It's interesting: I think, as a Latino actor, the biggest challenge is being called 'Latino' because immediately, the world has a perception of what that means.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I like to consider myself an actor who just happens to be Hispanic.
A Latino actor can't play this and a Latino actor can't play that because they're Latino.
There's a lot of Latinos right now, a lot of filmmakers and writers that are Latin too.
There just aren't enough positive portrayals of Latino life in film.
I think all Latino actors want to be storytellers first. I want to be an actor first, and then I want to be Latina.
The number of Latino roles is very limited, and it's unfortunate there isn't more color-blind casting.
I'm very happy to have the heritage that I do, but I'm not wanting to be 'the Latino actor.' I just want to be 'an actor.'
You go to Los Angeles or New York or Miami or Chicago, and you see Latinos everywhere; they are involved in every part of American society. That's why they have to start being represented in Hollywood, because an 'Americano' can't walk down the street and not see a Latino.
Who said that being Latino is to be a stereotype? Characters are stereotypes when making plans or without shades. I do not believe in the picture or model established in the movies.
It's funny, because I've never thought of myself as a Hispanic actor, like in 'American Gangster,' I'm playing an Italian. I've always been fortunate enough to have been allowed to play all these diverse roles.