Alice Braga stars as Teresa Mendoza in the USA Network hit show, Queen of the South, but this isn't her first rodeo. Braga's been acting since she was a teenager and we're guessing you most likely recognize her from one of her previous roles. Her breakthrough role was in the 2007 action film I Am Legend opposite Will Smith. "For me, it's my first American movie and as an actress playing opposite Will," she told the Boston Herald in 2007. She had appeared in several foreign films, but I Am Legend was her introduction to American audiences.
"She was the first and only person we had read with Will," said the film's director Francis Lawrence. "The reason we cast Alice was we found something very warm and authentic about her — something very believable with really strong qualities of a survivor. Also, Alice being from a different country made our story more global."
You might also recognize Braga from her other memorable gigs, including a truly moving role in the Brazilian film, City of God. She's also appeared in Predators, Elysium, and The Shack. As of this writing, Braga is slated to star in the highly anticipated 2020 film, The New Mutants (which also stars Maisie Williams of Game of Thrones fame), as well as the 2021 flick, The Suicide Squad, per Deadline.
Though the fifth season was confirmed, it's unclear when Queen of the South will return after production was halted due to Covid-19. Fingers crossed we don't have to wait too long!
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