#PARISMONCŒUR - After conquering Hollywood, in her new Netflix film Blonde, Ana de Armas is taking on her most challenging role yet: the inimitable Marilyn Monroe. "My job wasn’t to imitate her. I was interested in her feelings, her journey, her insecurities, and her voice, in the sense that she didn’t really have one,” she says. Blonde follows Monroe from her mother’s fraught care to her life as an orphan, a pinup, and eventually a silver screen icon. At nearly every stage of Monroe’s life, the people who were supposed to care for her would eventually defile her. By showing Monroe in her totality, director Andrew Dominik and de Armas provide a broader perspective of all that Monroe endured. Interviewed exclusively for L'OFFICIEL, de Armas talks playing an icon, her own struggles with the spotlight, and Blonde's NC-17 rating. Tap the link in bio to read Ana's full cover story. Team credits: Talent Ana De Armas @Ana_D_Armas Editor in chief Giampietro Baudo @giampietrobaudo Photography Thomas Whiteside @thomaswhiteside Styled by Samantha McMillen @samanthamcmillen_stylist Writer Sarah Cristobal @cristobalita Casting Lauren Tabach-Bank @laurentabach Hair Jenny Cho @jennychohair Makeup Melanie Inglessis melaniemakeup Production Ilona Klaver @ilonski #AnaDeArmas #Actress #LouisVuitton #Netflix #Blonde #MarilynMonroe #LOfficiel #LOfficielItalia