# Marvel Star Xochitl Gomez Says She Struggled to Find Work After Joining the MCU as Everyone Assumed She’d Be Too Busy — Even Though Her Character Has Never Returned

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- Published: 2026-11-12T11:54:32+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T14:51:32+00:00
- Original publisher: IGN
- Original article: https://www.ign.com/articles/marvel-star-xochitl-gomez-says-she-struggled-to-find-work-after-joining-the-mcu-as-everyone-assumed-shed-be-too-busy-even-though-her-character-has-never-returned
- Topics: Celebrity, Entertainment, Offbeat, Weird & Viral

## Key points

- Gomez says Marvel casting assumptions made finding roles harder.
- She wants opportunities in independent films.
- America Chavez has yet to return to the MCU.

## Summary

Xochitl Gomez says her role as America Chavez in *Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness* made it harder to find acting work. Filmmakers apparently assumed she would be too expensive or unavailable because she might be committed to future Marvel projects, even though she wanted to make independent films.

The 2022 sequel was Gomez’s major Marvel debut, following roles in *Raven’s Home* and *The Baby-Sitters Club*. She has not appeared as Chavez in another Marvel project, despite the film ending with the character set to train at Kamar-Taj; a rumoured *Strange Academy* series has not materialised, and her involvement in the upcoming *Avengers* films has not been confirmed. Gomez also won the 2023 season of *Dancing with the Stars*.

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