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when i was first auditioning, i was also getting stereotypical roles. you know the denigrating types i m talking about. and that s because there were almost no latinos behind the scenes calling the shots. well, i eventually got my break when i took a class with legendary acting teacher, wynn handman. he saw something in me in a series of monologues i d written called mambo mouth. i started performing them in a hallway and eventually got critical acclaim, but it still took me three years to take it to a major off-broadway venue. i was born right here in flushing. yeah, well, sure, i sound mexican, man. i was raised by a mexican nanny. doesn t everybody have a maria consuelo? [laughter] - people like you opened doors, but we have to work that much harder. - three times as hard to get a half as far. - three times harder than, like, a white counterpart. you know, like, we re ready. - yeah, yeah. - we re ready. - absolutely. that s what i ve been saying. the talent is there. - yeah. - d