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Lupe Ontiveros
3 quotes
“You've got maids and you've got maids…You got maids that have longevity beyond what you ever conceived of in your wildest dreams. I'll give you an example — The Goonies. Those that got hooked — I have a whole following of 30-year-olds who got hooked. Oh my gosh, I'm a heroine to them.”
Lupe Ontiveros (1942–2012) first seen 2009 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On playing maid roles in “Latina Actress Aims To Break Maid Stereotype” in NPR (2009 Apr 12)
“It’s their continued perspective of who we are. They don’t know we’re very much a part of this country and that we make up every part of this country.”
Lupe Ontiveros (1942–2012) said by 2012 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It's upsetting to any culture when that is the only projection you have of that culture…You're pigeon-holed, stereotyped. That means we don't like you. We forget that this country was founded by immigrants.”
Lupe Ontiveros (1942–2012) first seen 2012 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On being repeatedly cast as a housekeeper (as quoted in “'Selena' co-star Lupe Ontiveros dies at 69” in CNN; 2012 Jul 27)