I grew up Spanish, so I grew up watching a lot of novellas.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
To be honest, I've never been a huge fan of American soap operas. I grew up Spanish, so I grew up watching a lot of novellas.
I admire a lot of Spanish filmmakers and actors. I grew up watching a lot of Spanish films and novellas, and there's just so much talent out there.
Many of the books I read, I had to read them in French, English, or Italian, because they hadn't been translated into Spanish.
I've always loved Spanish. I love my father's Spanish records.
I started in movies in Mexico and started doing telenovelas in Mexico. 'American Family' was the first thing I did in English.
When I started writing seriously in high school, English was the language I had at my disposal - my Spanish was domestic, colloquial, and not particularly literary or sophisticated.
I am a novelist turned temporary adventurer, and I chose to write television, movies and plays for much the same reason that Henry Morgan selected the Spanish Main for his peculiar - and not dissimilar - sphere of operations.
I'm a fan of books that are almost languorous in their storytelling. That is a little bit lost sometimes in the modern media that we have.
I didn't grow up watching film but as a Ukrainian-American, music and stories and dance are crucial.
I must confess, my Spanish is not so good - except I read a little, so I started with the English but then determined that it would have to be in Spanish.