Gina Rodriguez
Gina Rodriguez
Gina Rodriguezis a media personality, entertainment manager, and former pornographic actress known for her work with controversial clients such as Nadya Suleman, Michael Lohan and Capri Anderson. In 2012, she started GR Media, a full-service management and entertainment company, spun off from her talent management company, DD Entertainment. She added established musical artists, Neal Schonand Adam Barta, as well as reality stars Alex McCord and Angelina Pivarnickto her roster. In 2013, she parted ways with Suleman and signed Patricia Krentciland...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth30 July 1984
CityChicago, IL
CountryUnited States of America
I do not devalue the role of a maid or nanny, or the stereotypical roles that some members of our family have actually done to feed our families in real life.
I grew up dancing salsa - you know, a traditional Puerto Rican dance.
I am not going to take a role because there's money. It might extend my checkbook, but not my integrity.
Being half Jewish, we grew up with Christmas trees but had Jewish ornaments.
'Filly Brown' gave me the wings to fly, but red carpets are still very uncomfortable.
Latinos don't go out and support their own films, but at the same time, it's not their responsibility.
I started salsa dancing with a few different companies and started touring the country. It was fantastic, but I realized that I really wanted to talk every time we were performing. That's a problem because when you're dancing, if you stop to talk, that's not really cool to the other dancers.
I've learned a lot about what kind of actor I want or do not want to be while being on set. I sit back and observe how other actors treat the totem pole of set politics.
I've specifically decided to say no to projects that weren't advancing Latinos, that weren't showing us in a positive light, roles that were gratuitous and spreading untruths.
What I will not do is continue to perpetuate stereotypes. I'm the daughter of a maid; why do I have to also play a maid? My mom was a maid so I didn't have to be a maid.
I don't want the Latino community to think I think the reason Latino films are not doing well is because of us. It is not fully our responsibility.
I learned a lot from Ana Ortiz, who plays my sister in 'Sleeping with the Fishes'.
I'm not messing with skiing. You can't get this Puerto Rican on the slope. Uh-uh.
I dream big, baby. I want to do thrillers, I want to do smart David Lynch-type mysteries.