TITLE: Christina Ochoa stars in a leading role in “Promised Land”, a new American series
SLUG: Passion for acting
DATE: January 24, 2022
AUTHOR: Veronica Villafañe
PLACE: Los Angeles
EDITOR: Luis Alonso
VIDEO SOURCE: Own VOA, ABC
REGION OF INTEREST: Latin America
DURATION: 1:35
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Coming from a well-known family of Spanish scientists and artists, Christina Ochoa studied marine biology, but made her own way in the United States… as an actress. Verónica Villafañe spoke with her about her new role in a series starring a mostly Latino cast.
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The story of power, wealth and drama that involves two generations of a family that owns a vineyard in California is the central theme of the new series Promised Land – Tierra Prometida.
Christina Ochoa plays Verónica Sandoval, the daughter of a Mexican immigrant who made his fortune out of nothing.
((Christina Ochoa, actress))
“What I like most about this character, above all, is that he is not a stereotypical character. She is a competent woman who knows what she is doing, who is a wife, a mother…. He is also running this great company and this legacy of his father”.
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In addition to secrets, intrigues and revenge, the series covers the issue of irregular immigration.
((Christina Ochoa, actress))
“The truth is that both universally. These stories have touched us as human beings, but then also on an individual level they are so personal because all of us have very different experiences of what it is like to be an immigrant in this country.”
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The fact that the cast and creative team is mostly Latino, says the actress, lends greater authenticity to the story and the characters.
(((Christina Ochoa, actress))
“They are not only teaching you a point of view as an immigrant or as a Latino or as, but they are teaching a bit of internal diversity.”
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The great-niece of a Nobel Prize winner and a renowned sculptor, Christina, who graduated as a marine biologist, has forged her own path as an actress in the United States… where she has starred in several television series.
((Christina Ochoa, actress))
“I was very, very, very lucky, very good teams, very good representatives who helped me a lot and… Knock on wood! To continue working, God willing”.
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((Verónica Villafañe, Voice of America, Los Angeles))
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