Ep 73 - Adrian Martinez Talks 'I Feel Pretty' and Perseverance, Allison Strong Talks Netflix's 'The Week Of' and Being Bilingual

Summary: Adrian Martinez and Allison Strong join the show today to chat about going at it in Hollywood as Latinx actors. Adrian is in Amy Schumer’s controversial new film “I Feel Pretty,” out in theaters now. We talked why the movie’s premise has angered some women, if he thinks “beauty” is a fact or an opinion, and his #1 advice for any Latinx actor wanting to break into the business. Allison is a proud Colombian-American actress who has a new movie “The Week Of” coming out on Netflix April 27th with Adam Sandler and Chris Rock, plus, she discusses her personal experiences of what acting in Hollywood is like for a bilingual actress; and she reveals the best lesson she learned from Steve Buschemi…  EPISODE SUMMARY Adrian Martinez discusses his role in Amy Schumer's new movie "I Feel Pretty" - 1:04How many movies has he been in - 1:56Why he still has to prove himself after 100 acting credits in Hollywood - 2:33Playing the game Hollywood wants you to play with them - 3:27Summary of "I Feel Pretty" - 5:03Why the movie doesn't use the word "ugly" - 7:55Is beauty fact or opinion? 9:18Personal story on people's view of him and his wife -10:02Social commentary of “I Feel Pretty" - 11:54How he overcame rejection in Hollywood - 14:10Why he hasn't done Spanish-language movies - 16:21 JackedIN Segment (recap of pop culture stories) - 20:16 Allison Strong discusses her new movie on Netflix, "The Week Of" - 22:19How she got the part in the movie - 23:10What getting the role meant for her - 26:50What it was like working with Adam Sandler - 29:36What she learned from working with Steve Buscemi - 30:54The pros of being a bilingual actor in Hollywood - 33:09Being "ethnically ambiguous" in Hollywood - 34:32Challenges of being a Latinx actor during the audition process - 35:41Her love for Colombian culture - 40:59Speed Round Q&A - 42:26 Musical weekend playlist: 44:27 100 Grados - Lali and Achal Let Me ZAYN -  Guerrera - DellaFuente, C Tangana Tease of Eugenio Derbez episode next week - 45:34 Would you like to get in touch with us? Email us at highlyrelevant@showbizcafe.com and help us spread the word on social media: Twitter Facebook Instagram If you enjoyed this episode head on over to iTunes and kindly leave us a rating, a review and please subscribe! Ways to subscribe to Highly Relevant with Jack Rico:      • Click here to subscribe via iTunes    • Click here to subscribe via Spotify    • Click here to subscribe via Stitcher