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‘Expats’ Star Ruby Ruiz Talks Essie Getting the Spotlight and Her Confrontation Scene With Nicole Kidman
Filipina actress Ruby Ruiz explains the responsibility of playing Essie on Prime Video's "Expats" and working with Nicole Kidman.
Lulu Wang’s “Expats” steps into feature-length territory for this week’s episode, which focuses on the working class women by diving into the lives of the help, Essie ( Ruby Ruiz) and Puri (Amelyn Pardenilla). Early in this week’s episode, the nanny is Facetiming with her son, who is in the Philippines, anticipating that she will return “soon.” Essie believes Margaret will head back to America with her husband and family and terminate her in the process. There are incredible nuances in the episode that are specific to Filipino culture, such as standing in line on Sunday at Western Union to send money home, sitting in McDonald’s and gathering with friends and other housekeepers.
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