'Party of Five' actor Emily Tosta dishes on how her character 'gets very politically radicalized' on the show
Freeform's 'Party of Five' reboot series was one of the most-awaited chunks of entertainment this year. The family drama series centering the lives of the Acostas premiered on January 8.
The pilot episode dealt with the Acosta siblings, as they navigate the struggles of their new life, following the deportation of their parents to Mexico.
Along with Emilio, Beto, Valentina, and Rafael, the series introduced us to Lucia, who is the smartest and most wilful of the lot. The role is portrayed by Emily Tosta, who in an exclusive interview with MEA Worldwide (MEAWW), gave us an insight into Lucia, saying how her persona makes 'Party of Five' an interesting watch.
Ever since the reboot series was first ordered, viewers have been wondering if it will mirror the original show.
Talking about the similarities we can expect to witness between Lucia and Neve Campbell’s character Julia Salinger from the original, Emily responds, "I suppose it does mirror it. But my character Lucia is actually a straight-A student."
"She always played by the rules. She was always super studios and very focused and determined. Until her parents get deported. Then she starts having all these realizations," she adds.
Elaborating more on her character's transformation, Emily told MEAWW that Lucia gets politically radicalized as the series progresses.
She also reveals that Lucia "starts developing sort of like an anger towards the world and she starts getting involved with people and things that you shouldn't be getting involved with, and she's very confused about herself and she's very confused about her family dynamic and she's wondering, how come this happened to them?"
However, she laughs when she recollected how she went into the auditions with just a sheet of paper with absolutely no idea about her role on the show.
Apart from the parents getting deported, when asked what sets the reboot series apart from the original, she explains, "So just the fact that this is a bicultural family. This is already a big difference."
"This is being told by the lens of these four points of view which are the four siblings, and we are Mexican Americans. So that alone, it brings in a lot of cultures, a lot of diversity and inclusion into the show and onto the screen," she adds.