“Something to Say” urges its listeners to “take the walls down break the ceiling,” so it’s no surprise when Rodriguez pivots the conversation over to empowering the next generation. “I want y’all to relate to my music and move through it and then go out into the world and feel like you can change the world because you’ve listened to it.” “I was like, yes, because that’s exactly what I want y’all to feel through my music,” she tells me. “I feel like I have something to say, too,” she recalls fans telling her after the release. Rodriguez was especially delighted by the number of people who resonated with the song’s core messaging. The response to the song was uniformly positive, with many praising its funky disco vibes while gagging over its equally glorious music video, which found the performer effortlessly gliding through some surprisingly complex choreography in a visual that was just as breezy and laidback as the summer anthem it accompanied. The door is open now, honey! Girls are going to be trailblazing right after me.” And not just for myself, but for the girls that are going to come behind me. It wasn't mediocre, okay? I never want to be a mediocre bitch!” I was so happy because people finally got to see the girl who wanted to perform and what she can give.” At this, she takes the briefest of pauses. “It was almost like an explosion waiting to happen,” she tells me about finally unleashing the catchy song onto the world after sitting on it for almost a year. I’ve had the exposure and I understand what my goal and purpose is as far as being in the limelight, and now, I’m realizing the sky’s the limit.”Ī real sign that Rodriguez had entered a new chapter was the official launch of her music career, kickstarted by the release of her debut single “Something to Say” last summer. But I still graduated and moved into my junior year. “And my freshman and sophomore years? Honey, they were hard. I was really learning the industry and learning how I should navigate within it,” she explains. “If I can speak in terms of school, I would say that when Pose happened, going through the first, second, and third season, I still felt like I was in my freshman and sophomore years of the industry. With Loot set to premiere in just two short months, Rodriguez thought it a good time to reassess where she currently saw herself professionally, which she proceeded to do through a cheekily clever metaphor. Stern and strict, but dry as hell and fun.” She’s adamant, focused, and very to-the-point. “She takes her job seriously and is very career-driven.
“ is somebody who is no-games and no-bullshit,” Rodriguez boasts proudly, taking a second after to pardon her French. The actress describes Sofia as an AOC-type figure who’s “second to the CEO of this company.” For once, the assignment was to just portray a strong woman. Pose offered viewers at home an eye-opening peek into what it means to live life as a trans woman, specifically, but in playing Sofia, Rodriguez feels she can be a conduit for a broader exploration of womanhood across the spectrum. Though Rodriguez is extremely proud to be trans, the actress relished the chance to step into the shoes of a character who wasn’t defined on those terms.
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Rodriguez was drawn to the high-profile series for a number of reasons, but chief among them was the opportunity to play someone completely different from Blanca, who she initially needlessly worried would be conflated with Michaela Jaé. “I’ve had the exposure and I understand what my goal and purpose is as far as being in the limelight, and now, I’m realizing the sky’s the limit.”
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