People surprised that Anya Taylor-Joy speaks Spanish but Jenna Ortega doesn’t
nme.comThe Queen’s Gambit), Jenna Ortega (Wednesday) and Rachel Zegler (West Side Story) were sat with Spanish pop star Rosalía at Dior’s Womenswear Spring/Summer 2024 show.
US actress Jennifer Lawrence was also close by.A 12-second clip from the evening shows Taylor-Joy introducing her husband to Rosalía and Ortega in Spanish.
Ortega, who is not a Spanish-speaker, then greets him in English.The video has surprised some people who were unaware that Ortega, who is an American actress of Mexican and Puerto Rican descent, and Rachel Zegler, who is an American actress of Colombian descent, don’t speak the Spanish language or its variations.anya taylor-joy introducing her husband to rosalia and jenna ortega in spanish – "ese es mi marido" pic.twitter.com/qhULkXSuox— best of anya taylor-joy (@anyafolders) September 26, 2023Taylor-Joy, meanwhile, is of British, American, Argentine and Spanish descent.
She was born in Florida but spent part of her childhood in Buenos Aires (her father is Argentine).The clip has also sparked a debate about what exactly defines Latinx identity and more.“Funny thing happened at the Dior fashion show: Rosalia, the Spanish singer, tried to talk to Rachel Zegler and Jenna Ortega, who are famed for giving ‘Latinas’ representation in Hollywood, in Spanish but only lily-white Anya Taylor-Joy knew how to speak Spanish decently,” wrote X/Twitter user ‘amalieskram’ next to a meme about white women speaking Spanish when visiting Mexican restaurants.Funny thing happened at the Dior fashion show: Rosalia, the Spanish singer, tried to talk to Rachel Zegler and Jenna Ortega, who are famed for giving "Latinas" representation in Hollywood, in Spanish but only lily-white Anya Taylor-Joy knew how to speak Spanish decently.
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