Afro-Latin actress MJ Rodriguez makes history by winning the Golden Globe: "This is not just for me"

Michaela Jaé

Rodriguez became the first transgender actress to win a Golden Globe this Sunday, for her role as Blanca in the FX series

.

It is also the first time that the series, which premiered in 2018, has won one of these statuettes.

There was no acceptance speech this time, but she did it excitedly through her Instagram account: "This is for all of you:" Thank you Golden Globes.

I have to say that I am very grateful.

This is for the LGBTQIA community, for the black, Latino, Asian community, for all the colors of the rainbow: this door that not only opens for me, but for so many young people around the world, this is not just for me.

Rodriguez plays Blanca Evangelista in 

, an original FX series, which can also be seen on Netflix, and which broke schemes by including transgender actors and actresses in its cast, to play those characters.

She first made history last summer after becoming the first transgender person to be nominated for an Emmy in a major category.

Then it was not a winner.

Mj Rodriguez in Santa Monica, California in 2019.Emma McIntyre / Getty Images for MTV

After the awards, which this year were made through

, Rodriguez thanked him for what he considers "an incredible birthday gift."

Then he wrote on his Instagram account: "Many young people will see that it is more than possible, they will see a young Afro-Latin woman from Newark, New Jersey, who had a dream, to change the minds of others with love. Love wins.

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The actress took the opportunity to congratulate those who shared a nomination in the category of best leading actress: Uzo Aduba, Jennifer Aniston, Christine Baranski and Elisabeth Moss.

"To the nominees: we are queens," he wrote.

"It makes me very happy to share space with you. Each of you is a phenomenal woman."

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