Isabella Gomez Opens Up About The Responsibility of Playing a Latinx Queer Character on 'One Day at a Time'

Isabella Gomez is speaking up about playing a queer character on One Day at a Time.

The 20-year-old actress stars as Elena on the Netflix series, who came out as a lesbian during the first season.

“[I take it] so seriously that it’s a little overwhelming, especially because I’m an ally and I’m not actually a person who is living through all of this,” Isabella told ET. “It’s a little scary, because I haven’t lived it personally, and I want to make sure I’m representing it accurately. So, I’ve just tried to be the best ally I can be, and to try to listen a lot, and make sure I’m getting all kinds of perspectives.”

“But [playing this character is] very important, because I also understand what it means in the sense of, I haven’t seen Latinx representation, and I know how great it feels to see that. So to know that I am that for another community, it’s rough, but it’s awesome,” she added.