“Every day on set I learn more from and about them, and therefore more about myself. They are hilarious, supportive, vulnerable, and lovable – the best work BFFs I could have asked for.” — Stephanie Beatriz
“When I first booked Brooklyn Nine-Nine, my first thought was, ‘I’m so happy I’m not unemployed anymore.’ And my second thought was, ‘My parents are going to be so happy I’m not unemployed anymore.’ Right? But my third thought was…”
For me, personally, being Latina means family. It means food. It means music. It means loyalty. That’s what I identify with being a Latina: Family comes first, you stay loyal to your family. My family is everything to me. Also I think of foods and smells and music and dancing and celebration – and those are all the things I was raised with that make me feel Latina.
I think that there’s a quiet strength you’re brought up around when you’re Latin, especially growing up in a Cuban family made of refugees. There definitely was an extreme work ethic – anything less than working really, really hard is unacceptable – and just a general toughness and strength that I learned from the women in my family and my father. - Latinos Break the Mold
