America Ferrera shared how her personal experiences in Hollywood have led her to create more opportunities for diversity in the business at the 2020 Emmys on Sunday.During a special story moment titled «This Is What I Sound Like,» the 36-year-old actress talked about going on her first audition when she was 16 years old.«I was this little, brown, chubby valley girl who spoke, you know, like, a valley girl,» she recalled. «I walked in, did my audition.
The casting director looked at me and she was like, 'That's great. Can you do that again, but this time sound more Latina?'»Ferrera was confused at the request."'Um, so, like, do you want me to do this in Spanish?'" she responded at the time. «She was like, 'No, no, no, do it in English.
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