Latina Quotes

• 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

  Women, Latin, Thinking

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• 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

  Mexican, Certain, Term

  FaceBook post by Sandra Cisneros from May 29, 2011

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• 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

  Beautiful, Essence, Spirit

  "Eva Longoria on Business, Beauty, and Mastering Her Signature Smoky Eye". Interview with Patricia Reynoso, www.glamour.com. March 17, 2015.

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• The Latina in me is an ember that blazes forever.

  Sonia Sotomayor

  Forever, Heritage, Embers

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• She's applying her lipstick; I've always believed that the universe invented the color red solely for Latinas.

  Junot Diaz

  Color, Red, Lipstick

  Junot Diaz (2012). “This Is How You Lose Her”, p.16, Faber & Faber

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• Being Latina to me is living your life like it's a big old fiesta!

  Adrienne Bailon

  Live Your Life, Fiesta, Bigs

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• If a Latina falls in love with someone who is insecure, it can be a nightmare.

  Sofia Vergara

  Falling In Love, Insecure, Nightmare

  "Sofia Vergara Gives Men Tips on Landing Latina Women" By Alexandra J. Gratereaux, www.foxnews.com. March 19, 2012.

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• 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

  Wise, Women, Glowing

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• 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

  Beautiful, Thinking, Culture

  Source: www.glamour.com

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• 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

  Writing, Giving, Distinctive

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• 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

  Strong Women, People, Different

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

  Raquel Welch

  House, Citizens, Proud

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• 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

  Thinking, Tamales, Jalapenos

  Source: blogs.indiewire.com

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• Because I also write, I really admire Latinas who are creating content. That's the next step. We can talk about seeing more Latinas on TV all day long, but it's about what we can do to make that happen. Women like Eva Longoria, Sofía Vergara, Jennifer Lopez, and Salma Hayek are producing a lot of great shows that feature Latinas. Those are the women who inspire me because they're not just acting; they're creating for the future.

  Chrissie Fit

  Writing, Creating, Long

  "Meet Chrissie Fit: The Latina Actress Twirling Through Hollywood - Literally". Interview with Lyndsay Green, www.glamour.com. July 30, 2015.

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• 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

  Mexican, Labels, Proud

  The Freedom Writers, Erin Gruwell (2007). “The Freedom Writers Diary (Movie Tie-in Edition): How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves and the World Around Them”, p.86, Broadway Books

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• 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

  Voice, Giving, Sound

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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

  Mean

  "Zoe Saldana:‘There’s Just Not Enough Diversity On Magazine Covers’" by Lee Hernandez, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 05, 2012.

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• As a young writer, I was on guard against the Latina in me, the Spanish in me because as far as I could see the models that were presented to me did not include my world. In fact, 'I was told by one teacher in college that one could only write poetry in the language in which one first said Mother. That left me out of American literature, for sure.

  Julia Alvarez

  Mother, Teacher, Writing

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• 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

  Differences, Judging, Heritage

  "White House: Sotomayor Says She Chose Words Poorly in 2001 Remarks". www.foxnews.com. May 29, 2009.

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• As I got older, the role that I ended up (playing) on One Life to Live was a mother because, by then, I had a stable marriage - so I thought - and a beautiful son and mother roles became what I was doing well. I was still the Latina mom who very much related to people who love family. All those traditional values (were) coming back into my life.

  Patricia Mauceri

  Beautiful, Mom, Mother

  Source: www.beliefnet.com

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• 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

  Brother, Father, Community

  FaceBook post by Sandra Cisneros from Aug 08, 2013

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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

  Speaks Out, Talking, Issues

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• 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

  Perfect, Speak, Los Angeles

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• 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

  Character, Black, Female

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• 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

  Break Up, Sexy, Character

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