>>> We all said -- okay.
Standout moment there.
Eiza Gonzalez.
>> Yep.
>> A fashion moment at the
oscars.
Setting the red carpet and
social media on fire.
Everything.
Who's that girl?
>> She stars in "Welcome to
marwen."
Welcome.
>> Thank you.
I'm so nervous in that video.
>> We saw you on the carpet and
we were like, what is going on?
>> Who is that girl?
>> Show stopper.
You're so sweet.
I was so, so nervous.
Never a dull moment.
I'll walk up to the red carpet
and the oscars.
>> That's a moment that people
immediately stop and notice.
What was the reaction that you
saw and when did you know, oh,
they know who I am?
>> It was more like, as soon as
I walked in, there's security
thing you go through before
going into the red carpet and,
you know, you see all the stars
and always -- no matter how much
you work you get star struck and
all these people you either grew
up looking up to or admiring or
have done something incredible
that year that impressed you so
as soon as I walked in, everyone
was like, whoa.
I knew at that moment, we hadn't
made a good decision with the
dress.
>> Yeah.
>> I feel like whether you -- if
it's the first time to go to the
oscars go big or go home.
>> Absolutely.
>> When you were doing the
dresses, trying it on, was that
the first one and you put it on
and it's go time?
>> Did someone have to sell you
on the yellow?
That's a no joke common color.
>> No.
I had to sell everyone into it.
To me, always dressing up for
the oscars is like you're not a
nominee, you want to tame it
down and you also want to look
like a standout.
You also want to make -- I
wanted to make an impression of
who I am.
You know?
I'm very full of energy and
crazy and fun and very Latin and
sort of felt like that's simple
and the color brought it up.
It was -- it was sort of a --
you know you'll stand out and
something that gives you
insecurity about that.
And it's therapeutic.
You have to embrace it.
Th
that's part of what this is.
You have to sort of deal with
the anxiety of it all so it was
sort of something for me.
>> Nailed it.
>> Yeah.
>> Well, let's --
>> I'm glad you liked it.
>> You were the one we were
talking about the next morning.
>> Thank you.
That's great.
>> Yellow dress.
>> How many did you try on?
>> So many.
I had a last fitting on the day
of the oscars because --
>> What?
>> It's hard.
You don't know what you want to
wear.
Everyone has an opinion and I
had to quiet it down and this is
it and go for it.
>> Ralph Lauren, did they say we
have a dress for you?
>> Yeah.
>> They contacted you?
They sent us like a bunch of
dresses and a lot of brands were
so nice.
A star dress.
It's the dream.
I never thought I would be
wearing the designers.
I was excited but it worked out
great.
I'm really happy.
I had a blast that night.
It was super fun.
>> Did you keep the dress?
>> No!
Of course not.
I can't afford it.
To be honest.
>> I was going to say.
They should donate that to you.
>> It is good, though.
Probably remain in history for
them.
It's nice.
>> Oh yeah.
>> Let's talk about your
trajectory because you're a
Mexican actress first discovered
there.
>> Uh-huh.
>> And now you're everywhere.
"Welcome to marwen" is huge for
you this Christmas.
Working with Steve carrell.
>> Yeah.
I started back in the day when I
was 13 in Mexico City in the
soap operas and made my way up
and I really didn't even have a
like clear plan.
I was just passionate and I
loved it and I got into acting
and that's -- I'll get into it a
little bit more when I talk
about marwen but I was bullied
and then inadequate and I felt
very safe being an actress.
I felt like I could be anything
else and sort of feel
comfortable being that.
And then I got into the acting
because I was dealing with a lot
of trauma.
My dad just passed away.
It really -- life took me into
acting and that intertwines with
me doing "Welcome to marwen"
because it's a story for me
means so much more than just,
you know, a film.
It is a message that I wanted to
share with people we all in a
sort of way feel inadequate and
it's okay to feel that way an
it's okay to be different and
have different appeal to
different things and it's sort
of that what makes you different
makes you special.
>> But for you I'm thinking for
what you said, why were you
bullied?
>> Funniest thing.
When you see it, I have heard --
with interviews I saw beautiful
women they're like I was bullied
for being beautiful and tall and
I was bullied for being weird
and into different things.
It is just we always sort of --
that age is hard for children
and I want to be mindful with
the people for the same reason
and I want to be conscious
around that.
I was that kid and want to avoid
in a way as people to go through
that emotion and it's okay to be
broken and different.
>> We all are.
>> Makes it good.
>> Coming up, we'll talk more
about this movie for you.
>> Yeah.
>> "Welcome to marwen."
It's a true story and speaks to
the human experience.
And then play a little game with
you.
If you could kiss anyone under
the mistletoe --
>> Oh!
>> Who might it be?
>> There's Scott right here.
>> Our best blanket game ever
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>>> I created a world where I
can be anyone I want.
>> These are the women of
marwen.
>> Are all the dolls people you
>> Yeah.
There's caralala.
>> You can't keep running ay.
>> Roberta and Nicole.
>> I moved in across the street.
>> This is a braver version of
me.
I got beaten --
>> What an incredible -- back on
"Access live" with eiza
Gonzalez.
She stars in "Welcome to
marwen."
The back story is I guess mark
hogan-camp was violently beaten
nearly to debt and then came out
and created a doll village as we
saw.
Tell us more.
>> Yeah.
His story is very inspiring to
me.
He was just in his own way
different.
You know?
