Speaking to The Times in 2019, Brazilian acting legend Fernanda Montenegro described receiving an Academy Award nomination 20 years earlier for her role in Walter Salles’ “Central Station” — and her extensive campaigning for it — as “a trip to Jupiter.

In Brazil, there is this sense that my mother and I are a continuation of something; two talents that endure in time,” the Best Actress nominee says.

Oscar nominee Fernanda Torres sat down with THR at her cover shoot and shared what life was like growing up in Brazil and how it mirrored her film I'm Still Here. She also discussed her reaction to the news of her nomination and how her acting family has been strongly embraced in Brazil.