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America Ferrera: My identity is a superpower -- not an obstacle
Amerika Ferera (America Ferrera): Moj identitet je supermoć - ne prepreka
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Holivud mora da prestane da se opire tome kako svet zapravo izgleda, kaže glumica, režiserka i aktivistkinja Amerika Ferera. Prateći obrise svoje karijere, ona poziva na autentičnije predstavljanje različitih kultura u medijima - i promenu u načinu na koji pričamo priče. „Prisutnost stvara mogućnosti,“ kaže ona. „Oni koji uspevaju u svetu uče nas kako da vidimo sami sebe, kako da razmišljamo o sopstvenoj vrednosti, kako da sanjamo o svojoj budućnosti.“
America Ferrera - Actor, director, producer, activist
America Ferrera believes stories have the power to make people better. She uses her voice to speak up for more humanity and justice in the world. Full bio
America Ferrera believes stories have the power to make people better. She uses her voice to speak up for more humanity and justice in the world. Full bio
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00:12
On the red tiles in my family's den
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Na crvenim pločicama
u našoj porodičnoj sobici
u našoj porodičnoj sobici
00:16
I would dance and sing
to the made-for-TV movie "Gypsy,"
to the made-for-TV movie "Gypsy,"
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bih plesala i pevala uz
televizijski film „Ciganka“
televizijski film „Ciganka“
00:20
starring Bette Midler.
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sa Bet Midler.
00:22
(Singing) "I had a dream.
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(Peva) „Imala sam san.
00:25
A wonderful dream, papa."
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Divan san, tata.“
00:28
I would sing it with the urgency
and the burning desire of a nine-year-old
and the burning desire of a nine-year-old
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Pevala bih to sa upornošću
i gorućom željom devetogodišnjakinje
i gorućom željom devetogodišnjakinje
00:33
who did, in fact, have a dream.
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koja jeste, u stvari, imala san.
00:36
My dream was to be an actress.
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Moj san bio je da postanem glumica.
00:40
And it's true that I never saw
anyone who looked like me
anyone who looked like me
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Istina je da nikada nisam videla
nekog ko izgleda kao ja
nekog ko izgleda kao ja
00:43
in television or in films,
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na televiziji ili na filmu,
00:45
and sure, my family and friends
and teachers all constantly warned me
and teachers all constantly warned me
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i naravno, moja porodica i prijatelji
i nastavnici su me stalno upozoravali
i nastavnici su me stalno upozoravali
00:50
that people like me
didn't make it in Hollywood.
didn't make it in Hollywood.
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da ljudi kao ja ne uspevaju u Holivudu.
00:56
But I was an American.
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Ali ja sam Amerikanka.
00:58
I had been taught to believe
that anyone could achieve anything,
that anyone could achieve anything,
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Učili su me da verujem da svi
mogu da postignu ono što žele,
mogu da postignu ono što žele,
01:03
regardless of the color of their skin,
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bez obzira na boju kože,
01:06
the fact that my parents
immigrated from Honduras,
immigrated from Honduras,
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činjenicu da su moji roditelji
imigrirali iz Hondurasa,
imigrirali iz Hondurasa,
01:09
the fact that I had no money.
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činjenicu da nisam imala novca.
01:12
I didn't need my dream to be easy,
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Nije trebalo da moj san bude lak,
01:15
I just needed it to be possible.
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već da bude ostvariv.
01:19
And when I was 15,
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A kada sam imala 15 godina,
01:23
I got my first professional audition.
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dobila sam prvu profesionalnu audiciju.
01:26
It was a commercial
for cable subscriptions
for cable subscriptions
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Bila je to reklama za kablovsku pretplatu
01:29
or bail bonds, I don't really remember.
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ili kauciju, stvarno se ne sećam.
01:31
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
01:33
What I do remember
is that the casting director asked me,
is that the casting director asked me,
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Ono čega se sećam jeste
da me je direktorka kastinga pitala:
da me je direktorka kastinga pitala:
01:38
"Could you do that again,
but just this time, sound more Latina."
but just this time, sound more Latina."
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„Možeš li to ponovo da uradiš,
samo ovog puta da zvučiš više kao Latina.“
samo ovog puta da zvučiš više kao Latina.“
01:44
"Um, OK.
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„Hm, ok.
01:47
So you want me
to do it in Spanish?" I asked.
to do it in Spanish?" I asked.
