Compared to dancing, films seemed to me to be the work of lay bums. There was no physical pain; it was enough to say and imagine what was in the script. It was very easy for me.

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I had to gain weight until I looked like a seal so I could compete...

I had to gain weight until I looked like a seal so I could compete...

The film kept me from working as a secretary. It was a real stroke of...

The film kept me from working as a secretary. It was a real stroke of...

I went to dance classes from 9 in the morning until 1, then to school...

I went to dance classes from 9 in the morning until 1, then to school...

I'd heard it was dangerous to walk around Miami.

I'd heard it was dangerous to walk around Miami.

When I said I was going to audition for a film, I got a hearty...

When I said I was going to audition for a film, I got a hearty...

I really wanted to work and become independent.

I really wanted to work and become independent.

Keep your ears open, your eyes open, grab everything you can, react, and learn!

Keep your ears open, your eyes open, grab everything you can, react, and learn!

My current companion, Gerard de Battista, is the father of my two sons.

My current companion, Gerard de Battista, is the father of my two sons.

My only friends were boys, and I was just one more of them.

My only friends were boys, and I was just one more of them.

People love coming on television, even if they have to show their miseries.

People love coming on television, even if they have to show their miseries.

There's nothing more human than two people making love.

There's nothing more human than two people making love.

The actress they'd hired had refused to appear naked in front of the camera. I...

The actress they'd hired had refused to appear naked in front of the camera. I...

The director took my face in his hands and asked me to show him my...

The director took my face in his hands and asked me to show him my...

The director had come to Madrid to court me.

The director had come to Madrid to court me.

On my fifth film, it was then that I stopped dancing.

On my fifth film, it was then that I stopped dancing.

I chose the most explosive dress I could find. I put a ton of makeup...

I chose the most explosive dress I could find. I put a ton of makeup...

My first vocation was dance.

My first vocation was dance.

I'm a small and normal girl, and stories like mine no one likes to tell....

I'm a small and normal girl, and stories like mine no one likes to tell....

For most of my career, I've played roles that were written for other actresses.

For most of my career, I've played roles that were written for other actresses.

I like men with some belly who are a little over the hill.

I like men with some belly who are a little over the hill.