JamesG
03-04-2022, 06:16 PM
Stephanie Beatriz thought She'd be Fired from "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" because She's Latina
by Yolanda Machado
March 4, 2022
Stephanie Beatriz knows that by diving into her new podcast Twin Flames, she's heading into some "murky water."
The Encanto star was initially intrigued by a Vanity Fair article about Jeff and Shaelia Ayan, the self-appointed "love gurus" who promise their disciples the secret of true romance. But she says she became even more fascinated by the YouTubers because they have "taken this idea of empathy, sympathy, compassion" and "twisted it and monetized it and created this very intense" following of people looking for genuine connection.
Speaking with EW, the new podcast host explains why she's excited to journey into this world — and reveals how she feared she'd be fired from "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" while shooting the pilot because she's Latina.
"I thought, "Well, there's no way that they're going to keep both of us (Melissa Fumero). We're going to shoot the pilot. Somebody somewhere is going to say, 'Well, why do we need both of them? We have one. Let's slot somebody in this other slot.'
As opposed to looking at us for our abilities as actresses. You would never look at a show and go, "Well, we've got one white actress — we don't really need two." You wouldn't do that. But there was a time when you would do that with actors of color. I really did think that.
I don't want to speak for Melissa, but I think she probably had thoughts of that, too. And now you look at the TV landscape and there's tons of shows with multiple Latinos in the cast, with lots of Black people in the cast. It's not that way anymore. I mean, the more avenues we can get into to tell stories that are smart, funny, dramatic, daring, and reflective of the human experience, the better."
https://ew.com/podcasts/stephanie-beatriz-thought-she-would-be-fired-from-brooklyn-nine-nine-because-she-is-latina/
by Yolanda Machado
March 4, 2022
Stephanie Beatriz knows that by diving into her new podcast Twin Flames, she's heading into some "murky water."
The Encanto star was initially intrigued by a Vanity Fair article about Jeff and Shaelia Ayan, the self-appointed "love gurus" who promise their disciples the secret of true romance. But she says she became even more fascinated by the YouTubers because they have "taken this idea of empathy, sympathy, compassion" and "twisted it and monetized it and created this very intense" following of people looking for genuine connection.
Speaking with EW, the new podcast host explains why she's excited to journey into this world — and reveals how she feared she'd be fired from "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" while shooting the pilot because she's Latina.
"I thought, "Well, there's no way that they're going to keep both of us (Melissa Fumero). We're going to shoot the pilot. Somebody somewhere is going to say, 'Well, why do we need both of them? We have one. Let's slot somebody in this other slot.'
As opposed to looking at us for our abilities as actresses. You would never look at a show and go, "Well, we've got one white actress — we don't really need two." You wouldn't do that. But there was a time when you would do that with actors of color. I really did think that.
I don't want to speak for Melissa, but I think she probably had thoughts of that, too. And now you look at the TV landscape and there's tons of shows with multiple Latinos in the cast, with lots of Black people in the cast. It's not that way anymore. I mean, the more avenues we can get into to tell stories that are smart, funny, dramatic, daring, and reflective of the human experience, the better."
https://ew.com/podcasts/stephanie-beatriz-thought-she-would-be-fired-from-brooklyn-nine-nine-because-she-is-latina/