A director once told me, "You need to act like you're on mute and speak as though the viewer is in the other room doing the dishes." You become a part of the house. We can make fun of telenovelas, but not to the point where we're mocking them.
Genesis RodriguezI want people to consider talent without a last name or a race attached to it. I knew it would be a long path but also worth the struggle. That's when I got my confidence and when I started to figure out what beauty is.
Genesis RodriguezTelenovelas have been part of my world since childhood, I always felt like I had to be something that I wasn't.
Genesis RodriguezAs soon as I came to L.A., I was told that I was exotic. I'd think, But I'm from Miami! I'm as American as a cheeseburger!
Genesis Rodriguez