Future Women's History Month: America Ferrera's Fierce Fight for Immigrants
Fuse is celebrating Women's History Month by looking at a variety of rising forces who are creating Future Women's History before our eyes. Today we're taking a look at how American-Honduran actress America Ferrara is making waves with her natural charm onscreen and her ferocious activism offscreen.
Ferrera's first big break came with 2002's Disney original movie Gotta Kick It Up!, but she became even more prominent for starring as Carmen in 2005's The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. In 2006 she landed the lead role of Betty Suarez in Ugly Betty, which firmly cemented her as a household name. The ABC comedy-drama landed Ferrera a Primetime Emmy—the first for a Latina in the category— a Golden Globe, a SAG Award and an NACP Image Award, among others. She currently co-produces and stars in NBC's Superstore and has since 2005.
Somehow, between acting, producing and going to school for international relations, Ferrera has found time to become a fierce political activist. In 2012, Ferrera pledged for support for the re-election of Barack Obama and became a vocal supporter of immigration reform, telling Politico, "My personal belief is that passing immigration reform is the Civil Rights Movement of our time." She's also heavily involved with Voto Latino, an organization that encourages young Latin citizens to vote.
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