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Jordana Brewster’s Prime Time

reprising her role on the hit Dallas remake keeps the

Brazilian Beauty and Fast anD Furious star on the move.

we caught up with her Between takes for a chat—

and a spring fashion preview.By Amy ElisA KEith PhotogrAPhs By yu tsAi

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For more than a decade, Brewster has been part of the Fast and Furious team; she considers the cast her familia. And since last summer, when she resumed work on Dallas, she’s been as busy bonding as running lines. “What I love about doing a TV show is that the actors and crew spend so much time together, we become so familiar with each other,” she says. “It’s such a pleasure to work on such a personal level.”

And so when the shocking news came in November that Larry Hagman, the legendary actor who played the Dallas patriarch, had passed away, Brewster’s on-screen family did what families do: They circled the wagons to support one another through their grief. “It’s been kind of beautiful,” Brewster says. “Everyone has been sharing their stories about Larry. We all feel so lucky to have been able to work with this amazing person. He was so full of life. I learned so much just by observing him, and I’m so glad I got to do that.”

On the show, which returns Jan. 28, Brewster, 32, portrays Mexican-immigrant daughter–turned–energy- resources expert Elena Ramos, and the opportunity to play the role of a Latina that goes against stereotypes is another thing she says she is grateful for. Elena is a geologist, supersmart, beautiful but not overly sexy. “I feel very lucky,” Brewster says. “When I first read the part, I loved Elena’s integrity and her ambition. She’s a beautifully strong woman, not a caricature.”

In the past, her exotic looks made her seem “other,” she says, and parts she wanted went to blonde, blue-eyed

types. “But now my being exotic is an asset and I can play more roles,” she says. As a matter of a fact, her uncon-ventional allure and no-nonsense sen-sibility are part of the reason why executive producer Cynthia Cidre cast Brewster as Elena. “She is exactly what I envisioned Elena to be,” says the Cuban American. “Not a va-va-voom kind of woman. I imagined Elena to be a great student—someone who was studious, direct and smart. Jordana is all of those things.”

But on this crisp Los Angeles morn-ing, as she poses for her Latina cover, it’s the Yale grad’s body, not her brains, that puts the camera in focus. But while she enjoys fawning for the cam-era, Brewster wants more from her career than the opportunity to do siz-zling photo shoots.

“I really respect people who excel at acting and use it as a springboard to go on to produce,” says Brewster, who admires Salma Hayek’s trailblazing career. “That to me is the epitome of success, because after a while you want to generate your own material.”

Luckily, she has the perfect teacher right at home. Married to Andrew Form, a producer of 2009’s Friday the 13th and the upcoming Ninja Turtles film, Brewster has been taking notes since the two walked down the aisle nearly six years ago.

“It’s so amazing to have a husband in the business with whom I can talk about work and who can challenge the way I look at film,” says Brewster, who currently splits the year between Dallas and her home in Los Angeles.

But the hip Hollywood couple may

soon have a lot more to talk about than the ins and outs of the movie business. Brewster says they are ready for the next big step: children.

When she does become a parent, Brewster is determined to give her chil-dren an upbringing similar to her own. “My parents traveled with me and my sister when we were young, so we got to experience so many cultures,” says the actress, who was born in Panama, then raised in London and Rio de Janeiro before moving to New York at age 10. “It broadened my perspective. I want my kids to speak Portuguese as I do and to travel with me.”

But before she gets to those Portuguese lessons, Brewster gets to practice being a parent on-screen. In Fast 6, Brewster ’s character, Mia Toretto, is a mom this time, but that doesn’t make her any less a part of the action. For evidence, Brewster proudly shows off the bumps and bruises she sustained from all the running around and stunt work—injuries the Dallas crew then has to cover with makeup. To keep up with her busy work sched-ule, Brewster says meditation has helped her achieve centeredness: “It’s so key to be focused on what you’re doing,” she says. “Meditating keeps me motivated.”

Brewster is clearly focused on her soaring career, and on maintaining a grounded home life with Form—even though she’s literally in the air most of the time. As befits the star of street-racing action flicks, she’s got her hands tight on the wheel and is enjoying the ride. And we’re loving watching her take it.

Jordana Brewster is tired. FRESH OFF A RED-EYE FLIgHT FROM LONDON, WHERE SHE SHOT A FEW SCENES FOR THE uPCOMINg FasT aND Furious 6, THE BRAzILIAN AMERICAN ACTRESS IS IN LOS ANgELES FOR HER FIRST LaTiNa COVER SHOOT. MOMENTS AFTER IT WRAPS, SHE’S RuSHED TO LAX AIRPORT TO BOARD A PLANE TO TEXAS, WHERE SHE’S FILMINg THE SECOND SEASON OF THE TNT RELAuNCH OF DaLLas. EVEN THOugH BREWSTER IS WORkINg INSANE HOuRS, THE ENTIRE PROCESS IS EASIER THANkS TO HER FAMILY-LIkE RELATIONSHIP WITH HER COSTARS.

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This page: an edgy, laced, leather-and-wood wedge paired with this skin-baring printed pucci dress screams “sexy!” Dress, jacket and wedges, Emilio Pucci. Ring, Pomellato. OppOsiTe page: a classy embossed piece like this Rochas dress calls for effortlessly bold accessories. Dress, Rochas. Ring, Alexis Bittar. shoes and bag, Christian Louboutin.

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OppOsite page: Jordana looks ultrachic in this white-leather plunging-neckline dress and lace earrings. Dress, Azzaro. shoes, Giuseppe Zanotti. earrings, Pomellato. this page: a combination of two bold colors changes this outfit from pretty to trendy. Dress, Todd Lynn. shoes, Giuseppe Zanotti. Bag, Christian Louboutin.

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