Trolls came for rising star Xochitl Gomez. Then she took matters into her own hands
LOS ANGELES — Xochitl Gomez had puffed up cheeks, freshly swollen from having her wisdom teeth extracted, when she and her mom drove hours to a Target earlier this spring so the teenage actor could take stock of an impressive career first under fluorescent lighting.
"I was like, 'Oh my god, I'm an action figure!' and within two minutes, I just started crying," Gomez says. "My hope is for kids to see themselves in me as an action figure. Something about that is pretty crazy and it's pretty cool and it's not lost on me how significant it is. I remember having it in my hand and freaking out — I was just so proud to have her."
The feat came
