The actress said that at the beginning of her career, she dreamt of being in the Broadway production of West Side Story as the main character, Maria. She auditioned for it, but ultimately didn’t get the role, as the directors were looking for a Latina actress. While she was upset about not getting the role, she got cast in a musical series, Glee, where she kind of got to star as Maria — her character Rachel got the role in her high school production of the musical.