Interview with Queen of the South's Alice Braga [Video]

This year at the ATX Television Festival, the opening night screening was for USA’s much-anticipated new series, Queen of the South.

We caught up with Queen of the South star Alice Braga on the red carpet to chat about the show and what drew her to the role in the first place.

Braga said she loved the book, and was really happy to get the call for Queen of the South.

“The main reason that I signed up for this project was the character, because it’s a very special journey. It’s a woman that is born and raised in very poor life circumstances, and she just struggles to survive, but never victimizes herself,” Braga said.

“She’s very pragmatic, she’s very focused, and very honest and generous,” she continued. “And even though she becomes who she because which is a drug lord, her journey is a very interesting journey.”

You can check out all of our coverage of the ATX Television Festival right here. (There is a lot more to come!)

Additional reporting by Christine Laskodi.

Queen of the South premieres Thursday, June 23rd at 10/9c on USA.

Photos from the ATX Television Festival Opening Night Event:

Interview with Queen of the South's Alice Braga [Video] | Tell-Tale TV

AUSTIN, TX - JUNE 9: ATX Television Festival Co-Founders and Executive Directors Emily Gipson and Caitlin McFarland at the opening night with USA's 'Queen of the South' at the 2016 ATX Television Festival at the Stephen F. Austin InterContinental Hotel on June 9, 2016, in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Jack Plunkett/Picturegroup) Interview with Queen of the South's Alice Braga [Video] | Tell-Tale TV — AUSTIN, TX – JUNE 9: ATX Television Festival Co-Founders and Executive Directors Emily Gipson and Caitlin McFarland at the opening night with USA’s ‘Queen of the South’ at the 2016 ATX Television Festival at the Stephen F. Austin InterContinental Hotel on June 9, 2016, in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Jack Plunkett/Picturegroup)

AUSTIN, TX - JUNE 9: Nick Wechsler at the opening night with USA's 'Queen of the South' at the 2016 ATX Television Festival at the Stephen F. Austin InterContinental Hotel on June 9, 2016, in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Jack Plunkett/Picturegroup) Interview with Queen of the South's Alice Braga [Video] | Tell-Tale TV — AUSTIN, TX – JUNE 9: Nick Wechsler at the opening night with USA’s ‘Queen of the South’ at the 2016 ATX Television Festival at the Stephen F. Austin InterContinental Hotel on June 9, 2016, in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Jack Plunkett/Picturegroup)

Matt Lauria, ATX Television Festival Interview with Queen of the South's Alice Braga [Video] | Tell-Tale TV

Casual Interview with Queen of the South's Alice Braga [Video] | Tell-Tale TV

AUSTIN, TX - JUNE 9: Actor Jon Ecker at the opening night with USA's 'Queen of the South' at the 2016 ATX Television Festival at the Stephen F. Austin InterContinental Hotel on June 9, 2016, in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Jack Plunkett/Picturegroup) Interview with Queen of the South's Alice Braga [Video] | Tell-Tale TV — AUSTIN, TX – JUNE 9: Actor Jon Ecker at the opening night with USA’s ‘Queen of the South’ at the 2016 ATX Television Festival at the Stephen F. Austin InterContinental Hotel on June 9, 2016, in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Jack Plunkett/Picturegroup)

Ashley Bissette Sumerel

Ashley Bissette Sumerel is a television and film critic living in Wilmington, North Carolina. She is editor-in-chief of Tell-Tale TV as well as Eulalie Magazine. Ashley has also written for outlets such as Rolling Stone, Paste Magazine, and Insider. Ashley has been a member of the Critics Choice Association since 2017 and is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic. In addition to her work as an editor and critic, Ashley teaches Entertainment Journalism, Composition, and Literature at the University of North Carolina Wilmington.

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