18 September 2014
Newsdesk
Jessica Alba considers the founding of her business The Honest Company a “life calling”.
While the 33-year-old is most famous for her movie career, she is also becoming increasingly well-known for her work with her ethical business.
And Jessica admits while she enjoys acting, she considers founding the company one of her greatest achievements so far.
“Having a company that’s making the world a better place is a life calling,” Jessica told Glam Belleza Latina magazine.
“Performing has also been a life calling, but they’re so different. It takes a completely different side of my brain to do one versus the other. But I’m truly very proud of The Honest Company.”
Mother-of-two Jessica also opened up in the interview about how much being a Latina has influenced her choices in life.
But she added her daughters Honor and Haven will be embracing the races of both their parents as they grow up.
“It’s always been the same,” she said. “I’ve always felt closer to being a Latina than anything else, because I grew up with my dad’s family, who are Mexican American. I never really identified any other way. But I think that today it’s less and less about having to identify with one race and holding on to that completely. I mean, my kids are African American and Caucasian on their dad’s side, and Latino and Caucasian on my side.”
Growing up, Jessica also had a host of famous Latinas to look to for inspiration.
And the Sin City star admits in the interview that it was Jennifer Lopez who really helped her understand she could multi-task in her career.
“I grew up in Southern California, where Latin culture is just everywhere. I mean, I still love mariachi music! I looked up to Jennifer Lopez,” she said. “She is someone who broke through barriers, a powerhouse. You know: I could be a dancer, singer, actress, entrepreneur—I can do all of it. And Daisy Fuentes too. What she did with her platform was incredible. It took the rest of the country a second to catch up to Latinas in the United States being mainstream.”