You Are Latina Enough

About

You Are Latina Enough, also known as Jenna Ortega's "Latina Enough" Interview, refers to a quote said by a BuzzFeed interviewer during an interview with American actress Jenna Ortega, saying, "You are Latina enough," amid backlash Ortega was facing online about her cultural identity as a Latina who doesn't speak fluent Spanish. The quote and interview sparked a viral debate in late August 2024 on the internet about Latin American identity and cultural appropriation. The catchphrase also became the subject of memes and jokes making fun of other celebrities trying to use their Latino heritage to get some advantage out of it.

Origin

On August 24th, 2024, the TikTok^[1] page @perolikeofficial shared an interaction between BuzzFeed creator Carolina Reynoso and American actress Jenna Ortega ahead of the release of her upcoming film, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.

Before the interview started, Reynoso said, "Jenna, I just wanted to say from one Latina to another, you’re Latina enough," which prompted Ortega to stand up and hug the interviewer. The video (seen below) amassed over 10 million plays and 1.8 million likes in two days.

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Shortly after the interview was posted on social media, netizens started a debate regarding Jenna Ortega's Latin American heritage, with some finding the moment wholesome while others saying she is not "Latina."

For example, on August 24th, 2024, X^[2] user @hridayapatni reposted @PopBase's video showing the "you are Latina enough" quote from the segment, replying with, "It always be two gringas telling each other exactly." The post (seen below) amassed more than 14 million views and 160,000 likes in two days.

Also on August 24th, X^[3] user @porcirugia posted four pictures of different actresses with Latin American heritages, captioning it, "gender: latina enough (REAL)." The tweet (seen below) amassed more than 49,000 likes and 2,400 reposts in two days.

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