02-19-2008, 07:33 PM
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On being shunned at Latin events early in her career:
“I cried later”, she admits. “Didn’t go to any after-parties (2003 Latin Grammy’s). I just went and got some tacos with my friend.” Vowing never to feel that way again, Alba told her publicist that she didn’t want do any more Latin events.
On being a chola in high school:
“I had brown eyeliner around my lips with pink in the middle,” she giggles.
On trying to convince us she ever went through an awkward stage:
“All the stuff I got made fun of as a kid —bubble butt, fish lips, the dark skin —I’m proud of now,” she says. “It took me a minute because they’re features that really stand out, and they’re quite mature. I like that I look different; I like having flavor.”
On future roles:
She’s also been searching for a strong Latina character to play for quite some time. “Someone who embodies how I want people to view a Latin woman. Not a gangster or a slut or all these different characters that have been presented to me,” says Alba. The best Latina role she’s been offered is about a woman who’s running a drug cartel. “It’s an interesting story and it’s true, but she’s getting raped, she’s screwing guys to the top.”
On her big, brown family:
“I have second and third cousins whom I maybe met once in my life and who drop everything if I need them. That’s just the way we are,” Alba says. Source |
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Latina Magazine (March 2008 x7) 
