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  • If a Latina falls in love with someone who is insecure, it can be a nightmare. -- Sofia Vergara
  • Many artists in Mexico fight to be the Latina Madonna. I don't want that! Never! Maybe she's the American Gloria Trevi! -- Gloria Trevi
  • To be seen and to be respected for my work and acknowledged as a true American Latina... means a lot to me. -- Zoe Saldana
  • I usually say Latina, Mexican-American or American Mexican, and in certain contexts, Chicana, depending on whether my audience understands the term or not. -- Sandra Cisneros
  • Sotomayor's vainglorious lecture bromide about herself as 'a wise Latina' trumping white men is a vulgar embarrassment - a vestige of the bad old days of male-bashing feminism. -- Camille Paglia
  • I also have a film coming up called Breaking Up, and my part in that was not written for a Latina, and my character is not particularly pretty or sexy or exotic. -- Salma Hayek
  • 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
  • I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn't lived that life. -- Sonia Sotomayor
  • People think of Latina women as being fiery and fierce, which is usually true. But I think the quality that so many Latinas possess is strength. I'm very proud to have Latin blood. -- Zoe Saldana
  • The Latina in me is an ember that blazes forever. -- Sonia Sotomayor
  • Being Latina for me is also being a strong woman. -- Natalie Martinez
  • Latinos are here to stay. As citizen Raquel, I'm proud to be Latina. -- Raquel Welch
  • That one time I had ma Latina texture going on.. Or just.. everyday. -- Selena
  • Sarah Palin is Latina. Pay-leen. She has an infant and a grandkid the same age. Latina! -- George Lopez
  • Halloween is the only day I can dress up like a hot Latina woman with a beer belly. -- Felipe Esparza
  • I don't know if it's because I'm Latina or something, but I have no problem speaking my mind. -- Becky G
  • I definitely have some stereotypical qualities of being a Latina. I talk with my hands, which means I knock stuff over all the time. -- Bitsie Tulloch
  • I was raised in Chicago, so always used Latina. It's what my Father and brothers called ourselves, when we meant the entire Spanish-speaking community of Chicago. -- Sandra Cisneros
  • The Latina spirit translates to every aspect of our lives, from beauty to work to family. We're loving, we're loud, and we're beautiful in our essence. -- Eva Longoria
  • The women I love most are Latina - my sister, mother, and daughter. They're spontaneous but spend a majority of their time trying to make others happy. -- William Levy
  • 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. -- Sandra Cisneros
  • 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
  • Because of their low earnings and family obligations, Latinas would not be putting much money into private investment accounts. An average Latina could wind up losing thousands of dollars under this proposal. -- Grace Napolitano
  • No Latina woman would be called 'Ms.' - that's an invention of middle-class Anglo women. Latina women are proud to be called 'Mrs.' That simply means that we have a family. -- Clarissa Pinkola Estes
  • The only difference between the Bel Air of the '90s and the Bel Air of my childhood is that now the nannies are Latina instead of British, and the cars European instead of American -- Lorna Luft
  • The only difference between the Bel Air of the '90s and the Bel Air of my childhood is that now the nannies are Latina instead of British, and the cars European instead of American. -- Lorna Luft
  • 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
  • I realized how Latina I was, and then also, at the same time, how not Latina enough I was, because I'm born and raised in Los Angeles. I speak Spanish, but I don't speak perfect Spanish, not like a native speaker. -- America Ferrera
  • My father is Cuban. Spanish was my first language, but I don't speak it that much anymore because I had dyslexia, and in school they work with you only in English. But I'm proud to be Latina, and most people don't know I am. -- Bella Thorne
  • We made history when President Obama appointed Sonia Sotomayor, a proud Latina, the first Hispanic Supreme Court justice. And as the President likes to say, 'Every single one of them wasn't just the best Latino for the job, but the best person for the job.' -- Charlie Gonzalez
  • 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
  • I'm a wise Latina woman. Whatever, man. Thank God I'm not in politics, because the fact that you have to explain everything - I'd kill myself. I can't take all those little things they dissect. I'm like, 'Oh my God, get a life.' I don't have time for this. -- Justina Machado
  • My hope is that I will take the good from my experiences and extrapolate them further into areas with which I am unfamiliar. I simply do not know exactly what that difference will be in my judging. But I accept there will be some based on my gender and my Latina heritage. -- Sonia Sotomayor
  • I'm an actress, and I am Latina. -- Rita Moreno
  • Fools laugh at the Latin language. -Rident stolidi verba Latina -- Ovid
  • As a youngster and being a Latina, you see so much injustice. -- Dolores Huerta
  • Being Latina to me is living your life like it's a big old fiesta! -- Adrienne Bailon
