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Tina was the beating heart of the Beef, and now shes the beating heart ofthe Bear.
I have karaoke trauma, and it ended up in the script.
Tina nails both the solo and her new role in Sydneys kitchen back at the restaurant.
While Tina has lost none of her edge, her new responsibilities challenge her ideas of herself.
Colon-Zayas believes this is just the beginning for Tina.
Im hoping that this show continues to explore how we can nurture this population, she says.
How could we protect what they have to offer that yall didnt think about?
She just rolled with it.
It was messy, but she could get through the day.
Season one: Im banging spatulas!
Season two: Tinas stepping up her game and being entrusted and encouraged.
Thats a huge difference.
Puerto Rican women show each other love by feeding each other.
My familys plates dont get wiped for smudges.
We dont perfectly weigh and measure.
We throw in ingredients until the ancestors tell you to stop.
But it still comes from love.
There is no acting necessary.
I hope she can compel viewers to look at the Tinas theyve come across in a different way.
Sydney understood that Tina had earned her trust.
You said you identified with Tinas moment of opportunity.
They can tell youre struggling or that you should be at a certain place and youre not.
They have helped me not give up.
In a way, I did kind of give up.
Im still pinching myself.
So I get Tina.
I get the value of landing on this opportunity to dream again.
Excellence in ones work is a major theme ofThe Bear.
What does excellence mean to Tina?Living up to legitimate standards.
Embracing what you dont know.
Do you think shed thought of herself that way prior to this?No.
She had to readjust her brain.
All of her fears and insecurities are legit.
If anything, she has learned that people who look like her are dispensable.
I dont like karaoke, but its pushing yourself out of your comfort zone.
Some people like it, some dont its fine.
But she can do this.
She can dream again.
[Points to her own vocal cords]Shes not reliable.
Im not trained as a singer.
Its not my thing.
Im glad it worked out.
Im glad she complied with me on that day.
Everyones so kind and supportive.
Everyones rooting for each other.
I was mortified every time, but then I felt like,They love me anyway.
And thats the point of the scene, right?
The point isnt my singing capabilities.
Its getting past that awkward terror.
Who knows the last time she went out for a drink.
Shes learning at warp speed that she has a lot more courage and strength than she thought.
I didnt know that Chris Storer would know that song!
That song was playing on the radio all the time when I was a little kid.
That made me comfortable.
She can continue growing so that she can pay it forward to those new chefs in the kitchen.
This whole restaurant has been a lifesaver.
Even though my buddy Ebra is struggling, maybe they expected that to be the both of us.
Theyre not gonna scare me.
Ill take your pity invitation to the bar.
Youve seen some things, and you wanna keep fighting, but your body is betraying you.
I get his fear.
If he fails, I could fail.
We have to have each other.
Were the oldest ones there.
I have to give him love.
Its tough love, but I recognize that could be me at any minute.
What is it about Tina that doesnt allow her to give in to that?Loyalty.
If you could be in service to somebody else, you’re able to build your character.
Now shes trying to keep that going.
But she has a son to support.
Why is Syd and Tinas relationship so strong?She didnt leave.
I was trying to test it:This is not just a job.
This is a family.
And she didnt leave.
She doesnt lose her mind.
She didnt give up on me.
Now Im pit-bull loyal to her.
It speaks to his generosity.
Thats not lost on Tina.
What was that like for her?She had more confidence that things would work out than Carmy did.
Im not the one seeing hallucinations of Joel McHale working in a corner booth.
Shes excited by it.
Ive been a mother figure to all of them.
I couldnt believe that he felt like he failed us.
Were not homeless right now because of you!
We have our moments when Im just like, Oh, come on baby.
You didnt do that.
Move on.I got a few things in, even though I left him hanging.
Well, you had to get your job done.I mean, Sydney told me to do something.
