
What do you feel has been your biggest impact as a Latina in this industry?īeing a creator is probably what I’ve been the most excited about.
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You have taken on a variety of roles, on and off screen, such as recently starring in the legal drama Goliath to creating your own comedy series Ana. That’s when I was like I would love to be a part of it. It has a lot of layers below of what’s happening in society, between the borders, between Mexicans and Americans, with immigration issues. He told me it’s not going to be like a regular Purge movie.
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I talked to Everardo Gout, who is a good, serious Mexican director… What he wanted was to do a movie seeing American society through the Mexican characters. I had just finished Army of the Dead nearly two days before and was offered it. What drew you to this project and being added to this franchise? You’ll also be appearing in Forever Purge this July, which follows a Mexican couple who after escaping a drug cartel becomes stranded on a Texas ranch with a group of outsiders who plan to unlawfully continue their own Purge. I was very happy with being in a movie that combines zombies and a heist and the action and the comedy and also has a little bit of criticism of what’s happening in the world.Īna de la Reguera in ‘Army of the Dead’ Netflix I was super excited to get into the costumes every day - even if at some point I was like, get me out of here, it’s hot, I don’t want to be carrying all of these things. You want to get out of your comfort zone, do things that you don’t do in your normal life.

But when you’re actually doing it or you see yourself in a movie like that, it’s so much fun. It was so much fun, especially because I am the opposite of that character - Cruz.


In Army of the Dead, your character Cruz is, by measures, a bad ass. The actress is keeping most details of her character under wraps, but notes director Everardo Gout’s intention for the film is to offer a Purge film that touches on “what’s happening in society … between Mexicans and Americans.”Īhead of Army of the Dead hitting Netflix on May 21, the actress speaks with THR about her gory summer projects as well as creating and starring in projects often lacking for Latinas. “You want to become someone else … do things that you don’t do in your normal life,” she tells THR.Īs for her part in Forever Purge, which will be the fifth and apparently final movie in the dystopian horror franchise, De La Reguera attempts to survive an unofficial Purge after escaping from a drug cartel. 'Stranger Things' Spinoff and Stage Play, Stephen King's 'The Talisman' Up Next for Duffer Brothers at Netflix
