Thank you @criticschoice@cclatinocinema for this incredible honor. A girl from Medellín, raised in Queens, now here… this feels like a dream I prayed for when I was 15. My heart is bursting.
Quick pit stop before the @criticschoice x @cclatinocinema 🍭
Thank you God for this wonderful chapter of my life🥹& Thank you Critics Choice for this moment.. my heart is bursting ☁️
📸: @cindygromero
I don’t even know where to begin… but here I go.
It started with the self-tape you see on my second slide. Just me, in my friend’s apartment, newly moved to LA, living on my best friend’s couch in 2020, pressing record with nothing but a dream in my chest. One tape turned into many, and then into a four month process that tested every ounce of my patience and faith. Four months of self-tapes and Zoom chemistry reads, dreaming of getting the chance to play Julia. There were moments when the silence felt unbearable, when I didn’t hear back and wondered if it would ever happen. Most don’t know this, but I didn’t get the part the first time. In fact, none of us who tested did. My agent at the time told me to move on, but something in me refused to let go. I knew I could play her. I knew I could love her, protect her, breathe life into her. And against all odds, a month later, they called us back. And here we are.
Julia, thank you. You were a dream I prayed for, and you became my reality. Together we grew, me as a woman, you as the brave, complicated, beautiful character I had the honor of bringing to life. You taught me to never give up, and I’ll carry that with me forever.
Thank you to everyone who’s watched and loved our characters, to our crew, to this family we built thank you for every single moment, for every ounce of love. None of this would have been possible without you.
This is the end of our story, but Julia will always live in me. And I hope she reminded you, the way she reminded me, to hold onto your dreams. Here’s to 5 years, 4 seasons, and a lifetime of gratitude 🥹
Thank you, Julia. Thank you, Acapulco. Thank you Apple. Thank you Austin, Chris, and Brandon for this beautiful opportunity.
This feels like a breakup haha
See you soon xx
