America Ferrera set to make her feature directing debut with I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter - Daily Mail

The 36-year-old Superstore star has signed on to direct I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter adaptation for Netflix, according to Deadline.

Adaptation: The 36-year-old Superstore star has signed on to direct I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter adaptation for Netflix, according to Deadline .

Sanchez's 2017 young adult novel, following Julia Reyes, the teenage daughter of first generation Mexican immigrants.

She often clashes with her traditional parents and her sister Olga, who very much fits the mold of a 'perfect Mexican daughter.'.

The depth, wit and searing intelligence of her writing, and her young Latina heroine, struck me to my core and left me wanting so much more,' Ferrera said in a statement.

The depth, wit and searing intelligence of her writing, and her young Latina heroine, struck me to my core and left me wanting so much more,' Ferrera said in a statement.

'The depth, wit and searing intelligence of @erikalsanchez‘s writing, and her young Latina heroine, struck me to my core and left me wanting so much more,' Ferrera said. .

The opportunity to direct the work of these two incredibly talented Latina writers is a dream come true,' she added