...Bonilla also has a lot of respect for director Patricia Cardoso and the producers who cast Ferrera in 2002's Real Women Have Curves, her first role. "An independent film, and they say, 'We're going to have a lead, and no one's ever heard of her, but look how fabulous she is,'" Bonilla said. "It takes those kinds of people to fight and make a difference."

Another woman in the industry whom Bonilla respects is Helen Shaver — Bonilla described her as "damn badass" — best known to lesbians for her role as Vivian Bell in Desert Hearts. More recently, Shaver has directed a lot of episodic television, including the first episode of Journeyman in which Bonilla appears. "I admire women who've broken glass ceilings and pushed their way forward," she said...

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