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“Romantic comedies, if done badly, can be catastrophic.”

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Karla Souza, born on December 11, 1985, is a well-known figure in an unknown field. Her career and achievements have not been widely documented, but her contributions and impact in the field are gradually becoming apparent. more

“I knew that [director/screenwriter] Catalina Aguilar Mastretta had an amazing take on the female psyche and the modern woman and the modern immigrant woman living in the U.S., and I really saw the need for a story told of our daily lives without being a statistic and without just trying to hit a demographic, and I felt that with this one.”

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“What I do feel with the different scripts that they give me where I feel like this is done for one of those reasons, I share my point of view. I don't just say, "No, thank you." I say, "I feel that this represents Latinos in a wrong way, in a bad way."”

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“I tell [scriptwriters] I think [their scripts] has too many stereotypes, that even the way they come in and out of Spanish doesn't really make sense, it feels forced.”

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

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“I also have to be careful of what it says about women. I get a lot of scripts that only talk about women's appearances and what they look like. I think we're tired of having to meet this standard and not being asked what our talents or abilities are.”

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“I also really pay attention to whether the script embodies a full female character or if they're just wanting a two-dimensional objectified woman. So I also have that aspect to take care of as well.”

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“["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.”

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“The patriarchal society has made women believe, first of all, you're only valid and valuable when you're young.”

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“All the products that are sold to us - those anti-aging products - are telling us that there's a due date.”

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“Wisdom and white hair might not be as valued [in our society] as in different cultures.”

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