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Ana de Armas named best actress for her performance in ‘Blonde’
The Cuban actress was named Best Actress at the Critics Choice Association's Celebration of Latino Cinema & Television for her role as Marilyn Monroe
November 25, 2022 12:03pm
Updated: November 25, 2022 8:14pm
Ana de Armas received another important award for her role as Marilyn Monroe. The Cuban actress won the Critics Choice Association's Celebration of Latino Cinema & Television for her leading role in Blonde.
In a video of her award acceptance speech, the Cuban actress, expressed her gratitude to Netflix, director Andrew Dominik, producers, and co-stars, as well as her hair and makeup team, costume designer, and dialect coach.
"Blonde is the movie I always dreamed of doing, and many times in my career I thought I would never get the chance to do something like this, and I don't just mean playing Marilyn Monroe, which was unthinkable for many," she said in Prague, where she began filming Ballerina, the John Wick spin-off.
"I'm talking about the opportunity, an opportunity that would really make me feel like I was breaking free from labels, that would allow me to push my boundaries, that I was doing something innovative that would prove to me and other Latinos that we can do anything if given the chance. And that not only did I change after the experience, but also that things might be changing because of it," Ana confessed in the video that is available on Netflix's news page.
Earlier this year, the 34-year-old Cuban actress also won the Deauville American Film Festival's Hollywood Rising Star award for her role as the popular blonde in her biopic.
At the Venice Film Festival, de Armas burst into tears after the standing ovation he received from the audience for 14 consecutive minutes after the premiere of the film.
Ana de Armas even captivated the heirs of Marilyn Monroe herself when Netflix released the movie trailer. This 2022 has increased her popularity as an actress and the importance of her roles throughout her Hollywood career.
In 2019, Ana de Armas was part of Knives Out, to later be part of the latest James Bond film starring Daniel Craig, No Time to Die. Recently, De Armas also starred in The Gray Man with Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans.
