Actor, Director, Producer, Activist
- First, and only, Latina to win an Emmy for a leading role
- Spoke at the Women’s March in Washington
- Created Harness, a nonprofit aimed at building community for activists and leaders
- Co-founded Poderistas, a non-profit serving digital community created by and for Latinas
- Leading voice in the #MeToo Movement & Time’s Up Movement
- Author of American Like Me: Reflections On Life Between Cultures
- Visited Waukegan for a Climate Change Documentary with members of the Clean Power Lake County