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- Josefina, 5'6",
for the role of Maria.

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Downloaded from
YTS.MX

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- Sofia, 5'1"...
[speaking Spanish]

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- [speaking Spanish]

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Official YIFY movies site:
YTS.MX

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- Name, height, and role.

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- Cristina De Leon,

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5 feet tall,
for the role of Maria.

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- Okay. Left.

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Right.

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Front.

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And hands.

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Okay, great,
we're gonna have you

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take a picture with our
wonderful lead, Humberto.

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- Okay.
- [speaks Spanish]

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- One, two, three.

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[camera beeps, clicks]

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Okay, great, thank you.

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- Thank you. Bye.
- Thanks, Cristina.

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Kay, bye.

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- [speaking Spanish]

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- Paloma!

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[both speaking Spanish]

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- [chuckles]

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[elevator bell dings]

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- So what's the point?

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Really. What's the point?

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These so-called actors cannot
act to save their lives,

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and if you ask them
what they do,

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well, they'll lay claim
to all of the arts.

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They'll tell you that they're
an actor/model,

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director, producer,
screenwriter, playwright,

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social media influencer.

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And if you talk to them,
they will tell you

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how frustrated that they are

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that they are not booking
more acting work.

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Well, maybe that's because
they aren't any good.

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They don't do the work.

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How many actors out here
are masters of their craft?

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Who wants to do a scene
or a monologue today?

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Who wants to do the work today?

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[dance music playing]

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- Paloma, the catalog model

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that started acting
two weeks ago,

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girl, she got a callback
and you didn't?

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- Don't get started.
It's all good.

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I just wasn't
what they were looking for.

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- We're never
what they're looking for.

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That's what I keep telling you.

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They like those
light-skinned Latina types.

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Extra points if they turn red
before they turn.

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- That's a little...

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- What? Too real?

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Am I being too real for you
right now?

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- Cynical, that's the word.
A little cynical.

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- Seriously, Cristina,
think about it.

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What about that series
you were writing in college?

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It was really good.

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Yeah, we could finish it.

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We could star in it.

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- I don't know, I just--

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I couldn't figure out
what it was about,

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and, anyways,
I'm not writing anymore.

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I just wanna act.
- It was about us, Cristina,

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about being Latina,

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about being Latina
with melanin.

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- Script in the works?
- Huh?

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- Uh, why, yes, we are writing
a script together.

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- Fuck the auditions.
Fuck the agents.

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Fuck the Hollywood machine.

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Three letters: D-I-Y.

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Do it yourself.
Here is my card.

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- [mouthing words]

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- So if you guys ever
wanna get together

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and collaborate, you know...

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uh...
- Great.

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- Is everyone here
working on a screenplay?

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- Girl, what do they
have to do with us?

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- I don't know,
it's just I've--

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- Girl, you majored
in creative writing, okay?

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You have to use your talents,
all of them.

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- Oh, shit, I just got
another casting from my agent

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for today.

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Fuck, they're requesting
I straighten my hair.

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Shit!
[gasps]

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Wow, it's for Stan Moretti's
new project.

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Do you know him?
- Mm-mm.

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- His last film went to Cannes.

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He's, like, up-and-coming!

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Okay, I'm--I have no time.

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I gotta go.
- Okay, go on.

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I'll catch you later.
Good luck!

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[upbeat music playing]

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- Who's her agent?

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Do they have a literary
department or something?

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♪ ♪

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[dramatic music playing]

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♪ ♪

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[man speaking Spanish on TV]

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[both speaking Spanish]

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- No.

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[sighs]

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[peppy music playing on TV]

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♪ ♪

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[door slams loudly]

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- Cristina, you're up next.

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[phone ringing]
Your hair's curly.

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- Oh. Yeah, sorry.

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I...

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- You know what?
It--it's fine.

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Yeah, it's fine.

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We gave you, like, no notice,
so that's okay.

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No worries.
It's fine.

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Just come with me.
Okay.

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This is the very talented
Cristina.

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Cristina, this is Stan,
the writer and director.

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- Hi. Nice to meet you.

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I loved your last feature,
by the way.

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- Thank you.

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Let's hope that
the, uh, sophomore slump

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doesn't apply to me.

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- [laughs]

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- Cristina, are you
gonna be reading for, uh...

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Uh, housekeeper
or female bystander?

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- She's reading for the lead.

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- I'm reading for the role
of Daniela Romero.

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- Oh, okay.
Yeah.

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Sure.

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Whenever you're ready.

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- Uh, name and height, please.

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- Cristina De Leon,
5 feet tall.

