For Jackie Cruz, Confidence Is The New Black
Annie Kurnick
"OITNB made me feel very confident and validated as an actress."
From sex, love, and drugs to cafeteria brawls, shootings and unjust accusations—the beloved, controversy-filled Netflix series, Orange Is the New Black, is coming to a tragic end. Jackie Cruz might be shedding Marisol “Flaca” Gonzales’ orange jumpsuit, but that’s only to make room for some hardcore self-loving. For Cruz, confidence is the new black.
The actress, who has portrayed the role of Flaca since 2013, told STYLECASTER, “I couldn’t be who I am today if it wasn’t for Orange is the New Black, it made me feel very confident and validated as an actress.” Looking back on Flaca’s journey–we watched an incarcerated woman find passion in looking and...