The San Antonio native had the opportunity to create the backstory for the tough-as-nails Latina space marine Pvt. Vasquez. SanAntonio SATX SanAntonioTX Aliens sciencefiction scifi scifibooks
Aliens: Vasquez
, Castro tells the origin story of Pvt. Vasquez, the Latina space marine played by actress Jenette Goldstein in the beloved 1986 science fiction-horror sequelAlthough moviegoers got to learn little about the tough-as-nails Vasquez's history in the movie, Castro had the opportunity to create her backstory. Born to an immigrant family, Vasquez spends time running with a street gang and goes to prison before following in her mother's footsteps and enlisting in the military.
During our interview, Castro, who currently calls London home, talked about what drew her to a strong Latina character like Vasquez and the challenge of writing a story around material she couldn't change.What are some of the folklore stories you remember hearing growing up in San Antonio? I heard all the urban legends. I grew up with all those stories. I had my mom take me to all the haunted spots in San Antonio. I would tell everyone about the ghost tracks and the baby powder. That always stuck in my mind. There was also La Llorona and La Lechuza.You know, our generation didn't really get a lot of Latino representation in the media. As I got older and I started reading more, I realized that all these stories were written by white men.
There were certain things that were written by [Aliens writer and director] James Cameron that I couldn't change because they're considered canon. So, I had to work around them and build on what was already done. For me, it was more important to get the story right and to get her story out there in an authentic way and beyond what was already written about her.Well, I wanted to keep it. In the book, I tell you the origin story behind the red bandana.
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