STEPHANIE BEATRIZ:I mean, the article was fabulous reporting.
I’m so fascinated by how the Twin Flames universe started in, literally, someone else’s house.
On the internet, anything can be real.
‘Encanto’ and ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ star Stephanie Beatriz is the host of a new podcast, ‘Twin Flames.'.Stephanie Beatriz
And it’s like, where do you draw that line?
In some ways it’s better to keep it all on the phone.
Podcasts seem be a platform where Latinos are starting to really grow in numbers.
Because we weren’t necessarily the ones making the films, so we weren’t in those offices.
We weren’t green-lighting stories.
We weren’t starring in them.
So the question you’re asking could be a thesis.
Because the stuff that’s happened in the past, I’d say, 15 years is absolutely incredible.
The fact that I thought that, and now you might pick out any number of stars?
Did you think that just because you were one of the Latinos cast?
I thought, “Well, there’s no way that they’re going to keep both of us.
We’re going to shoot the pilot.
Somebody somewhere is going to say, ‘Well, why do we need both of them?
Let’s slot somebody in this other slot.'”
As opposed to looking at us for our abilities as actresses.
You wouldn’t do that.
But there was a time when you would do that with actors of color.
I really did think that.
It’s not that way anymore.
Speaking ofBrooklyn Nine-Nine, what would your character Rosa think aboutTwin Flames?
I think Rosa would want to… [laughs].
Let me say this: I’m interested to see what will happen as these episodes drop.
I’m loath to paint myself into a corner more than I may already have.
[Laughs] So I’ll just leave it at that.
Twin Flamesis available now on Wondery+ and all major podcast platforms.
A new 30-minute episode drops every Monday through March 28.
This interview has been edited and condensed for length and clarity.
