Over the past few years, actressHumberly Gonzalezhas been part of a lot of exciting projects.
“I brought authenticity to those characters just by being me.
So, that was really cool,” she said.
“I was like, ‘The camera knows.
How did they know?'”
“People are always like, ‘Did you get to choose your characters and who to play?’
I’m like, ‘No, I never get to choose any of that.'”
“Back then, I was like, ‘Oh my gosh.’
I was so scared.
I was actually really scared to step into that because it was so new for me, too.”
Everything is just kind of normalized, and she just is who she is and loves who she loves.
That was so refreshing because that’s always how I felt …
So for me to play these characters that are just accepted right away was so important."
She hadn’t decided how or if she wanted to open up about her sexuality.
She said she kept thinking, “Do I need to post about it?
Who do I talk to?”
As she said, “It was just a moment of like, ‘You know what?
Specifically, young, queer people and feeling represented.
And that was the majority of the messages I got was just people feeling inspired to be themselves.”
“Maps and Mistletoe” starring Humberly Gonzalez is airing on Lifetime throughout the holiday season.
