Adria Arjona really let her Andor role, the troubled, tortured freedom fighter Bix Caleen, get under her skin — quite literally: she added a stick-and-poke tattoo representing Bix to her forearm while wrapping up production on the series. But it’s the character and the opportunity to shift the paradigms of her beloved Star Wars universe that truly made an indelible impact on the actress.

Gold Derby was joined by Arjona on the red carpet at an FYC event celebrating the series at the Writers Guild Theater in Beverly Hills, where she reflected on what Andor has meant to her, how her longtime fandom of the franchise fueled her ability to deepen and darken corners of Star Wars in chilling ways never seen before, and what she hopes the future might hold for both her and for Bix in the galaxy af

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