Jessica Pimentel: Actress By Day, Death Metal Frontwoman By Night
Happy To Be Here
Greta Johnsen
4.8 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 4 August 2017
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
Jessica Pimentel, known for her role as Maria Ruiz on Orange Is The New Black, isn’t just an actress. She’s also in a band ... a death metal band. Nerdette’s Tricia Bobeda sat down with Pimentel to talk about what it’s like to lead an alternate life as a death metal frontwoman and how her music, which is heavy and hardcore, is inspired by her Buddhist faith. Pimentel also talks about what it’s like working with one of the most diverse, majority women casts on what she originally referred to as, “that computer show about jail,” and what’s cooking for Maria’s character next season.
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| 0:13.6 | From W be easy Chicago, this is Nurdett. |
| 0:19.2 | I'm Tricia Bobia. |
| 0:20.2 | And I'm Greta Johnson. |
| 0:21.2 | Today we are talking with Jessica Pimimentel who plays Maria Ruiz in Orange is the |
| 0:25.4 | The New Black. |
| 0:26.4 | You might remember back in season one she was the one who was pregnant and actually gave birth |
| 0:29.2 | in prison. |
| 0:30.2 | We're going to talk with Jessica about what it's like working on one of the most diverse lady-powered sets in Hollywood. |
| 0:35.1 | But we're also excited to talk with Jessica about something else she's got going on in her life. So to be clear that is Jessica's singing right? |
| 0:54.4 | That is Jessica Pimentel of Orange is the New Black. |
| 0:57.2 | She is an actress by day, death metal front woman by night. So we're going to definitely be talking about your career in death metal a little bit later |
| 1:11.8 | on, but first I want to talk about what so many people know you from, which is your fantastic role on oranges the new black, the Netflix show. |
| 1:20.0 | I've heard that you were a little hesitant when you were first auditioning to play this role, is that right? |
| 1:25.6 | Um, yeah, absolutely. I had been an actress for a while, and I had been on a string of callbacks for this other show that had was going on. |
| 1:35.7 | They called me back and called me back and called me back on this other show. |
| 1:39.4 | And I kind of envisioned myself already there. |
| 1:41.8 | Like I was so close, I thought I had it you know and |
| 1:44.8 | throughout this process of this other show auditioning me I had been going in for |
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