“I assumed, and I say this with genuine embarrassment, but because she came from Cuba, I thought she was a young woman who was unsophisticated and inexperienced because she had just arrived”, Jamie Lee Curtis said in a recent interview.
Ana de Armas is currently recognized in Hollywood since she played Marilyn Monroe. However, in 2019 she was just beginning her career when she landed a role in “Knives Out”, the film where she shared the set with Curtis.
The first impression the legendary actress had of the “newly arrived” Armas was a mistake, according to her. After seeing her talent and being impressed, she decided to introduce her to Steven Spielberg, thus helping her open doors.
This encounter teaches that you should never judge a book by its cover, much less be prejudiced 👀