
Joy Huerta's voice buzzes with the electricity of New York. In just two days, she'll be walking the red carpet at the 2025 Tony Awards—draped in a custom Narciso Rodriguez gown—for her nomination for Best Original Score for Real Women Have Curves: The Musical. The achievement marks a first: Joy is now the first Mexican woman ever nominated in that category. But for her and her brother Jesse, the award is just part of a much bigger story.