and we're friends, zoe saldana and myself and dascha polanco. and i use them now also as inspiration. and they always say congratulations because somebody decided to tell the story of this woman. 'cause let me tell you -- after doing 26 films for hollywood, caribbean marilyn monroe or a carmen miranda, you know? why not say her story? why not tell her story? >> as far as you and her and others have come, are there still challenges that remain? and if so, what are they? >> well, challenge number one is that we need more latinas in the big screen. >> mm-hmm. >> and we need more latinas behind the screen, behind the screen, meaning executive-producing, producing, writing, because it's always good to tell your story from you it. so, who better than a latina to say a latina's story? >> yes, of course. >> so, yes, we're still facing those challenges. >> and are you starting to see the tide change a little bit? >> we have. we have. >> the zoe saldanas, the dascha polancos. we have the salma hayek, the jennifer lopez. but still to the level of jennifer