Latinas.«Right now, it's OK for women to be thinking about women and to be moving it forward for us,» Machado tells ET exclusively. «For so long, [Latinas] have been on the back burner.
So I think that we need to nourish and nurture ourselves right now.»Her 2001 breakout role as Vanessa Diaz on was originally a supporting role that evolved into one of the HBO series' lead characters, earning her a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.Fans may also recognize the actress as Darci Factor on and most recently as Penelope Alvarez on.
The latter role, she tells ET ahead of her rehearsals, has been one of her most impactful in leading a change for the Latinx community.
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