In just a few short years, America Ferrera has gone from being an unknown struggling actress to America's sweetheart, winning awards and accolades from critics and audiences alike. But there's more to her than her best-known role, television's Ugly Betty. In films such as Real Women Have Curves and The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants , she has not only redefined the role of Latinas in television and film, she has helped redefine what it means to be beautiful in Hollywood. In a short amount of time, this daughter of Honduran immigrants quickly rose from indie actress to mainstream star without compromising herself or becoming a Hollywood standard. In this new biography, readers will uncover the fascinating story of this actress living the American dream.