As the MCU's first queer, Latina superhero, Xochitl Gomez is shattering stereotypes and punching holes in reality for a whole new generation of kids and teenagers in 'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness'
Ten years ago, Xochitl Gomez was playing with Dora the Explorer and Selena Gomez dolls. She loved them, and loved the way she could see herself in the toys she played with, even if mass media still felt very white in a way she hadn’t yet learned how to talk about., she’ll get to be that vital representation for a whole new generation of kids and teenagers as the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s first queer, Latina superhero.
She had an early love for musical theater and says she “was always in a show or rehearsing for one” — in fact, from age five to twelve, she did 22 full-length musicals. Her on-camera performances developed slowly, as she started with commercials and co-starring roles, even landing a part in the 2020reboot as Dawn Schafer, which she adored. However, things seemed to be frozen in time during the pandemic when “there were hardly any auditions.
follows the aftermath of Strange’s decision to cast a forbidden spell that opens a portal to the multiverse, unleashing a threat that could destroy humanity.