I struggled with being a Latino growing up in Los Angeles. I felt very American. I still do. I went to 35 bar mitzvahs before I went to a single quinceanera. I could talk all day about my culture and what it means to me.

Ferrera's father died in 2010. The series introduces women and girls living under very difficult circumstances and bravely fighting to challenge them. She acted in school plays and community theater in Los Angeles throughout her youth though with little help from her mother who insisted that America Ferrera pursue other interests because America Ferrera was concerned her daughter would not be treated fairly.

Georgine America Ferrera (born April 18 1984) is an American actress and producer. In addition Ferrara provides the voice of Astrid the Viking in the Dreamworks animated picture How to Train Your Dragon (2010) Cartoon Network's television series based on movie Dragons: Riders of Berk and the upcoming sequel How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014). She transitioned to a film career starring in a number of films including Real Women Have Curves (2002) The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005) its sequel Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (2008) The Dry Land (2010) End of Watch (2012) It's a Disaster (2012) and had a small role in the skateboard biopic Lords of Dogtown (2005).