Yep! I’m still processing everything and all the different things that had to happen in exactly the right way for this experience to turn out like it did. The casting for Juliantina, obviously, but also, the rest of the cast and crew being who they were and so we had this really fancy, cool show to support and Angelique Boyer on our side.
Her win was a no-brainer, she would have had her enormous fanbase voting for AND us. And since we concentrated on the rest of the nominees I don’t see why hers wouldn’t have too, so the results weren’t all that surprising at all. But if she’d been in a different show things might have been quite different. In fact, her presence in this one was a great buffer because as much as we like to think that Juliantina overshadowed everything, it was only allowed the space to do so because she was so good she continued to bring in the general audience. It wasn’t Juliantina being the one good thing in a bad show, they were one great part of a good show. The proof is in how many of us were ultimately invested in Lucia’s story, right. And it just made the whole experience so good and positive, being a part of something historical.
Honestly, it’s still so unbelievable it all happened. Even when the show was airing and we were realizing how well Juliantina were written and how well integrated, we knew it’d be a special experience. But now there’s this bond between the AAM cast and crew and this f/f fandom and none of us will ever forget this experience. Most of the rest of the cast has at this point thanked Juliantina fans, every time they look at that trophy they’ll remember us, and we’ll never forget this one time where we mattered, to the writers, to the crew, to the cast. We weren’t the tolerated niche but a beloved part of this mainstream show. It really isn’t an experience that we’ll see repeated again.
And another anon:
Quick question, if you don’t mind…why is Angelique ‘the queen of her generation’ and ‘of course she was gonna win’? I started aam for juliantina (obvs) but I fell in love with her too, because damn. So I’m curious about her…but my google skills are failing me (or maybe it’s just that I don’t know spanish)
I’m no expert but I think she’s just been a very hard-working actress who through some iconic roles has become a very famous, popular figure. She’s definitely gorgeous and talented but she also seems very gracious so I think she’s just very well-liked all around.