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Znači hoćete da ponovim
na španskom?“, pitala sam.
na španskom?“, pitala sam.
01:49
"No, no, do it in English,
just sound Latina."
just sound Latina."
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„Ne, ne, ponovi na engleskom,
samo zvuči kao Latinoamerikanka.“
samo zvuči kao Latinoamerikanka.“
01:56
"Well, I am a Latina,
so isn't this what a Latina sounds like?"
so isn't this what a Latina sounds like?"
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„Pa, ja jesam Latinoamerikanka,
zar one ne zvuče ovako?“
zar one ne zvuče ovako?“
02:03
There was a long and awkward silence,
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Nastupila je dugačka i neprijatna tišina,
02:05
and then finally,
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a onda konačno:
02:07
"OK, sweetie, never mind,
thank you for coming in, bye!"
thank you for coming in, bye!"
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„Ok, dušo, nema veze,
hvala što si došla, zdravo!“
hvala što si došla, zdravo!“
02:11
It took me most of the car ride home
to realize that by "sound more Latina"
to realize that by "sound more Latina"
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Skoro celu vožnju kući mi je trebalo
da shvatim da je pod „zvuči kao Latina“
da shvatim da je pod „zvuči kao Latina“
02:15
she was asking me
to speak in broken English.
to speak in broken English.
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mislila da treba da govorim
na lošem engleskom.
na lošem engleskom.
02:19
And I couldn't figure out why the fact
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Nije mi bilo jasno zašto
02:21
that I was an actual,
real-life, authentic Latina
real-life, authentic Latina
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to što sam prava, autentična
Latinoamerikanka u realnom životu
Latinoamerikanka u realnom životu
02:26
didn't really seem to matter.
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nije bilo toliko važno.
02:28
Anyway, I didn't get the job.
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U svakom slučaju, nisam dobila posao.
02:30
I didn't get a lot of the jobs
people were willing to see me for:
people were willing to see me for:
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Nisam dobila mnogo poslova
za koje sam išla na audicije:
za koje sam išla na audicije:
02:34
the gang-banger's girlfriend,
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devojka člana bande,
02:36
the sassy shoplifter,
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zavodljiva kradljivica,
02:39
pregnant chola number two.
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trudna čola broj dva.
02:41
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
02:43
These were the kinds of roles
that existed for someone like me.
that existed for someone like me.
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To su bile uloge koje su postojale
za nekog kao što sam ja.
za nekog kao što sam ja.
02:47
Someone they looked at
and saw as too brown, too fat,
and saw as too brown, too fat,
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Nekoga koga su videli
kao previše tamnoputu, debelu,
kao previše tamnoputu, debelu,
02:51
too poor, too unsophisticated.
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previše siromašnu ili nesofisticiranu.
02:55
These roles were stereotypes
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Ove uloge su bile stereotipi
02:57
and couldn't have been further
from my own reality
from my own reality
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i nisu mogle biti dalje od moje realnosti
03:01
or from the roles I dreamt of playing.
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ili od uloga koje sam sanjala da igram.
03:03
I wanted to play people
who were complex and multidimensional,
who were complex and multidimensional,
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Želela sam da igram ljude
koji su kompleksni i multidimenzionalni,
koji su kompleksni i multidimenzionalni,
03:07
people who existed in the center
of their own lives.
of their own lives.
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koji su postojali u središtu
sopstvenih života.
sopstvenih života.
03:11
Not cardboard cutouts that stood
in the background of someone else's.
in the background of someone else's.
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A ne kartonske likove koji stoje
u pozadini tuđih života.
u pozadini tuđih života.
03:16
But when I dared to say that
to my manager --
to my manager --
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Ali, kada sam se usudila
to da kažem svom menadžeru -
to da kažem svom menadžeru -
03:19
that's the person I pay
to help me find opportunity --
to help me find opportunity --
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osobi koju plaćam za pomoć
u pronalaženju prilika -
u pronalaženju prilika -
03:23
his response was,
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njegov odgovor je bio:
03:26
"Someone has to tell that girl
she has unrealistic expectations."
she has unrealistic expectations."
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„Neko mora da kaže toj devojčici
da ima nerealna očekivanja.“
da ima nerealna očekivanja.“
03:33
And he wasn't wrong.
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Nije grešio.
03:35
I mean, I fired him, but he wasn't wrong.
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Mislim, otpustila sam ga, ali nije grešio.
