I think it's not an easy task because there's not enough Latino writers that are being given opportunities to write things - and I say this because I've been given a lot of bilingual movies in the past because of my career in Mexico, and they're like, "Oh, it's going to make sense for her to do this." A lot of studios want to hit that demographic, but they sort of do it without starting in the right way, which is having someone who knows the culture, and enjoys the language as well, to be able to write these things.

I think that, for sure, we as women should try and realize that it's more about having someone to share.

I explain that as Latinos, we can also be professionals.

[Everybody Loves Somebody] was a different take on that immigrant sort of life.

I hope that we start trendsetting [with Everybody Loves Somebody], you know, like having bigger movies also include that. Because I think it'll definitely change a lot of what's going on right now.

People follow my movies for a reason, and that's because I believe in them, and I don't want to just make movies for the sake of making movies.

["When are you getting married" in Everybody Loves Somebody] is funny because it's put on by women and men. Society makes women feel like, oh, you're getting old.