Half-Mexican actress who can pass for white and gets cast in white roles rather than as Latina characters, exemplifying how mestizo Latinos are underrepresented in US media.
"whenever you do see Latinos in major roles, they're almost never mestizo. They're usually actors who can pass for white and get cast in white roles, like half-Mexican Lynda Carter or half-Puerto Rican Frankie Muniz; or they're afro-latinos who get cast as African Americans, like Gina Torres."