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- Hi, my name is Lisette Olivera.

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You can catch me playing Jess Valenzuela

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on "National Treasure: Edge
of History" on Disney Plus.

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And today I'm here with AV Club

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about to read some questions
I have never seen before.

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(upbeat music)

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- Do you remember the first time

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you saw the National Treasure movies

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or did you catch up when you
auditioned for the TV show?

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I do remember the exact moment.

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I don't, I don't remember the first movie.

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I think it was a little too young.

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Second movie, I was seven years old,

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but I was in the movie
theater with my parents.

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I remember laying on my mom's lap

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and watching Ed Harris's demise.

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I got so upset.

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I remember crying when I left the theater

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being like, how could the writers do that?

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And then I remember, you know

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I remember back to that story,

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now that I know the Wibbs,

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who are the showrunners of the show

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and the creators of the
original franchise movies

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that you know, I love them.

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I'm like, thank you for giving me Jess.

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(lightly laughing)

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- Jess is one of the first woman of color

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to lead the National Treasure franchise.

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What significance does that hold for you?

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It means the entire world.

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My whole heart was put into her.

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I wanted to make sure I honored
the stories of a dreamer

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and also just the stories of young people

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that come to the United States
to search for a better life.

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All those families out there,

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I know for me, I relate
because my family's Mexican.

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I'm like, I'm like 1.5
generation, I like to say.

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But definitely felt like
I was being represented

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in this role and would've loved

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to see somebody like Jess growing up.

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- What was it like working

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with Catherine Zeta Jones in the show?

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Did you ask her for any
advice about the industry?

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1000%, I mean, how could you not?

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Especially if you know that
she's, she's one of the best.

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So, I learned a lot of
nuggets of wisdom from her.

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She was an incredible joy to work with,

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and I think she took me under
her wing the entire time.

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She taught me a lot about the importance

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of taking your time and things

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and making sure, you know, you feel solid

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in your performance and then
you just leave up, you know

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the rest to fate and see what happens.

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But she is so charming
and even as a villain,

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I still root for her.

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