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Until then, the American story will never be complete."
From A-list actress to inspirational activist, here’s America Ferrera’s stunning evolution.
After her parents' separation, Ferrera never saw or spoke to her father again.
This perspective was eye-opening, Ferrera told Witherspoon.
“That really trained me to see people.”
As a starry-eyed ingenue, she learned to conform, albeit reluctantly.
Ana is smart and charming, beautiful and as the title implies shapely.
The 2002 film was critically and publicly acclaimed, earning Ferrera an Independent Spirit Award nomination.
Nonetheless, she exudesconfidenceand charm.
“Ugly Betty” was an instant success, netting multiple awards and an Emmy for Ferrera.
It marked the first time a Latina had won the award in the lead actress category (perE!
She also won a Golden Globe and a SAG Award that year, reportedW Magazine.
Her characters persevered not in spite of their looks, but because of them.
Rather than their looks being an obstacle, they became a source of empowerment.
Ferrera’s portion covers sex trafficking in India.
If you’re that one girl who got rescued, it matters."
After shooting the documentary, Ferrera felt compelled to do more.
It’s finally happening!
Took me 10 years, but it feels great."
She continued, “Hillary stood with Latinos even before the Latino vote was desirable.”
The night after Trump’s win, Ferrera took to Instagram, posting a teary-eyed photo of herself.
“The grief comes in waves,” she wrote in the photo’s caption (viaHuffPost).
“If you cried all day you are not alone.
We deserve to mourn.”
She added, “Patiently waiting for the sadness to transform into something more useful.”
Ferrera apparently took those words to heart.
The organization is a grassroots effort to bring marginalized groups together and collaborate on social justice action.
“I need them to keep doing that, because it’s what keeps me going.”
As Ferrera toldThe New York Times, “Not taking action is no longer an option.”
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But this is America Ferrera we’re talking about.
“Actually, that’s not true.
It’s not accurate that I wasn’t altered.
In a way, having [my son] made everything more important.”
Now, that’s grit!
But she naively thought that these kinds of roles were accessible to anyone of any background.
It turned out, however, that the film industry thought otherwise.
She avoided the sun so her skin wouldn’t turn “too brown.”
She tried to lose weight; she “straightened [her] hair into submission.”
If she disguised her real self, she thought, others would see she was capable.
“I didn’t need my dream to be easy,” she said.
“I just needed it to be possible.”
But it didn’t at least not to a significant degree.
“I was asking it to let me in.”
Now an established actress, Ferrera is done conforming.
So, she decided to create them herself.
The Netflix series, written by Marvin Lemus and Linda Yvette Chavez, debuted in 2020 toglowing reviews.
