Did You Know that Anya Taylor-Joy Of "The Queen's Gambit" is Latina?

"I come from many different places, but I think my warmth and my outlook on life are from Argentina," says Anya Taylor-Joy in fluent Spanish.

"I'm very grateful for that part of my history. I feel very proud to come from Argentina."

It may be hard for some to imagine, but, yes, the blonde, blue-eyed ingénue of this year's Jane Austen remake "Emma.", who made her baby-faced breakout in 2015's disturbing psychological thriller "The VVitch," and now stars as a red-headed chess prodigy with substance abuse issues in Netflix's hit "The Queen's Gambit" - is Latina. 

"Emma," 2020

Anya Taylor-Joy, 24, was born the youngest of 6 children in Miami.

She grew up in Buenos Aires, Argentina, before moving to England. Her mother is of South African, British, and Spanish ancestry, and her father is Argentinian.

"The VVitch," 2015

Anya switches easily between British- and American-accented English - and Spanish, which she speaks fluently. The Argentine considers Spanish her native tongue; she didn't speak English until she was 8 years old.

In a recent interview with Con Todo Netflix, Anya talked about her Latin American roots.

"My favorite foods come from Argentina," she said in Spanish. "Empanadas, el pan de provolone, which I like more than pizza, and churros with dulce de leche."

 

 

 

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"I come from many different places, but I think my warmth and my outlook on life are from Argentina. I'm very grateful for that part of my history. I feel very proud to come from Argentina."

"The Queen's Gambit," 2020

Anya is exceptional.

Anya demonstrates that, given the opportunity, Latinas can play any part. And we should.

Proud Latinas come in all colors.