I went to a school run by Catholic nuns. They were really strict.

In my own life, I have no problems letting out a good scream.

Well, in Colombia everybody's very voluptuous, and you're supposed to be. You don't want to be skinny when all of your cousins are mermaids. You grow up thinking that's how beauty is.

I left Colombia because Univision brought me to the United States.

I'm a natural blonde. But when I started acting, I would go to auditions and they didn't know where to put me because I was voluptuous and had the accent - but I had blonde hair. It was ignorance: they thought every Latin person looks like Salma Hayek.

Latin women are very comfortable with their bodies and their sexuality. We aren't afraid to show that off a little bit more.

The mother is the one who is going to help you in the long run! You must make her your friend. It matters what she thinks.