You'll discover it when you
watch the film.
People sometimes, you know, are
judgmental about what you like
and he sadly got beaten up to
death at almost 40 and had to go
through therapy to find out who
he was again and the way he did
it is relating the dolls the
throughout the movie you watch
what the story unravels in and
how it embraces it and embraces
the outfits.
The Barbie doll is very Mexican
which made me so happy!
>> Love her!
>> I'm proud of the culture.
The colors, the style, the hair,
the hoops.
>> The earrings.
>> It was everything!
Right?
It was the Barbie, Mexican
Barbie doll dream and it was
perfect movie for me selling a
message of hope, inspiration and
embracing different cultures,
different women, different
looks.
I got to work with an all-woman
cast and Steve carrell.
>> Dwayne Johnson and --
>> What about the spinoff?
>> Yeah.
I mean, I just got back from
London yesterday so mind me.
I'm a little bit jetlagged.
If I don't nail that game excuse
me but I walked into the set and
Dwayne was like can you give me
the workout tips.
I was like, maybe later.
>> From you?
>> Yeah.
I was like, please.
Not now.
>> Not now.
Mama's working.
>> We're making a film.
Hello.
>> Out of my face.
>> He is amazing.
Everyone's so sweet.
I worked with David leech.
I watched him doing that movie
with Charlize Theron and I got
to work with all these
incredible cast and can't wait
for you to see it.
>> Is there a career to emulate?
Growing up was there something
that you watch or like?
>> Of course.
I mean, I respect women that
growing into a hard industry
like this.
I find it really fascinating in
general that people have the
heart to keep on going because
it's -- you know, people don't
know behind the scenes but it's
a hard career.
You get a lot of noes so any
woman that's able to stand up,
rebuild herself and go for it
again to me is completely
inspiring.
>> Isn't that your Instagram?
>> Yeah.
I believe that.
>> Nothing stronger than a
broken woman when's rebuilt
>> Have you had to rebuild
yourself?
>> A billion types.
After losing a father very, very
young and then an industry very
young and finding who you are as
you're growing up, trying to be
a role model but do a good job,
be the best.
It's lot of pressure and
sometimes you cave and you have
to pick up yourself, dust it off
an keep on going and that's how
my life motto is and I see women
do that.
You do it, too.
>> Kind of like I understand.
>> I respect that.
I look up to a lot of people and
glad to be alive and do these
films.
>> You also write about on your
Instagram, you're open about
your battles with the things you
have been through and compulsive
eating disorder.
>> Yeah.
>> How did you get through that
time in your life?
>> Honestly, good family.
I had an incredible, supportive
mother.
From day one she is with me and
traveling and came back from
Hawaii and shooting two movies
at the same time.
>> Hi, gorgeous mom.
>> Hi, mama.
She's a beauty.
It's been good.
And the thing is, to me, it's --
we all cave.
We all have insecurities.
Even seeing us here, we go to
the houses and a normal person
and if you gain or lose weight
and growing up as a girl, I had
big depression over losing my
father and eating compulsively
and then thrown into the
industry and I had never
encountered that before and so I
went through a lot of.
>> Did you gain a lot of
sfwhagt.
>> Yes.
So much.
>> They wanted you to lose it in
the business?
>> Funny enough, I was lucky to
work with people that weren't
pressuring me.
But you're a teenager and trying
to --
>> Be thin.
>> You want to fit in.
It is hard.
>> I say --
>> For me today, I have so much
compassion and I always try to
say to girls, it is okay to be
who you are.
Don't try to follow whatever you
see me doing.
I'm almost a 30-year-old woman.
If you're 16 and doing your
thing, do your thing.
You got to be yourself.
>> I love that you post in
Spanish and English.
>> Yes!
>> You have the mistletoe.
>> Right?
>> It is happening.
Speed round.
>> Here we go.
>> Best blanking game ever.
Funny nickname you've been given
is?
>> My mom called me Paloma
because they shaved my head so
it would grow better and that
stuck.
>> I love it!
Your hair is beautiful.
Your teen celebrity crush is or
>> Definitely one of the
backstreet boys and then like go
around throughout the time
because it's like you start
growing up and definitely nsync.
>> I can introduce you.
>> Don't!
Don't!
>> She's married.
>> Out of relationship, if
there's someone to kiss under
the mistletoe, any person, who
would it be?
>> Probably be --
>> Doesn't have to be a person.
>> My blind little dog.
>> Do we have her?
>> Just lost an eye, right?
>> Lost an eye.
My old lady.
She is doing great.
My baby.
>> Now I want a little cone on
her head.
I love the cones.
>> You don't want the cone.
They don't love it.
Shamed.
She did well with that surgery
and she's a rescue dog so I --
like, please, please, please
adopt.
Very important.
>> People would be surprised to
know you're very good at --
>> Nothing, you guys.
>> I think you are good at --
>> Drinking tequila.
People would be surprised that I
don't know how to cook!
For my life.
>> At all?
>> Like I can't even do a
sandwich.
Don't mauerry me.
Don't marry me.
>> Can't do a sandwich.
>> Jimmy under the table with
the tequila.
>> Right?
Every time.
He made me drink out of a shoe
at the oscars.
And he's like, just drink it.
I thought it was a joke.
I shot it.
I got to present an Oscar now I
guess.
I hope I don't fall off the
stage.
>> You made an impression for
>> Congratulations on everything.
>> "Welcome to marwen" in theaters Friday.