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13->''"I am not a hot-head, I am Colombian. We get excited. My country is covered in coffee."''
14-->-- '''Gloria''', ''Series/ModernFamily''
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16Latina women in media (particularly American media) are usually portrayed as sultry temptresses with fierce tempers. The old westerns and pulp fiction usually depicted them as [[PhenotypeStereotype raven-haired, olive-skinned,]] and [[LadyInRed red-clad]], with an accent that can melt butter. Modern portrayals, however, are usually more urban.
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18This character is very HotBlooded and confrontational, and often times has a rough background where they had to learn to defend themselves. They usually display an almost {{Tsundere}}-ish quality of having a [[SilkHidingSteel soft side that occasionally peeks out from their tough exterior]]. Expect the Spicy Latina to be a [[ActionGirl good fighter who can take care of herself]], which ironically can [[VasquezAlwaysDies lead to her becoming the designated early casualty]]. There's also a crossover with MamaBear in some cases. The Spicy Latina can make for a great FemmeFatale for TheHero. Even if the Spicy Latina is a bit {{tomboy}}ish, [[AmazonChaser she will be irresistible]]. If not tomboyish, she's usually wearing a lot of [[FormFittingWardrobe sexy tight clothing]] and she would happen to be very flirty. Despite this, she is often a devout Catholic.
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20When they aren't masculine, a Spicy Latina will usually be [[TheBeautifulElite a great beauty]] and highly sought after, as well as being an accomplished fighter. For a male [[TheHero hero]], having her as a LoveInterest is therefore an indication of unusual prestige, self actualisation, and both psychological and physical strength, since he will need to be able to restrain her fiery nature and martial ability at times, without destroying the relationship.
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22Close cousin to the SassyBlackWoman, but generally more erotic (the two tropes can overlap if the character is mixed or Afro-Latina). Also see LatinLover -- and speaking of which, the same rule about particular non-Latin ethnicities still counting also applies here. Its Old World analog is the HotGypsyWoman and there are also similarities with the BalkanBastard and RambunctiousItalian. Overall, an enduring character-type, [[VasquezAlwaysDies even if the characters themselves are not]].
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24Important Note: just because a Latina character is attractive does ''not'' necessarily make her fiery or spicy. A Latina played as a down to earth GirlNextDoor or a bubbly BrainlessBeauty is not an example of this trope because such a character lacks the ''attitude'' and ''personality'' of the Spicy Latina. Please keep this in mind while adding examples.
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33%%* Michiko and others from ''Anime/MichikoAndHatchin''. She definitely fits the bill as she's always raising havoc and dressing up seductively.
34* Roberta Cisneros from ''Manga/BlackLagoon'', also known as the ''Bloodhound''. She was a former guerrilla agent from Cuba in Castro's revolution, who was known for his high proficiency and assassination skills as a mercenary. She later went to live in Venezuela to serve as a maid to a boy called Garcia, the son of a man who once saved her life. We later see that her skills have not deiminshed in the slightest, when she demolishes a gang of Colombian mafia members all by herself with a rocket launcher and lots of bullets.
35%%* Nadie from ''Anime/ElCazadorDeLaBruja''. Basically every female character in the show other than Ellis (Canadian), Blue-Eyes (White American), and Lirio (not 'spicy') is this. Though Nadie may actually be [[IndianMaiden Zuni]].
36%%* Ermes Costello from ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureStoneOcean''. [[FightingSpirit Stand User]], TheLancer, HotBlooded, PhenotypeStereotype, and DreadLockWarrior, all in one.
37%%* Lara from ''Manga/SchoolRumble''. While the sexiness aspect isn't played up, she's certainly a HotBlooded amazon.
38%%* Liz from ''Anime/IGPXImmortalGrandPrix'', whose voice in the English dub is none other than Michelle Rodriguez.
39* In ''Manga/OnePiece'', the country of Dressrosa (which is based on Spain) is famous for these. Every time a man cheats on or [[DisproportionateRetribution just disappoints]] a Dressrosan woman, she will stab him.
