American - Actress | June 29, 1994 -
I spent a lot of my adolescence in Miami, where it was super humid, and my hair would get super frizzy, and my waves weren't really consistent or pretty.
Camila Mendes
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Because I get my hair styled in so many different ways, when I get the chance to be natural and just me as a person and not an actress, I like to have a stable, consistent look that reminds me that I'm me.
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I was really obsessed with dieting.
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I feel like I know I have enough friends who support me through those times. Like, I'll call a friend and be like, 'I really don't feel good about what I ate today,' and she'll be like, 'Dude, it's fine.'
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I connect with my culture through my family. I speak Portuguese to my parents so that I can practice. I stay engaged with my extended family through a lively group chat on WhatsApp. That sense of community and family is the heart of Brazilian culture, and staying engaged with my family is what keeps me connected.
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I know what it's like to be the new girl.
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When I go to Brazil, I feel like an American, and in the U.S., I always notice the traits that make me Brazilian.
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I have so much appreciation for how those two cultures have created who I am. I'm a full-blooded Brazilian, with an entire extended family of Brazilians, but I was born and raised in the U.S.
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It's rare that you see Latin families being portrayed as intelligent, sophisticated, and powerful entities.
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I grew up watching 'Gossip Girl' and 'The O.C.,' and I looked up to Blair Waldorf and Summer Roberts.
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I rewatched 'The O.C.,' like, seven times!
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I'm a Brazilian - full blood, parents born and raised, and I lived there for a little bit - but I didn't grow up there.
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