The most beautiful women in the world were African.
[Producers] promised me they wouldn't do that sort of "defining nature of my character is that Laurel is Latina [in How to Get Away with Murder]. " It has nothing to do with that. She just happens to be a Latina.
Being Latina for me is also being a strong woman.
The Latina in me is an ember that blazes forever.
I want to steer away from the stereotypes that Latina women are categorized in. I feel like there are so many more opportunities for us. I like going out for those roles that says open ethnicity.
When I was asked to change Laurel into a Latina for How to Get Away with Murder, I was terrified, because I thought, no one's going to know how to do this because the American take on my culture is never accurate.
I've always loved to sing in Spanish. To me, it's just my culture. It's what I am; I'm Latina.
To be seen and to be respected for my work and acknowledged as a true American Latina. . . means a lot to me.
I will never stop working on Spanish-language projects because that's my language, and because I'm a Latina and Mexican before anything else.
Don't be afraid to say what you don't know, and speak for what you do know. Say, "I can't speak for all Latinas, but I can speak for me and tell you very, very honestly. "
Like most Latinas, I'm not afraid to speak my mind.
Evidence tells that black and Latina woman are more accepting of curves, and that's a good thing.
Latina women are proud to be called Mrs. That simply means that we have a family.
Sarah Palin is Latina. Pay-leen. She has an infant and a grandkid the same age. Latina!
I usually say Latina, Mexican-American or American Mexican, and in certain contexts, Chicana, depending on whether my audience understands the term or not.
That one time I had ma Latina texture going on. . Or just. . everyday.
It might sound dramatic and a little grandiose, but as a Latina, I would like to be someone that gives a voice to my culture.
Sonia Sotomayor is uniquely and exquisitely sensitive to race issues because she is a Latina.
She's applying her lipstick; I've always believed that the universe invented the color red solely for Latinas.
I am a woman, and I am a Latina. Those are the things that make my writing distinctive. Those are the things that give my writing power.
