“This woman is someone who never victimized herself,” she continues.
“She never feared a challenge or a difficult situation.
Teresa always found a way to flip bad situations into something that works to her advantage.
Alfonso Herrera, Alice Braga, and Hemky Madera in ‘Queen of the South’.Patti Perret/USA Network
She’s such an interesting character who always overcomes adversity.
What I learned from her is to always look forward toward the future no matter whatkeep going!”
Always surviving and always learning.
Alice Braga and Justina Machado on ‘Queen of the South’.Alfonso Bresciani/USA Network
Yes, she works in the cartel businessnot selling ice cream.
But there are a lot of lessons within Teresa Mendoza that are worth learning from."
Portraying Teresa required Braga to go into action, literally.
“That’s another thing I loved about being on this show, it was so action-packed!
Total dream come true.
I always compare my experience to being inside a video game.
Not many people can say they’ve experienced that.”
I did a lot of running and training in preparation for whatever the writers would surprise me with.
I feel like I really gave myself to this character while living in her shoes.
Teresa did a lot of things I would never do; I would never be a drug dealer.
But viewing the world through her eyes was empowering."
She knows what she wants, is very powerful and very intelligent," says the actress.
Watch EW’s interview with Braga in the video above.
