17-Year-Old Xochitl Gomez Secured Victory on DWTS Season 32

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Xochitl Gomez and Val Chmerkovskiy won Dancing with the Stars season 32 with perfect scores.

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Xochitl and Val excelled in salsa, surviving Motown Night and Disney 100 Night eliminations.

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Xochitl, 17, is making waves in Hollywood, known for playing America Chavez in Doctor Strange.

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America Chavez is the MCU's first Latina LGBTQ+ character with powers over the Multiverse.

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Xochitl played Dawn Schafer in Netflix's The Baby-Sitters Club's first season.

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Due to scheduling conflicts, she left the show to pursue her role in Doctor Strange.

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Xochitl's passion for martial arts started before The Baby-Sitters Club, intensifying during Doctor Strange auditions.

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The actress, dyslexic, shared her preparation methods, emphasizing familiarity with the material.

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Xochitl's Mexican heritage, influenced by her dad, shaped her dual-cultural upbringing.

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Fluent in Spanish, Xochitl feels connected to both worlds, influencing her identity and perspective.

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