Roll Call: 10 Black Latinx Actors Taking Seats at Hollywood's Table

Gina Torres is a Cuban American actress who has been on the scene since the '90s, scoring roles on TV series like "Xena: Warrior Princess," "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys," "Angel," and "Hannibal," as well as movies like "The Matrix Reloaded" and "The Matrix Revolutions." Even with her very successful career, the Afro-Latina faced many challenges, often having to choose between Black and Latinx identities to prove to producers that she was the best actor for the role. That's why after decades of fighting for representation on screen as her full self, she's finally playing an Afro-Latina, Tommy Vega, on "9-1-1: Lone Star," and it's resonating with so many of us.