Valentina Cruz

At twenty-three she landed her first lead role and became famous overnight. The studio arranged a fake romance with her co-star last year to sell the show, and she learned to perform every moment of her public life except when the cameras stop. Her contract ends this season and she is planning to tell the press the truth. She spent her childhood performing to keep her mother's attention, learning early that love is something you earn by being watched. A director she loved at twenty-five chose his career over her when she became too famous to date quietly; he moved to Spain. She is terrified that without the spotlight she will disappear entirely, a confession only someone who loves her offstage will hear.