03:38
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
03:40
(Applause)
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(Aplauz)
03:44
Because whenever I did try to get a role
that wasn't a poorly written stereotype,
that wasn't a poorly written stereotype,
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Jer kad god bih pokušala da dobijem ulogu
koja nije loše napisan stereotip,
koja nije loše napisan stereotip,
03:50
I would hear,
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čula bih:
03:51
"We're not looking
to cast this role diversely."
to cast this role diversely."
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„Ne želimo da prikažemo raznolikost
kroz ovu ulogu.“
kroz ovu ulogu.“
03:54
Or, "We love her,
but she's too specifically ethnic."
but she's too specifically ethnic."
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Ili: „Sviđa nam se, ali je previše
specifično etnička.“
specifično etnička.“
03:59
Or, "Unfortunately, we already have
one Latino in this movie."
one Latino in this movie."
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Ili: „Nažalost, već imamo jednu
Latinoamerikanca u ovom filmu."
Latinoamerikanca u ovom filmu."
04:05
I kept receiving the same message
again and again and again.
again and again and again.
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Uporno sam dobijala
istu poruku iznova i iznova.
istu poruku iznova i iznova.
04:11
That my identity was an obstacle
I had to overcome.
I had to overcome.
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Da je moj identitet prepreka
koju moram da savladam.
koju moram da savladam.
04:18
And so I thought,
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I tako sam mislila:
04:20
"Come at me, obstacle.
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„Hajde ako smeš, prepreko.
04:22
I'm an American. My name is America.
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Ja sam Amerikanka. Zovem se Amerika.
04:26
I trained my whole life for this,
I'll just follow the playbook,
I'll just follow the playbook,
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Ceo život sam se obučavala za ovo,
samo ću pratiti priručnik,
samo ću pratiti priručnik,
04:31
I'll work harder."
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više ću se truditi.“
04:32
And so I did, I worked my hardest
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I jesam, trudila sam se jako
04:35
to overcome all the things
that people said were wrong with me.
that people said were wrong with me.
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da prevaziđem sve stvari
za koje su ljudi rekli da ne valjaju.
za koje su ljudi rekli da ne valjaju.
04:39
I stayed out of the sun
so that my skin wouldn't get too brown,
so that my skin wouldn't get too brown,
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Klonila sam se sunca kako mi koža
ne bi previše potamnela,
ne bi previše potamnela,
04:42
I straightened my curls into submission.
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pokorno sam ispravljala kovrdže.
04:46
I constantly tried to lose weight,
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Uporno sam pokušavala da smršam,
04:48
I bought fancier
and more expensive clothes.
and more expensive clothes.
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kupila sam moderniju i skuplju garderobu.
04:51
All so that when people looked at me,
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Sve to da ljudi, kada me pogledaju,
04:53
they wouldn't see a too fat,
too brown, too poor Latina.
too brown, too poor Latina.
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ne vide previše debelu, tamnoputu,
previše siromašnu Latinoamerikanku.
previše siromašnu Latinoamerikanku.
04:59
They would see what I was capable of.
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Već ono za šta sam sposobna.
05:02
And maybe they would give me a chance.
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Kako bi mi možda pružili šansu.
05:07
And in an ironic twist of fate,
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Ironičnom igrom slučaja,
05:11
when I finally did get a role
that would make all my dreams come true,
that would make all my dreams come true,
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kada sam konačno dobila ulogu
koja bi mi ostvarila sve snove,
koja bi mi ostvarila sve snove,
05:18
it was a role that required me
to be exactly who I was.
to be exactly who I was.
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to je bila uloga koja je zahtevala
da budem baš to što jesam.
da budem baš to što jesam.
05:23
Ana in "Real Women Have Curves"
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Ana u „Prave žene imaju obline“
05:26
was a brown, poor, fat Latina.
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je bila tamnoputa, siromašna,
debela Latinoamerikanka.
debela Latinoamerikanka.
05:32
I had never seen anyone
like her, anyone like me,
like her, anyone like me,
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Nikada nisam videla nikog
kao što je ona, kao što sam ja,
kao što je ona, kao što sam ja,
05:36
existing in the center
of her own life story.
of her own life story.
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da postoji u centru svoje životne priče.