  • White man racist nominee would be forced to withdraw. Latina woman racist should also withdraw. -- Newt Gingrich
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  • Sonia Sotomayor is uniquely and exquisitely sensitive to race issues because she is a Latina. -- Dahlia Lithwick
  • Latina women are proud to be called Mrs. That simply means that we have a family. -- Clarissa Pinkola Estes
  • Evidence tells that black and Latina woman are more accepting of curves, and that's a good thing. -- Lori Lansens
  • Latina' has become part of the Becky G family, and I feel very proud to say that. -- Becky G
  • I've always loved to sing in Spanish. To me, it's just my culture. It's what I am; I'm Latina. -- Paula DeAnda
  • I had dreams, but always told myself, 'Nah, that would never happen.' For a poor Latina, (acting) wasn't a reality. -- Diane Guerrero
  • 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. -- Kate del Castillo
  • I love going to the hair salon. I'm Spanish. I think it's more of a Latina thing to go to the hair salon. -- Paz de la Huerta
  • 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. -- Cristela Alonzo
  • I'm Latina. I was born with high heels. We crossed border in high heels. We were running from immigration...I can do aerobics in heels. -- Eva Longoria
  • Wonder Woman was on TV when I was growing up, and I knew Lynda Carter was part Latina. It gave me a great sense of pride. -- Constance Marie
  • Wonder Woman' was on TV when I was growing up, and I knew Lynda Carter was part Latina. It gave me a great sense of pride. -- Constance Marie
  • When I first came out to L.A., Hollywoods idea of a Latina was Mexican. It was almost like they had never seen or heard of an Afro-Latina before. -- Lauren Velez
  • I tried to conform to what everyone thinks is beautiful. But my genetics gave me a curvy figure, and I've come to understand that in the Latina culture, that is beautiful. -- Demi Lovato
  • I get a lot of credit for having succeeded as a Latina in this world, and I am not that. I appreciate it, but I'm Italian. And that does happen a lot. -- Cameron Esposito
  • I think the Miss Universe title not only gives me the opportunity to become a role model for Latina girls around the world, but to show that beauty isn't just about the outside. -- Gabriela Isler
  • 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. -- Emily Rios
  • When I think of my Latina side, I imagine family barbecues with carne asada, rice, beans, tortillas and a jalapeno on my plate along with 'Vicente Fernandez' blaring out the speakers. Spicy food. Salsa. Tamales. Family. -- Alicia Sixtos
  • 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.' -- Emily Rios
  • Aside from being a Latina, my family immigrated from Puerto Rico and Yugoslavia so I know all about that. I wouldn't be able to do what I do today if they didn't come to America. Everybody has an immigration story. -- Naya Rivera
  • I have always been taught to be proud of being Latina, proud of being Mexican, and I was. I was probably more proud of being a "label" than of being a human being, that's the way most of us were taught. -- Erin Gruwell
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  • It is difficult to get Latina and Asian women to speak out. We must make it clear it's not their problem, it's our problem. We need magazines like this one to keep talking about the issue. And know that we women in Congress are with you 100 percent. -- Juanita Millender-McDonald
  • One of the worst things [Donald Trump] said was about a woman in a beauty contest. He loves beauty contests, supporting them and hanging around them. And he called this woman "Miss Piggy." Then he called her "Miss Housekeeping," because she was Latina. Donald, she has a name. -- Hillary Clinton
  • You get typecast. You have to find a niche in this business. So, the roles that I got cast in were the Latina or the Italian spitfires. The woman with a passion and the woman who didn't want to listen to anyone, did everything her own way, very self-willed. -- Patricia Mauceri
  • Being Latina in the US is something I'm learning about everyday. I don't feel inherently different in any way from anybody else and it is a feeling I cherish and that has helped me avoid thinking of my ethnicity as a potential obstacle from what I want to achieve. -- Andrea Suarez Paz
  • She's applying her lipstick; I've always believed that the universe invented the color red solely for Latinas. -- Junot Diaz
  • I was thrilled to play a role on 'Dora the Explorer,' a show that has touched the lives of many children around the world, including my own child. Dora is such an iconic and important Latina heroine, and I'm proud to now be a part of the show's ever-growing legacy. -- Thalia
  • I have to represent. I feel proud to have a culture that's different... and proud to be a Latina. We're not all categorized as one type of person... there's people from everywhere doing different things who have different types of cultures. Being Latina for me is also being a strong woman. -- Natalie Martinez
  • Yes, I'm blonde. When I started as an actor, because of the accent and my body and my personality, it was not what the stereotype of the Latina woman in Hollywood is, so they didn't know where to put me. The blond hair wasn't matching. The moment I put my hair dark, it was better for my work. -- Sofia Vergara
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