I have to stop and think about everything I do. I'm very calculated in a lot of ways.
I can easily tap into the feeling of being a mother and the feeling of, you always want what's best for your kids. And that's where most parents come from.
I try to eat almost the same thing every day, as it makes food shopping and what to eat much easier as well as healthier.
Since I don't have much time to cook, I tend to cook in bulk and eat leftovers.
The women are so strong in my family.
Every mother wishes the best for her children.
My dad was in my life, and he was actually a very positive influence on me in my life. He was always there. He was a great dad. But my parents divorced when I was 5, so I grew up in a single-parent home.
When my career started on daytime soaps, those characters usually didn't have much depth to them. The main goal was to memorize my lines in order to film efficiently the next day. But with 'Jane The Virgin,' the writing is strong, and everything is intentional.
After moving to California, I decided to go back to school and get an education on various aspects of the entertainment industry.
I really needed a show like 'Jane' when I was growing up, so being able to portray a positive Latina character means a lot to me because I feel like it's helping me to contribute to someone's dreams.
In real life, we think people don't change, but they do. People do change in profound ways with all the different major things that happen in their lives.
Growing up, I didn't think it would be possible to be an actress - I didn't see a lot of Latina faces on TV or in movies. But that didn't stop me from trying. I realized early that anything I really wanted was worth working for.