05:40
I traveled throughout the US
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Putovala sam kroz SAD
05:42
and to multiple countries with this film
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i mnogobrojne zemlje sa ovim filmom
05:45
where people, regardless of their age,
ethnicity, body type,
ethnicity, body type,
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gde su se ljudi, bez obzira na godine,
nacionalnost, tip tela,
nacionalnost, tip tela,
05:50
saw themselves in Ana.
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prepoznali u Ani.
05:53
A 17-year-old chubby Mexican American girl
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Sedamnaestogodišnjoj bucmastoj
meksičko-američkoj devojčici
meksičko-američkoj devojčici
05:57
struggling against cultural norms
to fulfill her unlikely dream.
to fulfill her unlikely dream.
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koja se bori protiv kulturnih normi
kako bi ostvarila svoj neizvesni san.
kako bi ostvarila svoj neizvesni san.
06:02
In spite of what
I had been told my whole life,
I had been told my whole life,
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Uprkos onome što su mi govorili
celog mog života,
celog mog života,
06:06
I saw firsthand that people actually did
want to see stories about people like me.
want to see stories about people like me.
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iz prve ruke sam videla da su ljudi ipak
želeli da vide priče o ovakvim ljudima.
želeli da vide priče o ovakvim ljudima.
06:12
And that my unrealistic expectations
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I da su moja nerealistična očekivanja
06:15
to see myself authentically
represented in the culture
represented in the culture
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da ću biti autentično
kulturno predstavljena
kulturno predstavljena
06:19
were other people’s expectations, too.
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bila i očekivanja drugih ljudi.
06:23
"Real Women Have Curves"
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„Prave žene imaju obline“
06:24
was a critical, cultural
and financial success.
and financial success.
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je postigao kritički, kulturni
i finansijski uspeh.
i finansijski uspeh.
06:29
"Great," I thought, "We did it!
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„Super,“ pomislila sam, „Uspeli smo!“
06:33
We proved our stories have value.
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Dokazali smo da naše priče vrede.
06:36
Things are going to change now."
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Stvari će se sada promeniti.“
06:42
But I watched as very little happened.
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Ali, malo toga se desilo.
06:45
There was no watershed.
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Nije bilo prekretnice.
06:47
No one in the industry
was rushing to tell more stories
was rushing to tell more stories
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Niko u toj industriji nije hitao
da ispriča još priča
da ispriča još priča
06:50
about the audience that was hungry
and willing to pay to see them.
and willing to pay to see them.
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o publici koja je bila gladna
i voljna da plati kako bi ih gledala.
i voljna da plati kako bi ih gledala.
06:58
Four years later,
when I got to play Ugly Betty,
when I got to play Ugly Betty,
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Četiri godine kasnije,
kada sam dobila ulogu Ružne Beti,
kada sam dobila ulogu Ružne Beti,
07:03
I saw the same phenomenon play out.
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isti fenomen se odigrao.
07:06
"Ugly Betty" premiered in the US
to 16 million viewers
to 16 million viewers
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„Ružna Beti“ je imala premijeru
u SAD-u pred 16 miliona gledalaca
u SAD-u pred 16 miliona gledalaca
07:11
and was nominated
for 11 Emmys in its first year.
for 11 Emmys in its first year.
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i bila je nominovana za 11 Emija
u toku prve godine.
u toku prve godine.
07:16
(Applause)
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(Aplauz)
07:21
But in spite of "Ugly Betty's" success,
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Ali, uprkos uspehu „Ružne Beti“,
07:25
there would not be another television show
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neće biti druge televizijske serije
07:29
led by a Latina actress
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sa Latinoamerikankom
u glavnoj ženskoj ulozi
u glavnoj ženskoj ulozi
07:31
on American television for eight years.
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na američkoj televiziji
u narednih osam godina.
u narednih osam godina.
07:36
It's been 12 years
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Prošlo je 12 godina
07:38
since I became the first and only Latina
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otkako sam postala prva i jedina
Latinoamerikanka
Latinoamerikanka
07:42
to ever win an Emmy in a lead category.
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koja je ikada osvojila Emi
za glavnu ulogu.
za glavnu ulogu.
07:46
That is not a point of pride.
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To nije za ponos.
07:48
That is a point of deep frustration.
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Već povod za duboku frustraciju.
