I first became aware of Gina Rodriguez when she was just starting out starring on 'Jane the Virgin,' and a friend sent me an article in which she mentioned me.

When I was a little girl, there was no Variety Latino. When I was a little girl, there was no nothing. There were very few roles for people like myself.

Any character who had dark skin, I got all those parts. I could play a Polynesian, East Indian princess, whatever.

You can wish to have an Oscar someday or some other award, but Life Achievement? You don't see yourself that way.

I was the artsy one, and my husband took care of all our finances. It was the Latino way - the man is in charge of the money.

I'm a raucous Puerto Rican!

Maybe Elvis was inhibited by inbred religious prohibitions or an Oedipal complex, or maybe he simply preferred the thrill of a denied release. Whatever put the brakes on the famous pelvis, it ground to a halt at a certain point, and that was it.

It's kind of heartbreaking when I talk about it now, I still get very moved by the lack of opportunities that were available to myself and to the very few others who were Hispanic young actresses.

I - my experience was really no different from any other immigrant that came to this country. It was rough.

There are some fabulous treasures of photos of me during the early days of my career; there are these pin-up photos that make me laugh: I look like the poor man's Maria Montez. But there are some I look at, and I didn't realize how sexy I looked back then.