Liza Colón-Zayas Dedicated Her First-Ever Emmy Win to Latinas Everywhere
Don't mind us while we grab our box of tissues.
Even while competing in a jam-packed category for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy at the 76th Annual Emmy Awards, Liza Colón-Zayas prevailed. The Puerto Rican actress who portrays Tina in the acclaimed FX series took home her first ever Emmy Award on Sunday evening and dedicated her win to the entire cast of The Bear, her family, and Latinas everywhere, making sure to acknowledge the magnitude of the moment. She accepted her award in a dazzling green sequin gown courtesy of Christian Siriano and jokingly thanked stagehands for lowering the microphone ahead of her speech since the actress is famously petite.
"Thank you to my husband David Zayas. He told me to write a speech and I didn't because it would be possible," she began her speech. “How, how could I have thought it would be possible to be in the presence of Meryl Streep and Carol Burnett and Janelle [James] and Sheryl Lee Ralph and Hannah [Einbinder]?”
She continued, addressing any Latinas in the audience or watching the awards ceremony tonight that she hopes they see her winning moment as a sign to not give up in Hollywood and a reminder to everyone listening to also register to vote.
"Thank you for giving me a new life with this show and to all the Latinas who are looking at me —keep believing and vote," she concluded before exiting the stage. "Vote for your rights."
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