Jessica Alba returned to the red carpet with the premiere of her new flick Machete, which also stars Danny Trejo and Robert DeNiro.
Albas role in Machete is her first Latina role. The actress herself is half Mexican.
On taking on the role, Alba told USA Today, For me, I never wanted to reinforce any stereotypes about Latina women, and that was why Ive shied away from Latin characters Ive been offered. Most of them reinforced the stigmas. The women whom I grew up with are intelligent, strong women, and unless I read a woman being portrayed that way in a film, I didnt want to play it
"There's enough people that will reinforce those stereotypes, and I didn't need to participate in that. This woman is just as fierce as the men, and so I'm proud to bring that to life and put that imagery in people's heads.
