Yo soy Latina. Born and raised in the United States with Peruvian and Uruguayan roots, a first generation college student and fluent bilingual speaker. I take pride in my Latina roots; they’ve shaped my personality, ideals, and opinions tremendously. Looking on the outside, I have that curvy body, long dark wavy hair, brown eyes; it is the typical Latina look that can be easily identified. That look that can put an actress in a “box”. In turn, it can result in limited opportunities for several ethnicities, specifically minorities, and be cause for type casting. Type casting is casting an actor for the same types of roles continuously because of their appearance. Personally, I’ve never felt like I was stuck in this so called “box”, mainly because I didn’t allow my appearance and ethnicity to define me or dictate the roles I took. Have you ever filled out an application or form asking for your race …show more content…
In Madea Goes to Jail, featuring Tyler Perry, Keisha Knight Pulliam, Derek Luke, and Sofia Vergara touches on various messages like prostitution, drugs, and relationships. One of the characters is a prostitute and former drug addict being taken under Madea’s wing. Madea (played by Tyler Perry) has a strong and old school personality, but for the most part has a good idea of how to deal with situations in her own unique manner. Director Tyler Perry displays the life of a prostitute through violent scenes involving her pimp, life on the streets, and struggle to find herself. He creates films that display the lives of everyday people and families, specifically African Americans, no matter how realistic and heinous it may be. In films and plays, there is a lack of African American and Latinx people and families represented in a positive light. I see a pattern of minorities being casted; culture represented; and social, psychological, etc. issues brought up in his