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America Ferrera

America Ferrera joins Lauren live in the studio to talk about the cultural phenomenon that is the Barbie movie, and being on the 麻豆官网首页入口's 100 Women 2023 list.

America Ferrera joins Lauren live in the studio to talk about the cultural phenomenon that is the Barbie movie, and being on the 麻豆官网首页入口's 100 Women 2023 list, celebrating influential and inspiring women around the world.

Barbie broke multiple records as the biggest film at the 2023 box office, and it had the fourth biggest opening weekend of any film of all time. America worked with director Greta Gerwig and co-stars Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling on the film, the soundtrack of which was co-produced by Mark Ronson.

America is also widely known for her starring role as Betty Suarez in the US comedy Ugly Betty, which won her an Emmy, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award. She made her feature film directorial debut in 2022 with the film I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter.

As well as being a successful actor, director and producer, America is a long-time activist and works to elevate and celebrate voices in the Latina community and to call for more authentic representation of different cultures in the media.

The 麻豆官网首页入口 100 Women 2023 list celebrates inspiring and influential women from around the world, working in a range of fields including culture, education, entertainment, sport, politics, advocacy, science, health and tech - as well as activists and women who have been working to help their communities tackle climate change.

1 hour, 57 minutes

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Fri 8 Dec 2023 08:30
麻豆官网首页入口 Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • Stereolab

    French Disko

    • Duophonic Ultra High Fre.

  • Gossip

    Crazy Again

    • Columbia.

  • Benjamin Zephaniah

    Earth Liberation Sound

    • Red Dread.

  • Sen Morimoto

    Pressure On The Pulse

  • OneDa

    Rude Girl Flex

    • Heavenly.

  • Ladytron

    All Over By Xmas

  • Beck

    Up All Night

    • Virgin / EMI.

  • porij

    You Should Know Me

    • Play It Again Sam.

  • 顿别别别鈥怢颈迟别

    Groove Is In The Heart

    • ELektra.

  • The Meters

    Cissy Strut

    • Charly.

  • Rob Base & D.J. E鈥怹 Rock

    It Takes Two

    • BMG.

  • Alison Limerick

    Where Love Lives

    • (CD Single).
    • BMG.

  • 叠箩枚谤办 & 搁翱厂础尝脥础

    Oral

    • One Little Independent.

  • Tame Impala

    Journey To The Real World

    • Barbie The Album.
    • Atlantic Records.
    • 7.

  • Erick the Architect

    Ambrosia (feat. Channel Tres)

    • Architect Recording Company.

  • Grizzly Bear

    Two Weeks

    • CD SINGLE.
    • WARP.
    • 1.

  • Lucy Rose

    Could You Help Me

    • Communion.

  • Eartha Kitt

    C'est Si Bon

    • That Bad Eartha.
    • Supreme Media.
    • 2.

  • N.W.A

    Express Yourself

    • Global Television.

  • Shygirl

    thicc

    • Because Music.

  • Chartreuse

    Morning Ritual

  • The Maccabees

    First Love

    • Polydor.

  • Cate Le Bon

    I Can't Help You

Broadcast

  • Fri 8 Dec 2023 08:30
    麻豆官网首页入口 Radio 6 Music