07:51
Not because awards prove our worth,
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Ne zato što nagrade
pokazuju našu vrednost,
pokazuju našu vrednost,
07:54
but because who we see
thriving in the world
thriving in the world
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nego zato što oni koji uspevaju u svetu
07:57
teaches us how to see ourselves,
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uče nas kako da vidimo sami sebe,
08:00
how to think about our own value,
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kako da razmišljamo
o sopstvenoj vrednosti,
o sopstvenoj vrednosti,
08:03
how to dream about our futures.
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kako da sanjamo o svojoj budućnosti.
08:05
And anytime I begin to doubt that,
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I kad god počnem da sumnjam u to,
08:07
I remember that there was a little girl,
living in the Swat Valley of Pakistan.
living in the Swat Valley of Pakistan.
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setim se jedne male devojčice,
koja je živela u dolini Svat u Pakistanu.
koja je živela u dolini Svat u Pakistanu.
08:13
And somehow, she got
her hands on some DVDs
her hands on some DVDs
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Nekako, dočepala se nekih DVD-ja
08:15
of an American television show
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američke televizijske serije
08:17
in which she saw her own dream
of becoming a writer reflected.
of becoming a writer reflected.
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u kojoj je videla odraz sopstvenog sna
da postane spisateljica.
da postane spisateljica.
08:23
In her autobiography, Malala wrote,
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U svojoj autobiografiji,
Malala je napisala:
Malala je napisala:
08:26
"I had become interested in journalism
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„Zainteresovala sam se za novinarstvo
08:28
after seeing how my own words
could make a difference
could make a difference
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kada sam videla kako moje reči
mogu promeniti stvari
mogu promeniti stvari
08:32
and also from watching
the "Ugly Betty" DVDs
the "Ugly Betty" DVDs
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ali i kada sam gledala
„Ružnu Beti“ na DVD-ju
„Ružnu Beti“ na DVD-ju
08:36
about life at an American magazine."
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o životu u američkom magazinu.“
08:39
(Applause)
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(Aplauz)
08:46
For 17 years of my career,
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Za 17 godina karijere,
08:49
I have witnessed the power our voices have
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svedočila sam kako naši glasovi imaju moć
08:55
when they can access
presence in the culture.
presence in the culture.
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kada su prisutni u kulturi.
08:59
I've seen it.
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Videla sam to.
09:00
I've lived it, we've all seen it.
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Doživela sam to, svi smo to videli.
09:03
In entertainment, in politics,
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U industriji zabave, politici,
09:06
in business, in social change.
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biznisu, u društvenim promenama.
09:10
We cannot deny it --
presence creates possibility.
presence creates possibility.
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Ne možemo to da poreknemo -
prisustvo stvara mogućnosti.
prisustvo stvara mogućnosti.
09:16
But for the last 17 years,
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Ali, u poslednjih 17 godina,
09:18
I've also heard the same excuses
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čula sam iste izgovore
09:21
for why some of us can access
presence in the culture
presence in the culture
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zašto neki od nas mogu
biti prisutni u kulturi
biti prisutni u kulturi
09:25
and some of us can't.
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a neki od nas ne mogu.
09:29
Our stories don't have an audience,
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Naše priče nemaju publiku,
09:30
our experiences won't resonate
in the mainstream,
in the mainstream,
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naša iskustva neće imati odjeka
u vodećim tokovima,
u vodećim tokovima,
09:34
our voices are too big a financial risk.
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naši glasovi su veliki finansijski rizik.
09:39
Just a few years ago, my agent called
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Pre samo nekoliko godina, agent me je zvao
09:42
to explain to me why
I wasn't getting a role in a movie.
I wasn't getting a role in a movie.
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da mi objasni zašto nisam
dobila ulogu u filmu.
dobila ulogu u filmu.
09:45
He said, "They loved you
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Rekao je: „Svidela si im se
09:47
and they really, really do want
to cast diversely,
to cast diversely,
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i stvarno, stvarno žele raznolike uloge,
09:50
but the movie isn't financeable
until they cast the white role first."
until they cast the white role first."
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ali film se ne finansira sve dok
prvo ne izaberu belačku ulogu.“
prvo ne izaberu belačku ulogu.“
09:58
He delivered the message
with a broken heart
with a broken heart
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Saopštio mi je poruku slomljenog srca
10:01
and with a tone that communicated,
"I understand how messed up this is."
"I understand how messed up this is."
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i tonom koji je je značio:
„Razumem koliko je ovo zapetljano.“
„Razumem koliko je ovo zapetljano.“
10:06
But nonetheless, just like
hundreds of times before,
hundreds of times before,
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Ipak, kao i stotinu puta pre,
10:12
I felt the tears roll down my face.
