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Rachel Winter radiates with warmth and wholeheartedness. While we joke that her lighting during the interview was less than ideal, it wasn\\u2019t enough to dim her inner glow.

She is the Academy Award\\xae-nominated producer of the acclaimed film \\u201cDallas Buyers Club.\\u201d Based on a true story, the powerful film earned six Academy Award\\xae nominations including best picture, winning three of them including lead actor for Matthew McConaughey and supporting actor for Jared Leto.\\xa0

The film also received accolades from the Producers Guild of America, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association\\u2019s Golden Globe Awards and the Broadcast Film Critics Association\\u2019s Critics Choice Awards.\\xa0\\xa0

Rachel also happens to be married to Terence Winter, the Emmy-winning creator of \\u201cBoardwalk Empire,\\u201d Emmy-winning exec producer of \\u201cThe Sopranos\\u201d and Oscar-nominated writer of \\u201cThe Wolf of Wall Street.\\u201d\\xa0

She produced the feature film \\u201cKrystal\\u201d, directed by William H. Macy.\\xa0 The dramedy follows a young man who has never had a drink in his life who, upon meeting the woman of his dreams - an ex-hooker-stripper-junkie-alcoholic, pretends to be in AA in an attempt to try and woo her.\\xa0 The film stars Rosario Dawson, Macy, Kathy Bates, Felicity Huffman, and Ti.\\xa0

Before that, Winter produced the indie drama \\u201cStealing Cars,\\u201d inspired by the true events associated with a tragic car accident that sends a rebellious teen spiraling downward into the grim injustice of the juvenile penal system. The film premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival and earned the festival\\u2019s Zeitgeist Award and was released by Sony Worldwide.

Winter has several project in development including the untitled LeBron James biopic for Universal, which she will produce with LeBron James and Maverick Carter, and a feature based on the life of daredevil motorcycle icon Evel Knievel at Paramount written by William Monahan (Academy Award winning writer of \\u201cThe Departed\\u201d) with Leonardo DiCaprio attached to star.\\xa0

She is also producing \\u201cThe Chameleon\\u201d which is set up at Netflix with Christopher MacQuarrie attached to direct a script by Terence Winter and Carl Capotorto.\\xa0 Her previous film credits include \\u201cBrooklyn Rules,\\u201d \\u201cWayward Son,\\u201d \\u201cBury Me in Kern County\\u201d and \\u201cThe Lather Effect.\\u201d On the television side, Winter has projects set up at A&E Studios, FX and Disney.

This week, we hear about her humble beginnings via a hilarious Hollywood story that involves soft core porn. She gives a candid look into how challenging it was to juggle being a mom during producing on Dallas Buyers Club, and what actually happens to a producer after your film receives six Academy Award nominations and wins three.

Oh, and aside from being a badass she\\u2019s also one half of a power couple. her husband is Terence Winter, Emmy-winning creator of \\u201cBoardwalk Empire,\\u201d Emmy-winning exec producer of \\u201cThe Sopranos\\u201d and Oscar-nominated writer of \\u201cThe Wolf of Wall Street,\\u201d\\xa0

NO. BIG. DEAL.

Her love and passion for producing, for story, reminded me to stay the course on a day when I really, really needed to hear it.

She\\u2019s funny, kind, and charming. Yes, I have a crush on her.

Can\'t wait to hear what you think of this week\'s episode!

Beijos,

Caca