Eiza González on Latinx Representation & Why She’s Done Playing It ‘Safe’
Eiza González is only half exaggerating when she tells me, “It’s hard not to think I’m selling myself to the devil.” She’s not necessarily referring to her latest role in Alexandra McGuinness’ new film, She’s Missing, but in the broader, everyday sense of being a Mexican woman making it big in America. The 29-year-old actress worked her way up the ladder of theatre school and telenovelas in her home country before cropping up in several Stateside blockbuster pictures—from last year’s Welcome to Marwen, to this summer’s Fast & Furious spinoff, Hobbs & Shaw. But these days, her steady rise comes with its own reminders: What is her responsibility to her...
