- 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
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 and properly representing the afro-latino community. but i wanna know about you now. i mean, you born east coast. -