Jessica Alba Explains Why She Avoided Playing Latinas Before ‘Machete’
Jessica Alba is playing her first Latina character in her new movie, ‘Machete.’ She explained to USA Today why she’s avoided playing Latinas before now and why she agreed to for this film.
“For me, I never wanted to reinforce any stereotypes about Latin women, and that was why I’ve shied away from Latin characters I’ve been offered. Most of them reinforced the stigmas. The women whom I grew up with are intelligent, strong women, and unless I read a woman being portrayed that way in a film, I didn’t want to play it.”
Jessica described her character in ‘Machete,’ who is an immigration and customs enforcement officer character as “an intelligent, fierce, independent woman.” It’s hard to find woman characters like that period, but I see Jessica’s point- lol.
Are you planning on checking out ‘Machete’?
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