Things could have gone very differently had Ana de Armas gone with her original suspicions about a role that was offered to her and called for a “pretty Latin caretaker”… that description did not grab the Cuban-born actor, who was being touted for the part of nurse Marta in Rian Johnson’s murder-mystery movie Knives Out. In fact, her initial reaction was to turn down the role.
“Because of the character description, my imagination immediately went to a portrayal that was not necessarily very positive or exciting in relation to Latin culture,” she says.
However, once de Armas got her hands on the script, she soon reconsidered.
“Getting an email that described the character like that – without any more information or a script attached because it was high-profile and secret…
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TV Soap (Digital) - 1 Issue, 26 Oct 2020