Cierra Ramirez & Tommy Martinez Talk Latinx Representation in 'Good Trouble'

Cierra Ramirez and Tommy Martinez are opening up about showing representation on television for the Latinx community.

The two star in Good Trouble as Latinx people in the tech world.

“It’s amazing. It’s probably the most rewarding thing about being a part of Good Trouble and The Fosters. It instantly makes me such a fan and love the show,” Cierra told Seventeen. “That storyline in particular is really, really inspiring to me and if it can help inspire other women of color to get into tech or take a position where there aren’t many other women of color, then I think we’re doing our jobs.”

Tommy also dished that he personally identified with his character Gael and some of the things he goes through.

“I have nothing but positive feelings about that. I grew up surrounded by Venezuelans, and I was completely inundated with Latinos,” he said. “But stepping into that role and portraying that, I think I can relate that feeling of being anomalous, of him [Gael] being the only Latino person in that office and expressing himself and all of that with the feeling of being out here and just like kind of being alone.”

“How I had my roommates as well, but I kind of isolated myself, but still tried to focus on what it is I wanted to do,” Tommy added. “There’s change involved in Gael’s story and it’s definitely going to change views for the better.”