Ana de Armas says once she got into costume as Marilyn Monroe she felt the icon

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Ana De Armas talked about seeing herself as Marilyn Monroe for the first time in her upcoming film Blonde, where she portrays the iconic actress.On Friday, the Cuban actress told Today host Willie Geist about how she remembered the first time she looked in the mirror after being transformed into her character as the blonde beauty.‘Everyone in the room started crying; I can tell you that.

It was very emotional. It became real… you know?' said the star. Huge role to play: Ana De Armas talked about seeing herself as Marilyn Monroe for the first time in her upcoming film Blonde, where she portrays the iconic actress Transformation: The Spanish actress told Today host Willie Geist how she remembered the first time she had looked in the mirror after being transformed into her character as the Blonde beauty The real deal: Monroe was the biggest star of her day; seen here in 1951'I had done tons of wardrobe fittings, I have like over a hundred wardrobe changes in the movie, and then I did separately, hair tests and make-up tests, but never together.

So, that day was kind of like… it felt like she was back or something. I don’t know…I get emotional thinking about it.’ Ana described how she developed a kinship with the icon after studying her life, saying, 'For sure, I feel very protective of her.'Blonde is based on the iconic star's life, charting her career through her humble origins as Norma Jeane Mortenson to the superstar actress known as Marilyn Monroe.