Aubrey Plaza, Another Latina That’s Representing on TV
Let’s see we’ve got a couple of Latinas on television. After losing Roselyn Sanchez on “Without a Trace”, we can still count on Big Television for some Latinness.
In the form of Audrey Plaza who stars in “Parks and Recreation on NBC. The 24-year old Boricua recently sat down with the New York Daily News to discuss her TV career and her Latin roots.
Of Puerto Rico, she said:
“I try to go every summer, because I have family there,” she says. “I love the food and the people.”
Still, that doesn’t mean that she speaks Spanish.
“I wish I was fluent,” she says. “My grandfather came over from Puerto Rico and raised his kids speaking English so that it would be easier for them to assimilate.
“My family speaks to me in Spanish,” she adds, “and I respond in English.”
Of her character Daisy, she says:
“She is the girl among the guys a brunette with a girl-next-door look. Which I find is usually the case with comedy, because the comedy world is very male-dominated.”
Alright, girl, we see you. And we look forward to seeing more of you; and not just on television either.
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