How do you feel?
I’m really excited.
I was like, “I’m waiting along with everybody else to see it.”
It’s very important to support projects done by our community.
It’s such an umbrella term, but for such a personal journey.
You’re a Chilean American [and] moved here when you were really young.
With that said, in what ways did you source from your own experience while preparing for this role?
I actually became a citizen when I was 17.
That’s something that people don’t necessarily realize.
What are your thoughts on that as this film is rolling out?
[She was] the youngest of 10, and left her family.
It’s for them to hope that their children have better lives.
I know it was tough for my mom and for myself, but I was much younger.
She couldn’t even visit her dad when he was sick from cancer.
When he died, my mom couldn’t even attend his funeral.
That’s the man who she valued above all in that relationship.
They’re sometimes pushed to the wayside and treated so terribly.
When you first hear it, immigration, this topic with horror, how is that going to work?
It meshed so beautifully.
You have an interesting path.
You started out in the medical space and now you’re pursuing acting.
Now you’re working alongside the likes of Eric Dane.
What’s that been like?
Going into this project, I’m like, “I’m a little…
I love that my career gives me that unique opportunity to meet the likes of everyone from different paths.
That’s a really unique dynamic.
Tell me a little bit about that onset experience.
Because of that common goal, everything was seamless from there.
Maybe there’s a little bit to find out about the people that you’re working with.
Once I stepped on set and I saw everyone who was there, it was an unspoken thing.
It is awesome that we’re doing a project that speaks to this commentary on where the world is.
I’m super grateful that I had the opportunity to work with them all.
That must have been an amazing experience.
I went to college in Chicago.
I took that role off of a self tape out of LA at the end of 2020.
That whole cast it was great to go back to Chicago.
It felt like home, it felt comforting, and everyone there was super supportive.
They treated me really well.
I know Torrey the role that I was playing was an emotional one.
instead of me feeling like I messed up and I had to admit to that.
She took charge and guided me through that, and I’ll never forget that for sure.
“American Carnage” will premiere in select theaters on July 15th.
It will also be available for rental and purchase digitally and on demand.
This interview has been edited for clarity.
