The whole world found out about Gina Rodriguez's special bond with her father, Genaro Rodriguez, the day she delivered her moving acceptance speech at the 2015 Golden Globe Awards, where she won Best Actress in a TV Series, Musical or Comedy for "Jane the Virgin."
"My father used to tell me to wake up each day and say ‘today’s a great day, I can and I will.’ Well, dad, today’s a great day, I can and I did,” she said at the awards show.
The Puerto Rican actress, daughter of Mr. Rodriguez, a boxing referee, is also expressing her love for dad in an upcoming book she's writing titled "I Can and I Will: Tools My Daddy Gave Me," inspired by all the amazing knowledge her father’s passed on to her.
With Father's Day around the corner, only gives the 30-year-old Golden Globe winner more reason to gush over her dad! In fact, check out the heartfelt message she wrote to the 66-year-old caballero on People magazine.
"Growing up with my father, I could never be afraid of anything. He would tell me fear only exists between your two ears. Don't be scared --go out and get it! He is the reason I fought so hard for myself and for others. His belief in me was so strong, I couldn't doubt myself. (Although sometimes I tried!) Thank you, Dad, for seeing the power I owned and helping me learn how to find it for myself."
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