The official trailer for Flash first made a name for herself at the Superbowl and on social media, she has since set her sights on the newest heroine, leaving fans wowed with great promise of adventure and a superhero epic.
One of the most outstanding characters of the new material of Flash is Supergirl, played by sasha streetan actress who has already won the hearts of many DC followers and who is now being blessed by many on Twitter, who ask that she stay for future events in the film saga and that she not be fired as has happened with some characters who were renewed with other actors for this production, such as Michael Keaton and .
Sasha Calle, the new “Supergirl”
Calle, 27, was announced as Supergirl in early 2021 by Andy Muschietti. The actress herself could not believe having won such a great opportunity to be the face of the heroine and she was finally cast in the filming of Flash in the middle of the same year.
The best part of this news is the origin of Sasha, who curiously has Colombian roots from her mother, who moved to the United States several years ago, which makes her more American than Colombian, however, her memories will undoubtedly be of lots of mountains and good life in Colombia. In fact, in recent interviews the actress revealed that she had some good moments during her years of residence in Colombia.
The history of Supergirl in DC Comics
Supergirl is a character much loved by fans of DC comics. She was created in 1959 by Otto Binder and Al Plastino, as a cousin of Superman. She first appeared in Action Comics #252, and quickly became one of the most popular characters in the Superman universe.
Supergirl’s story is very interesting. She was born on the planet Krypton, just like Superman, and was sent to Earth to protect her from the destruction of her home planet. Like Superman, she has superhuman abilities, such as super strength, the ability to fly, and X-ray vision.
Sasha Calle as Supergirl
The choice of Sasha Calle to play Supergirl has been very well received by fans of the series and the DC universe. Sasha is a young and talented actress, who has shown her ability in different television productions.
Sasha is the first Hispanic actress to play Supergirl, which is a big step towards diversity and inclusion in the world of entertainment, although it is already a common step in recent superhero and science fiction sagas.
It only remains for Sasha Calle to be one of the highlights in 2023 after her appearance in theaters, since she earned a Daytime Emmy Award nomination in 2020 for her role in “The Young and the Restless” demonstrating her skill and dedication as an actress.
Latino actors who are in Marvel and DC Comics
It is already a common place for producers to invite Latinos to be part of their productions, this is how now in Doctor Strange we can count on xochitl gomezSalma Hayek in Eternals, Tenoch Huerta in Black Panther, Zoe Saldana in Guardians of The Galaxy, Leslie Grace in Batgirl, Natalia Cordova in Agents of SHIELD and Oscar Isaac in X-Men: Apocalypse and Moon Knight.
We still have other actors who are making history, but that will be in another review.
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