always want more.
When I moved to L.A. and had my first meeting with my agents, they asked me what I wanted for my career. And I didn’t speak English at the time, but I did say, ‘I wanna be Ryan Gosling as a woman.’ So I got very excited to play opposite him.
It always depends on who you work with. It is not about the budget, not about the countries but about people.
My life and career have been a big improvisation.
I want to show how strong and smart women are. We go through so much. We need to see that on screen. Those female parts are not many, but they are out there, and I have to find some. I want that chance.
After having a career in Spain for eight years, I went back to being anonymous again, having to prove myself to the industry and myself, to prove I was capable of acting in a different language. It was a good challenge, and I can’t complain.
My childhood memories are amazing; I had freedom in every way – but I see everything from a different perspective now that I live outside.
I want to do everything and beyond. I want to create impact.
It’s hard to explain to my parents what’s going on. You can’t compare Hollywood with Cuba. I didn’t even know I could dream this.
I can’t stay in one place for too long.
I am not a person who plans things in advance.
I don’t mind playing someone’s girlfriend or wife if I have something to say, if I bring something to the picture, if I can be strong and powerful and say smart things. If not, then it’s just boring.
I moved to Madrid with 200 bucks in my pocket to see what was going to happen. Of course, I didn’t know that 200 euros was nothing, because in Cuba, 200 was a lot, and the money I had been saving from my movies.
I put a lot of trust in my stylist, Micaela Erlanger.
My grandparents were from Spain, and I had a Spanish passport.
Everyone deserves the opportunity to fight for the part they want.
The thing is to convince people that a part not written for a Latina woman – or maybe not even written for a woman at all – is a female part. You convince them you can do it.
I try not to look too far ahead. I’m more about living day to day and working hard. I think it’s great to visualize a dream, but it’s more important to make it come true with your efforts.
When I was 13, I auditioned for the theater school, and I was there for four years. In the meantime, I did my first three movies, all in Cuba.
The truth is that I’m not very disciplined with diets. In general, I do whatever makes me happy in life, and food makes me quite happy!
I think women, we are very interesting. We have a lot to say, and sometimes it’s frustrating how all the lead parts are for men.
I’m ambitious in a good way. I’ve never wanted to settle as long as I’ve thought there’s more.
I don’t want to be in the spotlight, ever! I don’t know why I got in this profession!
The sets were incredible. You would walk in at 6 in the morning, and we were really living in ‘Blade Runner.’