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[all speaking Spanish]

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[phone ringing, buzzing]

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- What's up?

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- Hey...[speaks Spanish]
How'd it go?

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- [sighing]
It went.

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- Do you think you got it?

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- No.

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I mean, maybe,
but probably not.

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I don't know.
It was weird.

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- Have you thought
about the series?

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Look, I was brainstorming.
I was--

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- Monica, I'd really like you
to support me

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in what I'm doing,
which is acting, not writing.

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- Girl, but you majored
in creative writing.

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Like, why aren't you
doing that?

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- Because I'm an actor!

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- Exactly.

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Why not get things moving
for ourselves?

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Like, why are we waiting
for people to give us a break?

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Let's make things happen.

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- Monica, honestly,

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I'm really busy
with, like, auditions

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and callbacks.

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- I'm busy too.
We all are.

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- Yeah, but with auditions?

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- Not as much as you
right now,

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considering that my manager
died this year.

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Damn.

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- I know.

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Well, maybe
you should try that.

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Getting some auditions.

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- It hasn't been easy just
to get another one, Cristina.

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You know that.

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Anyways, thank you
for the unsolicited advice.

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Like, why you gotta
bring that up?

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- I--wait, Mo--
[sighs]

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Shit.

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[phone ringing, buzzing]

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Monica, I--

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- Hi, Cristina, it's Samantha.

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- [gasps]
Oh, hi.

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- [laughs]
Hi.

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Um, so I'd like you
to come in again.

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Same project, same role.

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You available?
- Okay.

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- 6:00 p.m.
- Yes, yes, I'm available.

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- Okay, great. Amazing.
I loved your audition.

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Um, oh, uh, so I spoke
to your agent,

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but I just wanted
to talk to you personally.

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So do the exact same thing...
- Okay.

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- Um, but straighten
your hair this time,

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and, um, if you can wear
a little bit more makeup,

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we're going for a very, like,
sultry Latina look.

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- Okay. I can do that.

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- Okay! Amazing.
I'll see you then.

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- Okay. Thank you so much.

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Bye.
- Okay! Thank you. Bye.

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♪ ♪

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- You're back.

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- Yeah, and I straightened
my hair.

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- Lovely.

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That's a good look for you.

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- Cristina here is, um...

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Sorry.
Where are your parents from?

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- The DR.

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- The DR?

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- Yeah, it's an island
in the Caribbean.

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- And that makes you...

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- I'm sorry?

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- What does that make you?

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- Oh.

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The Dominican Republic.

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It's a Spanish-speaking country
in the Caribbean.

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Like Cuba?

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- She's Latina.

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You're Latina, right?

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- Yes.
- Told you.

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- And you speak Spanish?

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- [speaks Spanish]

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- Interesting.

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You know, you look a lot
like my sister-in-law.

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She's half Black,
half Filipino.

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Or was she half Moroccan?

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I don't know,
it was one of those.

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[chuckles]
I forgot.

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- Mm. Cool.

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Interesting.

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- Thank you, again, Cristina,
for coming in.

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You didn't have to.

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- Yeah, no problem.
My pleasure.

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Also, I reprepared the sides

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with a Spanish accent, in case
you wanna see it that way.

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You know, as an option.

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[light tapping on phone]

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- Stan, do you...

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- No, we're good.

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I don't need
to see you read again.

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Thank you.
- Okay.

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Um, I have a copy
of my headshot and résumé

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if you wanna...

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Okay. Thank you.

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[line ringing]

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[phone beeps]
- Hello?

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- Hey, Monica, are you at work?

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Can you please come over?

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Yeah, I'm fine.

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Just...come over?

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Okay, I'll talk to you later.

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Bye.

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[somber music]

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♪ ♪

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[man speaking Spanish on TV]

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♪ ♪

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[both speaking Spanish]

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All the actors they hire
look white.

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♪ ♪

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[light music]

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♪ ♪

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- Hey, Monica,
if you haven't left yet,

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could you actually bring
your laptop?

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Okay. See you soon.

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♪ ♪

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I've got some ideas.

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- Me too.

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Now let's get to work.

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- [laughs]
Come on.

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[no audible dialogue]

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♪ ♪

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[phone ringing in distance]

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[door clicks open]

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- Jessica?

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- Hi.

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[light music]

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♪ ♪

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Hi.

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- Jessica, you will be reading
for the director and producer.

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Will you please stand
in the frame?

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And then you're gonna start
with a slate,

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so your name, height, and role.

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- Hi, I'm Jessica Flores, 5'4",
and I will be reading

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for the role
of Michelle Gutierrez.

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- Okay.
Whenever you're ready.

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[light music]

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