Playing Marilyn Monroe in 'Blonde' was groundbreaking, says Ana de Armas

"Knives Out" star Ana de Armas says essaying the role of Marilyn Monroe in upcoming movie "Blonde" is a groundbreaking moment for her as it is for the first time that a Cuban actor is playing the Hollywood icon.

The Andrew Dominik film, about the 1950s star, is based on the novel of the same name by Joyce Carol Oates.

In a cover interview with Vanity Fair, de Armas said though the director was convinced after the first audition, she had to do more auditions for the "money people".

"I only had to audition for Marilyn once and Andrew said 'It's you,' but I had to audition for everyone else. The producers. The money people. I always have people I needed to convince," the actor said, adding that she was convinced about pulling off the role.

"Playing Marilyn was groundbreaking. A Cuban playing Marilyn Monroe. I wanted it so badly. You see that famous photo of her and she is smiling in the moment, but that's just a slice of what she was really going through at the time," de Armas added.

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