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America Ferrera Turned Her Latinx Identity Into a 'Super Power': How She's Inspiring Others to Do the Same

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America Ferrera is focused. The 36-year-old actress, producer, entrepreneur and activist has been empowering communities to use their voices for well over a decade.

She’s helped create opportunities for people of color in front and behind the screen, and break stereotypes in Hollywood by fighting to play roles that speak to her life experience.The Los Angeles native got her big break in 2002 with the indie film.

The film gave Latinas the opportunity to see a reflection of themselves on the big screen. She went on to star in films like and.

In 2006, she landed her most pivotal role as Betty Suarez in .At the age of 23, she won her first Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild Award andEmmy — becoming the first and only Latina to win an Emmy for.

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