53 Latina Quotes for You to Enjoy

I definitely don't feel like I'm what Hollywood thinks of when they think of a Latina actress at all. They can't wrap their minds around it. La La Anthony

Think Minds Latina Definitely Wrap Feel Like Around Hollywood Actress Thinks

The industry just hasn't been thinking outside the box when it comes to Latina women. La La Anthony

Women Thinking Latina Outside Industry Box Been Just

I am very proud to be a Latina, because that's also something that makes me very unique. Lele Pons

Me Latina Something Also Because Makes Proud Am Very Unique

Myy mom is the woman who inspires me the most. She's Latina. She's definitely my Latina inspiration. Manny MUA

Mom Me Woman Latina Definitely Inspiration Inspires Most She Who

There couldn't possibly be a more label-driven industry than acting, seeing as every audition comes with a character breakdown: 'Beautiful, sassy, Latina, 20s'; 'African American, urban, pretty, early 30s'; 'Caucasian, blonde, modern girl next door'. Every role has a label; every casting is for something specific. Meghan Markle

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Being 'ethnically ambiguous', as I was pegged in the industry, meant I could audition for virtually any role. Morphing from Latina when I was dressed in red, to African American when in mustard yellow, my closet filled with fashionable frocks to make me look as racially varied as an Eighties Benetton poster. Meghan Markle

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Sometimes, growing up, I tried to be very Latina; I would change my voice... experiment with my hair a lot, trying to figure out who I was in a primarily white school. Monica Raymund

Imagine a judicial nominee said 'my experience as a white man makes me better than a Latina woman.' Wouldn't they have to withdraw? New racism is no better than old racism. Newt Gingrich

Me Man Woman Experience Racism Better Old White Latina New Withdraw Nominee Makes Said Judicial Than Imagine

Latinos are here to stay. As citizen Raquel, I'm proud to be Latina. Raquel Welch

Citizen Latina Latinos Stay Proud Here

I knew my mother was - well, her ancestry dated back to John Quincy Adams, so she was totally not Latina. She was definitely whatever you call it - white bread, shall we say? Raquel Welch

You Mother Whatever White Back Say Latina Ancestry Definitely John Totally Dated Shall Knew She Well Call Bread Her

I've been blessed because every single role I've done has been an educated person. I've never done the stereotypical Latina, even though I have an accent - I've always been able to play educated people. That's a good thing! Roselyn Sanchez

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There are plenty of Latina actresses that no one's ever heard of... Some are really brown, some are light-skinned, and some look like they're Caucasian, but it's like we only want to identify with a certain kind of look and celebrate that under the guise that this is a 'Latina actress.' Sara Ramirez

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I would like to do more millennial, Latina, complicated stories. Tanya Saracho

Complicated Latina Would More Like Stories

There is no 'generic' Latina. Tanya Saracho

Latina Generic

I don't understand labels. I don't need anybody to tell me I'm Latina or black or anything else. I've played characters that were written for Caucasian females, I just want to be given the same consideration as everybody else, and so far that has been happening. Zoe Saldana

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To be seen and to be respected for my work and acknowledged as a true American Latina... means a lot to me. Zoe Saldana

Work Me Seen Respected Latina True Lot American Acknowledged Means

I'm black. I'm Latina. My mom is Cuban. Afro-Cuban. My dad is white and Australian. Soledad O'Brien

Mom Black White Latina Cuban Australian Dad

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