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osetila sam suze kako mi
se kotrljaju niz lice.
se kotrljaju niz lice.
10:15
And the pang of rejection rise up in me
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I bol odbijanja kako raste u meni,
10:19
and then the voice of shame scolding me,
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a onda i glas srama kako me grdi:
10:22
"You are a grown woman,
stop crying over a job."
stop crying over a job."
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„Ti si odrasla žena,
prestani da plačeš zbog posla.“
prestani da plačeš zbog posla.“
10:27
I went through this process for years
of accepting the failure as my own
of accepting the failure as my own
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Prolazila sam kroz ovaj proces godinama
prihvatajući neuspeh kao svoj,
prihvatajući neuspeh kao svoj,
10:31
and then feeling deep shame
that I couldn't overcome the obstacles.
that I couldn't overcome the obstacles.
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a onda osećajući veliku sramotu
što nisam mogla da prevaziđem prepreke.
što nisam mogla da prevaziđem prepreke.
10:36
But this time, I heard a new voice.
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Ali ovog puta, čula sam novi glas.
10:39
A voice that said, "I'm tired.
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Glas koji je rekao „Umorna sam.
10:43
I've had enough."
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Dosta mi je.“
10:45
A voice that understood
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Glas koji je razumeo
10:47
my tears and my pain
were not about losing a job.
were not about losing a job.
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da suze i bol nisu zbog gubitka posla.
10:52
They were about what
was actually being said about me.
was actually being said about me.
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Već zbog onoga šta je to o meni govorilo.
10:56
What had been said about me my whole life
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Što su o meni celog života govorili
11:00
by executives and producers
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direktori i producenti
11:03
and directors and writers
and agents and managers
and agents and managers
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i režiseri i scenaristi,
agenti i menadžeri,
agenti i menadžeri,
11:06
and teachers and friends and family.
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nastavnici, prijatelji i porodica.
11:09
That I was a person of less value.
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Da sam osoba koja manje vredi.
11:12
I thought sunscreen
and straightening irons
and straightening irons
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Mislila sam da će krema za sunčanje
i aparati za ispravljanje kose
i aparati za ispravljanje kose
11:16
would bring about change
in this deeply entrenched value system.
in this deeply entrenched value system.
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doneti promenu u ovom
duboko ukorenjenom sistemu vrednosti.
duboko ukorenjenom sistemu vrednosti.
11:22
But what I realized in that moment
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Ono što sam shvatila u tom trenutku
11:25
was that I was never actually asking
the system to change.
the system to change.
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je da u stvari nikada nisam tražila
da se sistem promeni.
da se sistem promeni.
11:31
I was asking it to let me in,
and those aren't the same thing.
and those aren't the same thing.
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već da me prihvati, a to nisu iste stvari.
11:38
I couldn't change
what a system believed about me,
what a system believed about me,
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Nisam mogla da promenim
ono što sistem misli o meni,
ono što sistem misli o meni,
11:41
while I believed what
the system believed about me.
the system believed about me.
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dok sam verovala u to
što sistem misli o meni.
što sistem misli o meni.
11:45
And I did.
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A jesam.
11:46
I, like everyone around me,
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Ja sam, kao i svi oko mene,
11:48
believed that it wasn't possible
for me to exist in my dream as I was.
for me to exist in my dream as I was.
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verovala da nije moguće da postojim
u svom snu takva kakva sam.
u svom snu takva kakva sam.
11:55
And I went about
trying to make myself invisible.
trying to make myself invisible.
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I nastavila sam sa pokušajima
da učinim sebe nevidljivom.
da učinim sebe nevidljivom.
12:02
What this revealed to me
was that it is possible
was that it is possible
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Ono što sam shvatila iz ovoga
je da je moguće
je da je moguće
12:06
to be the person
who genuinely wants to see change
who genuinely wants to see change
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biti osoba koja iskreno želi
da vidi promenu
da vidi promenu
12:11
while also being the person whose actions
keep things the way they are.
keep things the way they are.
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i u isto vreme osoba čija dela
održavaju stvari kakve jesu.
održavaju stvari kakve jesu.
12:20
And what it's led me to believe
is that change isn't going to come
is that change isn't going to come
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To me je dovelo do toga da verujem
da promena neće doći
da promena neće doći
12:24
by identifying the good guys
and the bad guys.
and the bad guys.
