I chose the most explosive dress I could find. I put a ton of makeup on and some great round earrings. I looked like Jennifer Jones in Duel in the Sun.

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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 director had come to Madrid to court me.

The director had come to Madrid to court me.

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...

I really wanted to work and become independent.

I really wanted to work and become independent.

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.

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...

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.

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

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

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...

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...

Acting is the work of two people-it's only possible when you have the complicity, the...

Acting is the work of two people-it's only possible when you have the complicity, the...

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.

When you have to get into the character each morning, give it your voice, your...

When you have to get into the character each morning, give it your voice, your...

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'd heard it was dangerous to walk around Miami.

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

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!

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....

You can fake your age or mask it, but the passion that moves the characters...

You can fake your age or mask it, but the passion that moves the characters...

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

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

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.