When People Call Me A Sex Icon,

I Didn't Grow Up Wanting To Become An Actor At All. I Wanted To Be A Sports Trainer And I Was Actually An Aerobics Instructor.

People Can't Ignore That Hispanics Represent The Fastest-growing Demographic In The Us. The Future Success Of America Is Intricately Tied To The Future Success Of The Hispanic Community. And It's The Women Of These Communities - The Mothers, Sisters, Daughters - Who Make The World Go Around. I Decided To Focus On Giving Them Opportunities So That They're Set Up For Success In Life.

It's Not A Party Unless I'm Cooking. Some People Find Entertaining Stressful, But It Is Therapeutic For Me; I Find It Relaxing.

What I Want To Do Is Create Great Content On Television And Movies. It Is Not My Role To Program Only For Latinos, And You Can't Really Assume That Hispanics Only Want Hispanic Content. But I Do Think That We Are Severely Underrepresented In Television And Film. And Instead Of Complaining About Not Seeing Ourselves, We Should Become Film Producers, Directors, And Writers, And Tell Our Story.

I Believe That Education Offers The Fastest Route To Economic Mobility. I Grew Up With A Family Of Strong, Accomplished, And Educated Women. I Believe, As They Say, That You Can't Be What You Don't See, And Since I Saw A Lot Of Smart Women In My Life, Education Being At The Center, I Just Mimicked That Behavior. There Was Never A Question That I'd Go To College. In Fact, I Was The Last Person In My Family To Get A Master's Degree, So That Tells You I'm Actually The Underachiever!