- so for as long as the hollywood film industry has existed, colorism has, too. now, i've definitely struggled to work over the years because i'm latin, but i sure got more roles than most latin actors whose skin was darker than mine. this is something actor-producer gina torres knows all too well. so you know, we've known each other for years, now. - yeah, yeah, yeah. - like, maybe a decade. - oh, yeah--[mumbling] - i was on "house of buggin'." - ♪ b to the u to the g to the g ♪ ♪ to the i to the n ♪ to the b to the u to the g to the g ♪ ♪ to the i to the n that's a couple decades, now. - that's a couple decades ago. yeah, i was so happy to get that call. - that was amazing. - i was starving. - yeah, we were all starving, especially for latin representation. - absolutely. - known for starring in "suits," "pearson," "firefly," "alias," and "9-1-1: lone star," gina has been shattering glass ceilings throughout her career, while staying true to herself