People think is a character flaw, when it’s a mental illness that needs treatment. America Ferrera is making her feature film directorial debut with I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter. If you’re not mentally well, you’re not physically well. People need to see it as a part of health in general. “I think it’s important to talk about mental health. Hispanic teens, especially females, have reported significantlyhigher rates of suicide attempts than white or black teens, according to Centers for Disease Control (CDC) data. “I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter” addresses the issue of suicide in young Latinas. For this reason, she was determined to raise awareness about it through her literary work. I think that is unfair." Shedding light on depression, especially among Latinasīoth Sánchez and Julia suffer from depression, which unfortunately still carries a stigma in so many communities. There’s this idea that minorities are supposed to be model minorities. A lot of agents didn’t understand that kind of person. "My character is not for everybody, she’s a snarky brown girl, just as I was. Sánchez is a poet, a feminist, and a cheerleader for young women everywhere. Some of them didn’t like the voice," said Sánchez.
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