“When I was asked to change Laurel into a Latina for How to Get Away with Murder, I was terrified, because I thought, no one's going to know how to do this because the American take on my culture is never accurate.” KnowsCultureKnow HowMurderGet AwayAccurateTerrifiedLaurelsLatina Author:Karla Souza
“Until they hired a Latina to write for Laurel [in How to Get Away with Murder], I was scared that she was going to fall into stereotypes.” WritingFallMurderScaredGet AwayStereotypeLaurelsLatina Author:Karla Souza
“[Producers] promised me they wouldn't do that sort of "defining nature of my character is that Laurel is Latina [in How to Get Away with Murder] ." It has nothing to do with that. She just happens to be a Latina.” CharacterHappensMurderProducersGet AwayDefiningLaurelsLatina Author:Karla Souza