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14 Moments In TV And Film That Were A+ Examples Of Latine Representation

Representation is important, and seeing how far we've come is important to seeing how much more we can do.

Angela Andaloro
by Angela Andaloro

BuzzFeed Contributor

We've got to celebrate Latine representation in TV and films to keep seeing more of it.

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We asked the BuzzFeed Community what moments in TV and film made them feel proud and seen as Latines. Here are some of those answers!

1. "For me, it was Pixar's Coco."

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"The love and care that was put into properly representing Mexican culture and Dia de los Muertos was amazing."

—cristiandelgado

2. "Miles Morales in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse."

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"Being half black and half Latino, it felt so good to see a biracial superhero, especially getting his own movie that has already made a major cultural impact."

—ryojin20

3. "Aubrey Plaza. It's like she secretly documented my life in secret."

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"She's almost me, almost to a T." 

—joeychan

4. "I know a lot of people say this, but Diego Luna in Star Wars."

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"I'd never seen a character that looked and sounded like my family in a movie where their ethnicity had absolutely less than nothing to do with their character or the plot, let alone in such a major series like Star Wars. I'm beyond excited for Andor."

—jessicat4fbb3029f

5. "Audrey from Atlantis."

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"She was the first Latina I ever saw on a Disney movie, and I love that she has more depth than just being 'the Latina' without erasing her heritage."

—cbse09cs

6. "I am from Colombia and Encanto was the first movie that truly showed our culture."

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"Unlike all of the narco shows out there (we are so over those). I am glad there is a movie out there that shows our music, food and how family and community oriented we are!"

—danytm27

7. "Naya Rivera in Glee."

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—brina_k

8. "I'm going old school here, but Taina and The Brothers Garcia bought comfort to me when I was a kid."

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"Because it was nice to see people who looked like me onscreen who had similar experiences and values."

—beckichino

9. "Selena, the Netflix series."

Selena dancing in the Netflix series
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—reina0528

"The scene in Selena when they are on the road and Edward James Olmos talks about how exhausting it is to be Latino in the US because we have to work twice has hard to be accepted in our own culture and in American culture."

Edward James Olmos in Selena the movie
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"We have to speak two languages perfectly. We have to know about Oprah and Cristina. Essentially we have to be twice as perfect!"

—ursengel21

10. "Diary of a Future President."

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—kitten_kat_16

11. "Ugly Betty: Finally a curvy short Latina that was a little nerdy and professionally ambitious that I could feel mirrored my own life."

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—amandagutierrez

12. "Melissa Barrera in Keep Breathing."

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—brina_k

13. "To this day, lots of people still think we speak Spanish in Brasil. There was that movie Rio, which was cute, but all the same old stereotypes were there: soccer, Carnaval, and samba."

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"We are so diverse and multicultural, wish foreigners knew more about my country."

—maaaaris

14. "Laurel Castillo in How To Get Away With Murder."

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"Also: Diego Luna in Rogue One, Sofia Vergara in Modern Family, America Ferrera in the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, and Yalitza Aparicio in Roma."

—brina_k

Didn't see your favorite moment on this list? Be sure to shout it out in the comments below!