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And so you feel accepted in the black community. do they accept you as equally even though you're latina? - that was also very tricky because it was-- at the beginning, when they, you know, are like, "oh, yeah, absolutely, you know, you're one of us," and this is great, and then, you know, you have conversations and you go deeper, and of course, they're fascinated. and you're not ostracized. - right, right, right. - but it was like feeling like i have to give this up to be that? - oh, you felt like you were asked to give up your latinaness because you had to present more black. - i had to pres...

Have you heard of it? - yes, of course. yeah, yeah, yeah. - most people don't know the history of pedro pan. so during 1960 to 1962, 14,000-plus cuban children came to miami... - right, right. - and they were gonna be held until america got castro out of power. - yeah. - that didn't work out. now it's too many people in miami. - got you, got you, got you. - so we ended up in portland, oregon. - and then you get to hollywouldn't... and what happens? - well, first, i went to england and i went to graduate school, and i studied playwriting and performance. - yeah, yeah, yeah. - so i came back lik...

And without a doubt, the best mexican food in the country. this is a melting pot with a little bit of all of us latinos. even its name is latino, 'cause it ain't los angeles. nuh-uh! it's... [in spanish pronunciation] los angeles. ♪ now, hollywood has become a global mecca for film and a place that many of us wanna reach. but what if i told you that a latino was behind one of the most prolific tv empires in the world? well, it's a fact. in the 1950s, cuban actor and producer desi arnaz and his wife lucille ball were not only the stars of "i love lucy," but they also produced it, along with m...

- all right. - let's eat! - this is the truck, huh? so why this truck, bro? - these are the best tacos. there's great tacos-- - all my friends tell me, who are foodies, say this is the spot. - that's right. this is the spot. so i think we try a little of everything. - sure, sure, let's do it. i'm down with that. - i think we get you a little pata. - all right. [laughs] we're doing "fear factor" here. - no, no, no-- - i didn't know it was gonna be a "fear factor" situation. - let's try something. [upbeat music] ♪ - even the white foodies tell me this is the spot to come. - this is the spot. [...

There's all these white guys and me, that was it. - that's gonna be your biography. - that's the name of my-- [laughs] both: "all these white guys and me." - "the gloria story." - that's really true. and then i was doing monologues, i was writing for women of color. 'cause we're nowhere, right? - right. - i'll do that, and i'll put up a show in hollywood, and i'll book a theater. - boom. - "la weekly." they will review your show if you have a six-week run. i get tuesdays for six weeks. - ooh! - pay 150 bucks, get my actors, write the stuff, workshop it, put it up. and i would invite all of the...