40* Heavily implied to be the case with Mirko in ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'', her being a [[AmbiguouslyBrown dark-skinned]] HotBlooded ActionGirl who uses GratuitousSpanish when fighting.
41%%* Anita in ''Anime/HiSpeedJecy'' is the leader of a guerrilla force engaging in a war against President Markham, who is considered to be a dictator.
42%%* ''Manga/DomesticGirlfriend'': When Rui moves to New York, she shares a place with Mexican-American immigrant Daniella.
43* Barbara from ''Anime/YuGiOh5ds''. Resident of the Mexican border town Crash Town, and important player in the story arc that takes place there.
44* Maria Luisa Ribeira from ''Manga/BootyRoyaleNeverGoDownWithoutAFight'' is a master of Brazilian Jiujitsu and pretty hot. She's also a SmugSmiler LovableSexManiac who wants to own her very own sex resort.
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48%%* ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'': Peter Parker's roommate Michele Gonzales
49* ''Peanut Butter: The Diary of Molly Fredrickson'' has Erica, presumably Nuyorican ManicPixieDreamGirl to [[TokenWhite the title character]] in [[PornWithPlot kinky act after kinky act,]] but really shows off the common aspects of this trope when it comes to Officer [[PunnyName "Uncle" Tom]] in cursing him out in [[EverythingSoundsSexierInFrench Spanish]] while they have sex then [[HellbentForLeather bringing out the leather suit]] and sex toys on the other girls in an orgy as his birthday present.
50* Menagerie from ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueElite'' brings new meaning to the words "Spicy Latina" - her blood is acidic. She also has the attitude and personality that usually comes with this trope.
51* Brazilian superheroine Fire from the ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueInternational''. She's not just spicy she's downright burning hot.
52* Back during the ''ComicBook/BatmanNoMansLand'' era, there was a minor ComicBook/{{Catwoman}} antagonist called Firecracker (real name Rosalie Hernandez), who was noted as having a bad temper and pyrokinetic powers.
53* ''ComicBook/WonderWomanAndTheStarRiders'': While the fact that she is meant to be Latina is only confirmed via supplemental materials given the comic's very short length Solara is beautiful and the most hot headed of the Star Riders.
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57%%* In his long-running ''[[http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2133352/shadowjack_js.html In Which I Watch Sailor Moon]]'', cartoonist-critic Shadowjack has found himself reimagining shrine maiden Rei "Sailor Mars" Hino as a Latina -- complete with Spanish punctuation in her dialogue.
58* In Creator/AAPessimal's ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' fic ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6093110/1/Clowning-is-a-Serious-Business Clowning Is A Serious Business]]'', the character of Dolores Estefaña Chiliconcarne y Fajitas y [[Creator/MontyPython Cuidado de las Llamas]] de Guttieriez is introduced. She is the Fools' Guild's principal tutor in Circus Skills and hails from [[LatinLand a small country a long way away from Ankh-Morpork]]. Which speaks a language suspiciously like Spanish and where men are men and women are ''women''. She is definitely from the Disc's {{Expy}} of Latin America and exaggerates all the associated tropes.
59%%* In ''Fanfic/EigaSentaiScanranger'' the second yellow ranger is one of these (because of anime series that aired in South America in the 80's, which tie to her powers). Her hot-blooded nature because of her heritage is her main defining trait.
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63* Audrey in ''WesternAnimation/AtlantisTheLostEmpire'' is abrasive and tomboyish Hispanic TeenGenius. She starts off as cold towards Milo but [[DefrostingIceQueen later cools down]].
64* ''WesternAnimation/TheBookOfLife'', set in Mexico:
65** Maria herself definitely falls under this trope -- she's feisty, beautiful, and can fight with swords better than any man.
66** Both of the Adelita Twins. Kicking ass while arguing over shoes.
