United Kingdom, May 20 -- Eiza Gonzalez feels a responsibility to "speak up" about social injustice.

The 36-year-old actress had a long Zoom meeting with Boots Riley, the director of her new movie I Love Boosters, before landing her role, and Eiza has now shared details of that conversation, admitting that it caused her to look at things in a slightly different light.

Eiza - who was born and raised in Mexico City, before making a name for herself in the American film industry - told The Hollywood Reporter: "I remember hanging up and being like, 'I need to be a better citizen'.

"As a Mexican woman, if I'm driving in my car or something, there are privileges that I don't have, and I have to be hypervigilant - but I also have what most pe...