Jessica Alba has hit out at the film industry for pigeonholing Hispanic actresses.

The Fantastic Four star told OK! magazine that Jennifer Lopez was her idol but movie bosses always want to cast her as the “maid”.

She said: “Jennifer Lopez is a huge star, but in Hollywood they still always want her to play the maid. I love her because she opened doors for ethnic girls like me. I want to break down more barriers.”

Jessica, whose father is Mexican American, said she had “a hell of a time” at school because she was bullied for being mixed race.

“I’d get beaten up and picked on all the time”, she said. “It was about being different. Apart from being mixed race, my parents didn’t have money so I never had the cute clothes or the cool backpack.”

The stunning actress, 29, admits that she tends to be “a little obsessive and compulsive about things,” adding: “I think a lot of actors suffer from obsessive compulsive disorder. I think it is part of being creative.”

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I’ve added a few candids from 2010 – more will come later! Click on the pictures to go to the albums. Enjoy!

Back out for another fashionable fete, Jessica Alba arrived for the Boss Black Show at Gleisdreick in Berlin, Germany on Thursday (July 8).  Held as part of the Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2011 doings, the “Sin City” starlet donned a Boss Black frock as she joined up with fellow attendee Ewan McGregor.

Enjoy the pictures of Jessica Alba with Ewan McGregor at the Hugo Boss show!

Gallery Link: HUGO BOSS SHOW – BERLIN – JULY 8, 2010

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I’ve added two albums of Jessica in Paris. Enjoy the beautiful pictures!

Valentino Garavani dinner party – July 7, 2010

Valentino show – July 7, 2010

Jessica Alba attends the Chanel fashion show in Paris, France on July 7, 2010. Look how beautiful she is! Enjoy the pictures!

Gallery Link:   Chanel Fashion Show Paris – 07-07-2010