Top 154 Latina Quotes & Sayings

I'm a Latina from Miami. I pity you if you think you're going out-shout me.

My sons are black, and my daughter is Latina.

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

We don't have Latina heroines in theaters; I haven't seen Marvel doing it.

I'm an actress, and I am Latina.

I'm bicultural, and everyone sees me as a Latina, but in my head I see myself as both Latina and American.

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

I'm so proud to be a Latina. Growing up and being Latina and growing up with my father and getting to do a lot of the Hispanic traditions, I loved it.

Sonia Sotomayor is uniquely and exquisitely sensitive to race issues because she is a Latina.

Evidence tells that black and Latina woman are more accepting of curves, and that's a good thing.

Fools laugh at the Latin language. -Rident stolidi verba Latina

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.

To not see black or Latina women as famous in my industry is crazy! I have to talk about it.

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.

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

I don't think I have rebelled against Latina culture. I have rebelled against those who try to make me warm tortillas for my brothers when they can warm them for themselves, I have rebelled against a patriarchal religion. I rebel against small mindedness in all ways and in every situation but those things are not an intrinsic part of Latina culture and I will fight tooth and nail against anyone who tries to make me feel like I'm less Xicana for not embracing the small-mindedness.

'Latina' has become part of the Becky G family, and I feel very proud to say that.

They say Latina women are spicy. But we are more than that. We have power, and we run things.

Many artists in Mexico fight to be the Latina Madonna. I don't want that! Never! Maybe she's the American Gloria Trevi!

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.

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

'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.

When people see a Spanish last name, they have an image in their head of what the typical Latina looks like. I think it's important on television to have different representations of people. And I'm so proud of being Latina. I love it.

When I first came out to L.A., Hollywood's idea of a Latina was Mexican. It was almost like they had never seen or heard of an Afro-Latina before.

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

Sarah Palin is Latina. Pay-leen. She has an infant and a grandkid the same age. Latina!

That one time I had ma Latina texture going on.. Or just.. everyday.

There is no 'generic' Latina.

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.'

Until they hired a Latina to write for Laurel [in How to Get Away with Murder], I was scared that she was going to fall into stereotypes.

I was always typecast as a Latina.

The Latina in me is an ember that blazes forever.

The difficulty of being Afro-Latina, in general, is the lack of acceptance in both communities.

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

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

I had dreams, but always told myself, 'Nah, that would never happen.' For a poor Latina, (acting) wasn't a reality.

Latina women are proud to be called Mrs. That simply means that we have a family.

There's a spirit of Latina women in all of my work, in the love of the body and the strong sense of self.

You don't grow up in a Latina household where everyone is curvy thinking that you can be a model. That's just not normal.

I'd like to see more beauty campaigns for girls who are mixed Latina and black.

I love 'Latina'! You guys have always been so supportive of me and my career. Now I have my family, and it's just awesome.

I definitely have some stereotypical qualities of being a Latina. I talk with my hands, which means I knock stuff over all the time.

I am so proud of my heritage and of being Latina. I would most definitely consider roles in Latin America.

I embrace my Latina background because I know that by doing so we will continue to break down stereotypes that may exist of Latina women.

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.

[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.

As a youngster and being a Latina, you see so much injustice.

For me, the best part of being Latina in the WWE is the feistiness I can bring to the ring.

Halloween is the only day I can dress up like a hot Latina woman with a beer belly.

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.

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.

I've always loved to sing in Spanish. To me, it's just my culture. It's what I am; I'm Latina.

I don't know if it's because I'm Latina or something, but I have no problem speaking my mind.

I've always been a real stubborn Latina. I'm a Gemini.

My husband is actually biracial. He is Caucasian and African American. And my brother's fiance is Latina. So we have a colorful family.

I often hear things like, 'You don't look Latina enough,' and that mentality is so backwards. The fact is, I am Latina, so how are you going to tell me that I don't look Latina?

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.

It's so exciting to headline a film. It's not every day you see a Latina carrying a full-length feature.

I'm a Latina. Everything is outspoken in my culture.

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