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Andrea Navedo

(1977) Television Actor United States

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Andrea Navedo is a television actor from the United States, best known for Our Otherness Is Our Strength.

Quick Facts About Andrea Navedo

Born: October 10, 1977
Nationality: United States
Profession: Television Actor
Notable works: Our Otherness Is Our Strength

About Andrea Navedo

Andrea Navedo is an American actress. She began her career on the daytime soap operas One Life to Live (1995–1997) and Guiding Light (1999–2000), and in later years had several supporting roles on primetime television. From 2014 to 2019, Navedo starred as Xiomara "Xo" Villanueva in The CW comedy-drama series, Jane the Virgin.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Andrea Navedo

My mom struggled for a long time growing up poor, and then we were on welfare when I was a kid. So…

Good

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My grandmother is bilingual, but she preferred to speak Spanish at home, so she would speak to us in Spanish, and everyone…

Grandmother

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I am inspired by positive people who have overcome difficult obstacles, motivational/spiritual books, nature, and my kids.

Book

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Since I don't have much time to cook, I tend to cook in bulk and eat leftovers.

Cook

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I still have plenty of fight left in me.

Fighting

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You're not going to learn about acting on TV and in film. You'll learn more in plays and in class.

Acting

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I went to Mexico for three months after college and studied Spanish there. And I went to Cuba and studied at the…

After

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When I was 11, I went to Puerto Rico for a month to stay with my grandmother. To see the way people…

Culture

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I'm really Americanized. The only real Latina thing I do is cook rice and beans with chuletas and tostones. I do the…

Fat

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Soap operas are like TV boot camp. You have to be able to self-direct, learn a ton of dialogue in a short…

Boot camp

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When I look around and see the beautiful people and wonderful surroundings that are now my reality, I know that I have…

Beautiful

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Acting was always a secret desire of mine when I was growing up.

Acting

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After moving to California, I decided to go back to school and get an education on various aspects of the entertainment industry.

California

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I grew up on welfare in the South Bronx; I had a very tough upbringing in that neighborhood. Reading books like The…

Agreement

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Growing up, I didn't think it would be possible to be an actress - I didn't see a lot of Latina faces…

Early

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My life would be a reflection of my childhood, but it isn't; it is a reflection of the dreams that I had…

Better life

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My husband is actually Italian-American, and he thought I was Italian when he first met me.

Actually

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My mom was a single mother in the South Bronx living in adverse conditions. Seeing her struggles to get herself off of…

Better

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My dad was in my life, and he was actually a very positive influence on me in my life. He was always…

Dad

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Latinos come from different countries, and they tend to segregate with only their country instead of embracing all the other countries, because…

Because

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I have a cousin who, at age 36, passed away from cancer, and she left three girls.

Age

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When I discovered eyelash extensions, it was like the sea has parted; the sun came out. It was everything.

Everything

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My life would be a reflection of my childhood, but it isn't; it is a reflection of the dreams that I had…

Beautiful

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Many people don't have a strong support system because entertainment is a tough industry to get into. Even though my family wanted…

Family

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I can easily tap into the feeling of being a mother and the feeling of, you always want what's best for your…

Always

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