Ana de Armas was this close to not starring in Knives Out! During a new interview with Flaunt, the 32-year-old actress revealed that she almost passed on playing Marta in the movie.
When she was first asked to audition, Ana said that her character was being described as “Latina, caretaker, pretty” and she assumed that Marta would just be branded as a stereotypical Latina character. “Things could have been very different,” Ana shared. “I really pay attention to what that little description is.
I’m sure whoever did it wasn’t thinking about what that meant but for me, I was just like, ‘Oh no, I’m not doing this!’ What do you mean—caretaker, Latina, pretty?’” “I’m very proud of being Cuban and being Latina and I will play the most Latina any
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