Gina Rodriguez Reveals the One Phone Call She Will Never Forget
There’s one phone call Gina Rodriguez will never forget. The Insider With Yahoo recently caught up with the Jane the Virgin star to talk Verizon’s “Bienvenido a lo Mejor” campaign, and she recalled a particularly special conversation she shared with her father, Genaro Rodriguez, before she made it big.
“I was like, 25 years old. I had just moved to Los Angeles, going after my dream, and I booked a recurring role on Army Wives,” she said. “I called my parents, and I talked to my dad ’cause he’s my very best friend, and I tell him that I booked this recurring role on Army Wives — ‘I’m going to be on three episodes.’ He was so excited — ‘Three episodes!’ And he goes, ‘Gina, I’m going to be in the front row with you when you win your Grammy.’ He had no idea that [the] Grammy was music!” she exclaimed. “And I just was like, ‘Thanks, Dad, thanks!’ But the beautiful thing about that is that idea that it all just was kind of the same to him. He was so proud of me.”
During our chat, Gina also opened up about the one celeb she would like to have on her speed dial. “Tom Hardy! I’m sorry, did I say that with such conviction?” she asked with a laugh.
While she hasn’t connected with the Mad Max: Fury Road star yet, she does want to encourage others to make connections with people who inspire them. “When Verizon came to me with this campaign ‘Bienvenido a lo Mejor,’ it was to connect social media influencers with their supporters,” she explained. “And [it] allows them to have that human-to-human contact, connection.”
As a part of the campaign, consumers can enter for the chance to win an exclusive experience with one of four social media influencers: Colombian chef Juan Manuel Barrientos, soccer player Alejandro Bedoya, beauty vlogger Yasmin Maya, or singer-songwriter Megan Nicole.
Check out the video to see what else Gina had to say, and tune in to The Insider With Yahoo on TV tonight for the latest in entertainment news.
