“This is the door that will open for many more talented young people. You will see that a young black Latina from Newark, New Jersey, who had a dream, to change the minds of others WITH LOVE. LOVE WINS. Now the door is open, now reach for the stars, ”Rodríguez, 31, wrote on Instagram after winning the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a television drama for her role as Blanca Evangelista in the series POSE.
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Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, better known as MJ Rodriguez received the award for her work on ‘Pose’. The series available on Netflix, set in New York City in the 1980s, focuses on the lives of gay black people on the scene. underground. In the role of Blanca, MJ Rodriguez plays a young woman who receives a positive diagnosis for HIV disease and becomes the guardian of several orphaned LGBT youth.
The actress’s victory at the Gloden Globes is not the first time she has made history in the LGBTQ + community. Last year, she became the first transgender actress to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in the Outstanding Lead Actress category. Despite the anticipation generated, MJ finally did not receive said award and lost to Olivia Colman of The Crown.
However, this time he has been able to fulfill his dream and has celebrated it with all his followers through his social networks.
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