Developing the main charcter of my opening was kind of difficult. We both are very similar, both are a Venezuelan teen who migrated to another country. However, our stories are different. The main character is mainly surrounded by people who don’t share the same culture as her. Whereas, more than half of students at my school are Latinos. Not too easy to hide tour heritage if you’re in a capsule of it. but besides this, most teens know how it feels to try to change yourself to fit in (should never happen).
Meet Alba then. Alba means “sunrise”, which ciuld be interpreted as growth. She moved to the US a few months ago. She learned that to “survive” high school she had to fit in with the rest. She from then grows as a person to realize you should change who you are. I wanted her to be relatable for not only teens but immigrants too. Many movies showcase this but it’s always the same pretty American girl who takes off her glasses and changes to a completely different person. I wanted to stray from this with Alba.
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