Devious Maids star Paula Garcés talks teen pregnancy

Devious Maids star Paula  Garcés has vibrantly embraced her pregnancy glowing at her baby shower this past Sunday. However, the actress was not always so prepared to  become a mamá. 

At 17, Garcés became pregnant with her first child, Skye. Now, the  39-year-old actress reflects on how different things will be this time  around. 

“I hid the pregnancy from my parents, my agents,  my teachers — everybody — and I felt horrible,” she told the Huffington Post, “It was like everything I was not supposed to be,  [everything] that was stereotypical about a Latina growing up in Spanish Harlem. I was embodying and living. I felt like I disappointed everybody,  but at the time I had a very deep connection with my baby and I knew that I  wanted to keep my baby.”

Garcés, who’s known for her role as Flora  Hernandez on the Lifetime drama, said many questioned her  decision and called it a “mistake.” However, positive reinforcement from friends  in her neighborhood helped her raise her daughter and achieve her Hollywood  dream, despite the fact that she was on food stamps and welfare.