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I understand a lot of celebrities lose weight because they have the opportunity to get in shape and become healthier, but when you get so polished, you can't tell the story of a blue-collar family anymore.
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I always knew, even as a kid, that my mom had a really rough life, and I always wanted to make her feel happy and to make her feel good.
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A lot of my material was based on my family.
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I grew up in a very Catholic household. We were pretty conservative.
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It might sound dramatic and a little grandiose, but as a Latina, I would like to be someone that gives a voice to my culture.
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Whatever you want to do with your life, you really got to want it. And if you want it, and you work hard, it will happen.
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I'm not trying to represent the whole Latino community. There are too many different cultures, and Latinos will always say, 'My family doesn't do that.'
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My stand-up has a lot of performance in it, and I loved doing it so much that, after years, I put the idea of having a show on the back burner.