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Jessica Marie Garcia Talks On My Block with Teen Vogue

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Actress Jessica Marie Garcia sits down with Teen Vogue to discuss the final season of โ€œOn My Block.โ€ Garcia plays Jasmine Flores, a teen with a big personality and bigger heart to match, in โ€œOn My Block.โ€

Initially, a side character on the show, Jasmine quickly became one of the favorites. Befriending the main crew, we witness Jasmineโ€™s character deal with tragedy, heartbreak, and wild adventures.

Jessica Marie Garcia Talks On My Block with Teen Vogue
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Garcia admits she wasnโ€™t originally going to audition for Jasmine Flores. Instead, it was a friend who encouraged her to go for it. She loved how outgoing Jasmineโ€™s character was and quickly related to her being the โ€œclass clown.โ€

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โ€œ[I] saw the pain right away because I was the class clown, too. [โ€ฆ] If you build up these walls around you, then people canโ€™t hurt you. And thatโ€™s very much what she did,โ€ Garcia stated.

It was in the second season where viewers got to see Garciaโ€™s role elevate. Jasmine was the caretaker for her father, a disabled veteran who served in Afghanistan. As a result, fans no longer see the bright, bubbly Jasmine. Instead, we experience the raw, heartfelt emotions that Jasmine feels from taking care of her dad.

***Spoiler Alert***

Jasmine works hard and is accepted to her dream school, the University of California, Berkeley. But, unfortunately, her dreams are short-lived when she learns that she cannot leave Freeridge because her aunt can no longer take care of her father.

A bittersweet ending for a sweet character. Although Jasmine didnโ€™t receive a happy ending, Garcia appreciated the growth given to her role.

โ€œAnd Iโ€™m so thankful that they allowed me to show that and they didnโ€™t make her this caricature for four seasons, because I donโ€™t think people would have related to her or cared about her as much as they do.โ€

Weโ€™re Not a Monolith

Jessica Marie Garcia Talks On My Block with Teen Vogue
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Garcia moved from Orlando, FL, in pursuit of becoming an actress just a few years before her role in โ€œOn My Block.โ€ โ€œWeโ€™re not a monolith,โ€ she explains. And the lack of Latinx characters on the screen, and because of this, she champions series and films showcasing underrepresented voices.

โ€œThereโ€™s just so little of us [on screen] that itโ€™s hard to try and represent everyone. So hopefully our show skyrockets other shows to tell those stories that have not been represented for so long.โ€ย 

Garciaโ€™s sentiment is that regardless of who wins what awards show, we [underrepresented voices] are all in this together. She is proud of the future opportunities and spaces that are created.

Whatโ€™s Next for Jessica Marie Garcia?

Jessica Marie Garcia Talks On My Block with Teen Vogue
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This isnโ€™t the last of Jessica Marie Garcia. She has interests in writing, producing, and directing and recounts rewriting herself into her favorite movies as a teenager. She also intends on using her platform to create opportunities for others.

Garcia makes it clear she is the same girl from Orlando. She is grateful for the success of โ€œOn My Blockโ€ and the opportunity to play Jasmine. Jasmine because her character taught her how to be her unapologetically. She is proud of all the young lives her character will affect.

I was a huge fan of โ€œOn My Block,โ€ and Jasmine was one of my favorite characters out of the crew.

Did you catch the final season of โ€œOn My Block?โ€ If so, what was your favorite episode? Comment below!

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Jasmine Franklin is a Staff Writer who focuses on relationships, plus-size positive topics, and opinion pieces. She is a multi-hyphenate writer with over ten years of professional writing experience. Her journey extends over multiple industries - grant writing, journalism, and marketing content. Jasmineโ€™s work has been featured in several publications, including xoNecole, Blavity, and Black Health Matters. When Jasmine isnโ€™t writing for TCF, she focuses on writing scripts. Jasmine aims to normalize stories and faces like her in television and film. She recently wrapped the second season of a nationally televised series on AMCโ€™s ALLBLK. In addition to writing, Jasmine enjoys traveling abroad, learning German, and watching horror movies. She graduated from the illustrious Clark Atlanta University, where she earned her B.A. in Marketing. Jasmine also has a certification in Search Engine Optimization.

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  1. Jameelah says:
    4 years ago

    Wow we wanted more from the beginning I watch it with my granddaughter whoโ€™s pursuing her career as an actress model rapper performer and it shows her the skills that Jasmine has and her delivery All the children youn adults were amazingโ€ฆ praying Iโ€™yyonce love ? Iyyoncelove29 on get an opportunity to work with her god bless and congratulations

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