Zoe Saldaña made a powerful statement in celebration of immigrants during the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on Sunday. "I am a proud child of immigrant parents, with dreams and dignity and hardworking hands,

For those who aren't familiar, "Emilia Pérez" is supposed to be an "avant garde" musical about a Mexican drug cartel leader named Manitas (played by Karla Sofía Gascón) who fakes his death to undergo gender-affirming surgery to become a woman. Saldaña plays Rita, the lawyer who works to help him pull it all off.

I am the first American of Dominican origin to accept an Academy Award. And I know I will not be the last,” the first-time winner said in her speech.