Ana de Armas looks like a schoolgirl in a button-down sweater and mini skirt while chatting with Blonde

It’s certainly been a busy week for the Cuban actress as she promotes her new film, which focuses on the life of Hollywood blonde Marilyn Monroe.

On Tuesday afternoon, brunette beauty Ana de Armas attended SAG-AFTRA Foundation Conversations: Blonde, where she chatted about the film that promises to be an authentic look at Gentlemen Prefer Blondes actress. The event was held at the SAG-AFTRA Foundation Robin Williams Center in New York City.

This came after the star told AnOther magazine that she asked Marilyn Monroe’s permission to play her while visiting her grave in Los Angeles.

Blonde ambition: On Tuesday afternoon, brunette beauty Ana de Armas was seen attending SAG-AFTRA Foundation Conversations: Blonde, where she spoke about the film Blonde

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Ana has a more modest look in a blue round-neck shirt.

The knit sweater features a beige lace-trimmed collar with three white buttons up the front and a black sweet bow at the top.

She added a black mini dress to reveal her toned and slim legs. Black shoes and white socks complete her look.

The girl in the cover wears her black hair in a soft wave and applies lip gloss.

The film is based on Joyce Carol Oates’ novel of the same name and is scheduled to premiere on September 28.

Also on Tuesday, she spoke to AnOther magazine, sharing that she asked Monroe’s permission to play her.

Blue: Ana has a more serious look in a baby blue round-neck shirt. Knit cardigan with beige lace collar with three white buttons on the front and a black sweet bow on the top.

‘We received this big card and everyone in the crew wrote a message for her. Then we went to the cemetery and put it on her grave,’ she said. ‘We asked for permission in a way. Everyone feels a huge responsibility, and we’re very aware of the side of the story we’re going to tell – the story of Norma Jeane, the man behind this character, Marilyn Monroe. Who is she really? ‘

She also said Blonde uses real incidents, but tries to fill in the moments between what is known in the public record.

“It’s about the things we haven’t seen, the moments when the camera doesn’t flicker or spin, when Marilyn isn’t on,” said the Cuban-born beauty. “It is a fiction. We have no proof this happened. But it fills the gaps in what we already know with a version of the facts that we should at least consider. ‘

The Knives Out star admitted she didn’t seem like a likely candidate when auditioning for the role of one of the most famous women in the world.

“But of course I went for it, because I like a challenge and I know that emotionally I can achieve it,” she explains.

Stylish schoolgirl: She added a black mini dress to reveal her toned and slim legs. Black shoes and white socks complete her look

‘I don’t know if hair, makeup is appropriate, but I understand what we’re talking about. Andrew called me after the audition and said, “That’s you. That must be you. “But then we had to convince everyone else. ‘

The Gray Man actor’s Cuban accent traditionally would have put her off, but a voice coach was hired to help her learn to speak like Marilyn.

‘Marilyn’s voice, her expression, is a consequence of the speaking classes she took herself, of her insecurities, of her not having any boundaries and letting people come in, play this part always have to be rescued.’

While researching the star, Ana learned to share her vulnerability.

‘So I had to know what she was thinking and feeling every time. Because of the way she rounded her lips in an ‘O’, or how much her teeth would show, what her eyebrows were doing, all of these expressions were the result of Marilyn in survival mode. Those were the tricks she was using in desperate circumstances. ‘

It’s not simple: The cover girl wears her black hair in a soft wave and applies shiny lip gloss

Stressful thought: She smiled as she paused during the discussion on stage

This comes after she said last week that she was in tears after her film Blonde received a standing ovation 14 minutes after its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival in London. IDEA.

The No Time to Die star plays the late movie icon Marilyn Monroe in the new film about her life, which premiered at the festival on Thursday (September 29) and received a warm response. from the audience, who applauded. 10 minutes when the star of the movie cried.

According to Variety.com, Ana’s co-star Adrien Brody – who plays Marilyn’s third husband Arthur Miller – also broke down in tears as the theater erupted in applause.

Real and Reel: Marilyn, left, in the movie Niagara, and Ana right as Monroe in the movie

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Ana spent nine months working with a voice coach to perfect Marilyn’s voice, and she recently told The Times it was an exhausting process.

She said: ‘It took me nine months of dialect training, practice and some ADR sessions [to get the accent right]. It was a great torture, it was exhausting. My brain was fried. ‘

After the trailer of the new film was released, there were some criticisms online about Ana’s voice and the actress defended her acting.

The actress, who only learned to speak English in 2015, said: ‘I feel like whether you’re a Cuban or an American actor, anyone has to feel the pressure.

‘My job is not to imitate her. I care about her feelings, her journey, her insecurities, and her voice, in the sense that she doesn’t really have to. ‘

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