67%%* Shira the saber-toothed cat from the ''WesternAnimation/IceAge'' sequels, voiced by Creator/JenniferLopez.
68* Chel in ''WesternAnimation/TheRoadToElDorado'' invokes these traits, with her skin and hair color, accent and mannerisms, but is an ''inversion'' of the trope; the heroes Miguel and Tulio are Hispanic, while she is Native American; however, she ''is'' voiced by Creator/RosiePerez, who is famous for this kind of role.
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72%%% bad indentation, general example * This trope has defined Creator/MichelleRodriguez's career. From her breakout role as the tough-as-nails Diana in ''Film/{{Girlfight}}'', to the tough-as-nails mercenary Rain Ocampo in ''Film/ResidentEvil2002'', to the tough-as-nails Letty Ortiz in the ''Film/TheFastAndTheFurious'' series, to the tough-as-nails Chris Sanchez from ''Film/SWAT2003'', she's the modern-day image of the masculine version of this.
73* ''Film/TheAdventuresOfGerard'': The Spanish Teresa is a very headstrong, HotBlooded and beautiful woman who's passionate for her country and engages in guerrilla warfare against Napoleon's forces.
74* ''Film/{{Aliens}}'': [[FakeNationality Vasquez]] fits the aggressive and confrontational aspects but not the sexual ones - as she's TheLadette (though does have a close relationship with Drake).
75* [[HistoricalDomainCharacter Carlota Joaquina]] in ''Film/CarlotaJoaquinaPrincesaDoBrasil'' is actually born on Spain, but becomes a Brazilian princess after settling in the colony and fits this trope like a glove: dressed like a LadyInRed, hot-blooded and a [[TheVamp domineering seductress]] that ReallyGetsAround.
76* Casey Cordero from ''Film/TheDuff'' is a feisty Latina hottie and tough girl. Sporty, very attractive, a clever hacker, and being [[LampshadeHanging described as a “fiery Latina”]] in-universe.
77* Salma Hayek's character in ''Film/FoolsRushIn'', wherein Isabel Fuentes the sexy, fun-loving, vivacious photographer stirs up the life of the extremely [=WASPy=] Alex Whitman (Creator/MatthewPerry). Of course, this is also true of Creator/SalmaHayek in every other movie role she has ever had.
78* ''Film/GForce'': Juarez. "You try and put a bow on me you're gonna lose a finger!"
79* ''Film/GunFury'': Slayton's girlfriend Estella is a hotblooded Mexican fireball who attacks the hostage Jennifer because she thinks Slayton is about to leave her for her.
80* Jennifer Lopez plays a character who presents herself as this in ''Film/{{Hustlers}}''. Ramona is a stripper that performs as an athletic temptress, introduced doing a very strenuous pole dancing routine. Even outside her performing image, she's particularly aggressive and the most morally ambiguous of the strippers.
81* ''Film/{{Knockout}}'': Sandra is attractive, extroverted, and is a pro boxer who brags about having beaten men in sparring. She contrasts with Belle, the protagonist, who is also Latina but more reserved.
82* ''Film/LoneStar1996'': One of the teachers lampshades this when she suggests Pilar date a school supervisor who "has a thing for us hot-blooded Latinas".
83* ''Film/ManOfTheHouse'': The Latina Teresa is the one of the girls most irritated about having police protection. She often swears in Spanish, and mocks an AbhorrentAdmirer in a bar before delivering a GroinAttack when he gets rough.
84%%* Sartana in ''Film/{{Machete}}'' (also featuring Michelle Rodriguez), a rare example of this from Creator/JessicaAlba.
85* ''Film/ManOnALedge'': Angie has a feisty personality, drops a few Spanish insults at the bad guys and is very beautiful, as shown off by outfits that highlight her good looks (also [[LingerieScene stripping down to her lingerie]] once).
