He cares about his community.
I fell in love with how he is written, and how much he reminds me of my father.
They live in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Boyle Heights, where Pop owns a local Mexican restaurant.
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Erik has a baby on the way with his girlfriend, Lidia Solis (Gonzalez).
Shes also not too fond of her daughters girlfriend, Yessika Flores.
This show helped me realize that Im enough, that our stories are enough, Martin says.
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She just needed that one chance to be able to stand in that power.
I love that I get to play a Dominican girl in this story about a Mexican family.
No matter what is happening around her, shes authentically herself.
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Thats what I hope people take from her.
That no matter where you are, always be authentic to yourself.
TheSuperstorestar also has a tiny cameo in the series.
Our families and our lives are multigenerational.
She adds, We had an extensive search for the right actors to play this family.
We have so much undiscovered talent in our community.
I saw my family on those pages and I saw myself, Soria explains.
To be a vessel of that inspiration is priceless.
Santos is one of the fresher faces Ferrera was talking about, but hes hardly new on the scene.
He adds, Joaquin is a legend and his portrayal of Pop really stood out to me.
My dad was a pastor, a sergeant in the army, and a lawyer.
That their men are worth pouring back into and that their anger is a sign of their vulnerability.
She sees her people and she really wants to uplift them by uplifting herself.
If we can inherit ancestral trauma, we can inherit ancestral magic.
