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
What makes characters real are details, and if you're crafting a person from scratch, you're probably not going to pay as much attention to a question like, 'Does this person bite their nails?'
I will play the characters with last names like Sanchez and Gonzalez until the day I die, but I also want to play the 'Michelle Smiths.'
I went to college at NYU for acting, since acting was my dream from very young. I did a lot of hip-hop courses while I was there. I helped co-write a hip-hop production for the main stage of NYU, but I never touched rap.
I can live in L.A. as a struggling artist. I cannot live in New York as a struggling artist.
When I got out of college, I booked a movie called 'Go for It!' with Lionsgate, came out here, and I've been acting ever since - or trying, constantly trying.
This industry is all about work, and just because Sundance exposed me to the world, it is my job to stay deserving in that world. The work never ends; the hustle just get harder, and you get stronger!
Acting is how I'll be able to change how Latinos are viewed in media and change how little girls see and talk about themselves.
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.
Latinos don't go out and support their own films, but at the same time, it's not their responsibility.
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'm not messing with skiing. You can't get this Puerto Rican on the slope. Uh-uh.