86* Carmelita of the 1930s-1940s ''Film/MexicanSpitfire'' film series, played by Creator/LupeVelez[[note]]herself nicknamed "Mexican Spitfire" due to her filmography comprised of temperamental foreign beauties[[/note]], is a vivacious and fast-talking Mexican-American beauty.
87* Subverted with Paloma in ''Film/NoTimeToDie'' as, while she's an ActionGirl who does plenty of [[KickingAssInAllHerFinery ass-kicking in a sexy dress]] with a NavelDeepNeckline, her actual personality turns out to be a CuteClumsyGirl and NaiveNewcomer (neither of which affect her competency though).
88* For the 1923 film ''Film/{{Rosita}}'', Creator/MaryPickford decided that she wanted to play a role besides her typical TheIngenue child ones. The result was her very much PlayingAgainstType with the lead character. Rosita is an outspoken and tough Spanish street singer.
89* ''Film/RoyalRendezvous'': Cat is an attractive Latina-American girl of Colombian descent, and has a spunky, sassy and fun-loving attitude that clashes with all the royal stuffiness she has to deal with for the royal banquet.
90* ''Film/{{Selena}}'', about real-life singer Selena Quintanilla, first depicts Selena starting to perform as a child. When there's a TimeSkip to her now being an adult, her father gets very annoyed when she cultivates this image on stage - such as stripping down to just a sequinned bra. Her mother, by contrast, thinks it's great. Naturally, Selena's adult self is played by Music/JenniferLopez.
91* ''Literature/TheSisterhoodOfTheTravelingPants'': Carmen (Creator/AmericaFerrera)'s hurt feelings and temper lead her to throw a rock through her father's dining room window and then run away.
92%%* Melina in the original ''[[Film/TotalRecall1990 Total Recall]]'' (also an ActionGirl).
93* ''Film/WestSideStory1961'': Anita, played by Creator/RitaMoreno, an early example of the sharp-tongued and worldly Puerto Rican woman in film.
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97%%* Nellie Gomez in ''Literature/The39Clues''.
98* ''Literature/AConfederacyOfDunces'': One of the "hostesses" at the Night of Joy bar is a "Latin" woman (nationality unspecified) who affects this style--to the point of being pushy and abrasive. She also has a thick accent and ''really'' bad breath.
99* In the ''Literature/{{Backstrom}}'' novels of Leif G.W. Persson, there is Officer Magdelena Hernandez, a positive product of Sweden accepting refugees from elsewhere. Also Officer Felicia Petterson -- a Swede by upbringing, adopted from a South American orphanage by Swedish foster-parents. Bäckström's opinion of them is {{Spexico}}.
100* Amber Sorrel from ''Literature/TheCrush'' plays with this. She's fierce and loyal when it comes to her loved ones, but practices a cool and calm demeanor. She even references this trope by name, saying she doesn't want to be lumped into it.
101* In ''Literature/TheLittleSister'', Hollywood starlet Dolores Gonzales plays the hot-tempered Mexican temptress on screen and in real life, though Marlowe notes near the end that she's not really Mexican and that her repertoire of GratuitousSpanish is so small that it gets irritatingly repetitive after a while.
102* This trope is practically invoked by name in ''Literature/OlgaDiesDreaming'' regarding the titular character.
103** Olga receives a proposal for her own show, described to her in-universe as "Sophisticated New York City planner goes cross-country fixing up people's wacky weddings." However, ExecutiveMeddling leads to production playing up the stereotypical hot-tempered Latina concept and changing the premise to "SpicyLatina will invade the Midwest, take your bland wedding, and [[{{Tagline}} SPICE IT UP!]]". Olga is mortified.
104** Developer Nick Selby refers to her derisively as "your spicy Latin girlfriend" when talking to Dick about his plans for economic development in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria.
105* Several women from South America feature in the ''Literature/SherlockHolmes'' stories, all of them fiery, passionate... and in unhappy marriages.
