Latin actress America Ferrera has encountered racial discrimination her whole career, and when she was a teen eager to break into the industry, she went to great lengths to try and convince casting directors she could fit the part. "I was 18 and putting myself on tape for a movie I really wanted," she recalled. "I got that phone call: 'They cast a Latino male in another role in the film; they're not looking to cast (a Latina).'" America refused to give up and took drastic action before shooting her audition tape. "I defiantly bleached my hair blonde, painted my face white and made the audition tape," the actress laughed. "I never heard back."
