Exclusive: LaToya Tonodeo On Playing Mary J. Blige’s Daughter In Power Book II: Ghost

Currently airing on Sunday nights on Starz is the sequel series Power Book II: Ghost, the first installment of the expanded Power Universe.

“Power Book II: Ghost" picks up shortly after the earth-shattering events of “Power” as Tariq St. Patrick grapples with a new world order: his father dead and his mother, Tasha, facing charges for the murder her son committed. Not to mention the academic rigors of the Ivy League university Tariq is attending to earn his inheritance. Truly on his own for the first time in his life, Tariq is forced to split his time between school and hustling to pay for Davis MacLean (played by , the fame-hungry defense lawyer who is Tasha’s only hope of getting out of jail and escaping prosecution by newly minted U.S. Attorney Cooper Saxe.

With no better options, Tariq turns to the familiar drug game, entangling himself with a cutthroat family headed by Monet Stewart Tejada (played by Mary J. Blige), that’s been at it far longer than him. As Tariq tries to balance his drug operation with his grades, love life, and family, he figures out that the only way to avoid the same fate his father met is to become him — only better.

Playing Diana Tejada, the Princess of the Tejada Family is newcomer LaToya Tonodeo. The Los Angeles native had a recurring role on “The Oath” , “The Fosters”, and was featured in “The Perfect Match”.

BlackFilmandTV.com’s Wilson Morales spoke with Tonodeo on getting the role, working with Ms. Blige and being accepting by the Power family.