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ako otkrijemo dobre i loše ljude.
12:27
That conversation
lets us all off the hook.
lets us all off the hook.
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Taj razgovor nas sve oslobađa krivice.
12:29
Because most of us
are neither one of those.
are neither one of those.
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Jer većina nas nije ni jedno od toga.
12:33
Change will come
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Promena će doći
12:35
when each of us has the courage
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kada svako od nas bude imao hrabrosti
12:37
to question our own fundamental
values and beliefs.
values and beliefs.
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da preispita sopstvene osnovne
vrednosti i verovanja.
vrednosti i verovanja.
12:41
And then see to it that our actions
lead to our best intentions.
lead to our best intentions.
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I onda se pobrine da naša dela
vode ka našim najboljim namerama.
vode ka našim najboljim namerama.
12:48
I am just one of millions of people
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Ja sam samo jedna od milion ljudi
12:51
who have been told
that in order to fulfill my dreams,
that in order to fulfill my dreams,
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kojima su rekli da ako želi
da ispuni svoje snove,
da ispuni svoje snove,
12:55
in order to contribute
my talents to the world
my talents to the world
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da doprinese svetu svojim talentima
12:57
I have to resist the truth of who I am.
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mora da se odupre istini o tome ko je.
13:02
I for one, am ready to stop resisting
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Prvo, spremna sam
da prestanem da se opirem
da prestanem da se opirem
13:05
and to start existing
as my full and authentic self.
as my full and authentic self.
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i da počnem da postojim kao
potpuno autentična i svoja.
potpuno autentična i svoja.
13:12
If I could go back and say anything
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Kada bih mogla da vratim vreme
i kažem bilo šta
i kažem bilo šta
13:15
to that nine-year-old,
dancing in the den, dreaming her dreams,
dancing in the den, dreaming her dreams,
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toj devetogodišnjoj devojčici,
koja pleše, sanja svoje snove,
koja pleše, sanja svoje snove,
13:19
I would say,
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rekla bih:
13:21
my identity is not my obstacle.
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moj identitet nije moja prepreka.
13:24
My identity is my superpower.
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Moj identitet je moja supermoć.
13:27
Because the truth is,
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Jer istina je
13:29
I am what the world looks like.
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da sam ja ono što je svet.
13:32
You are what the world looks like.
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Vi ste ono što je svet.
13:35
Collectively, we are
what the world actually looks like.
what the world actually looks like.
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Svi zajedno, mi smo ono
što je svet zapravo.
što je svet zapravo.
13:40
And in order for our systems
to reflect that,
to reflect that,
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A kako bi se to ogledalo u našem sistemu,
13:43
they don't have to create a new reality.
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ne moraju stvoriti novu realnost.
13:47
They just have to stop
resisting the one we already live in.
resisting the one we already live in.
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Već samo treba da prestanu da poriču
ovu u kojoj već živimo.
ovu u kojoj već živimo.
13:52
Thank you.
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Hvala vam.
13:53
(Applause)
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(Aplauz)
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
America Ferrera - Actor, director, producer, activistAmerica Ferrera believes stories have the power to make people better. She uses her voice to speak up for more humanity and justice in the world.
Why you should listen
America Ferrera is an award-winning actress and producer known for her breakthrough role as Betty Suarez on ABC's hit comedy Ugly Betty. For her performance, Ferrera was recognized with a Golden Globe, Emmy and Screen Actors Guild Award, as well as ALMA and Imagen Awards. She currently produces and stars in the NBC workplace comedy Superstore, which is in its fourth season.
Ferrera recently released her first book, American Like Me, landing on the New York Times best-seller list. The book is a vibrant and varied collection of first-person accounts from prominent figures about the experience of growing up between cultures in America. A longtime activist, Ferrera co-founded HARNESS with her husband, Ryan Piers Williams, and Wilmer Valderrama in 2016. HARNESS is a community of artists, influencers and grassroots leaders that provides education and engagement opportunities to amplify the work of organizations and individuals working on behalf of social justice. In July 2016, Ferrera spoke at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia on behalf of women's rights and immigration in support of Hillary Clinton. She was a chair for the Artists' Committee for the Women's March on Washington and spoke at the historic Women's March the day after the 2017 Presidential Inauguration. In 2006, Ferrera founded her own television and film production company, Take Fountain.
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