106** Beryl, [[spoiler:Stapleton's wife]] in ''Literature/TheHoundOfTheBaskervilles'' is actually from Costa Rica, and is more or less trapped by her [[spoiler:husband]] so she can't prevent his crimes... until she figures out he's seducing another woman to help him out.
107** Maria Gibson (née Pinto, in Brazil) in "Thor Bridge" as still passionately in love with her American husband, but he had eyes for the governess. Despite the governess rejecting his attentions, the wife still blamed the other woman for the breakdown of their marriage, to the point of [[spoiler:shooting herself and framing the governess for it.]]
108** "The Sussex Vampire" is Ferguson's second wife (from Peru), and accused of sucking their child's blood (she also beat her husband's crippled son from his first marriage). [[spoiler:She was doing it to '''save'' their child by SuckingOutThePoison,]] but stayed silent because [[spoiler:the true culprit was the man's first son, who hated his half-brother for being healthier than him and taking away his father's attention.]]
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112* Ana Lucia Cortez from ''Series/{{Lost}}'', not coincidentally played by Michelle Rodriguez. She even seduces Sawyer to get a gun out of him.
113* Kristin Ortega from ''Series/AlteredCarbon'', although she is depicted as being skeptical of religion.
114* ''Series/Ana2020'': Invoked at one of Ana's auditions. She figures that her character tries to go unnoticed so she shows up to the audition in a man's button down shirt, sneakers, and baseball cap. The agents ask her if she can do it "more Latina". She tries exaggerating her natural accent, but the agent says they want a "real Latina" like the ones in the waiting room: a bunch of young, pretty brunettes in tight jeans and heels. She just slinks off grumbling that she is from Veracruz.
115* ''Series/MadTV1995'' parodied this with Debra Wilson and Nicole Sullivan [[FakeNationality playing Latinas]] Melina and Lita in a recurring skit.
116* Rosie Perez (sense a trend?) played one on ''Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit'', in an episode where her son was molested by her husband (whom he actually met while she was homeless).
117%%* Rosie Perez on ''Series/TwentyOneJumpStreet''. It was TheDanza, as her character was named Rosie.
118* ''Series/UglyBetty'' is a very intentional aversion of this trope, although her sister Hilda plays it straight, as did Salma Hayek when she guest-starred.
119%%* Pilar Zuzua in ''Series/{{Weeds}}''.
120* Judy Reyes as Carla from ''Series/{{Scrubs}}''. Lampshaded when a new Latina nurse is described as "spicy". The Janitor then calls her "a young Carla". Of course, most of the time Carla is a level-headed TeamMom, and any time she does get 'spicy', it's normally for parody sake.
121* A fair few of the characters on the Miami-based ''Series/{{Dexter}},'' most notably Lt. [=LaGuerta=]. Miguel Prado counts too once you factor in all the HoYay.
122%%* Vanessa from ''Series/SixFeetUnder.''
123%%* Alex from ''Series/DegrassiTheNextGeneration''.
124%%** And now Bianca, Alex's spiritual descendant.
125* B'Elanna Torres, [[HalfHumanHybrid the half-human and half-Klingon]] Chief Engineer of ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'', is a subversion. While she is of Latin heritage on her human side, and she is ''quite'' fiery in temperament, her hot-bloodedness is entirely due to her Klingon side. In "Faces", [[LiteralSplitPersonality where she is split into her human and Klingon halves]], her human (Latina) half is meek, hesitant, and fragile.
126* Santana Lopez on ''Series/{{Glee}}'' is a temperamental Latina teenager initially known for her promiscuity.
127* ''Series/NoahsArc'': Despite being male, Ricky fits this trope, being aggressive and somewhat confrontational, flirtatious, highly sexual, and displaying the Tsundere-like inner kindness every so often.
128%%* Trina on ''Series/{{Victorious}}'', her sister Tori not so much.
129%%* Maritza Cruz on ''Series/ThirdWatch''.
130%%* Creator/SalmaHayek in her guest appearances on ''Series/ThirtyRock''.
131* Gloria on ''Series/ModernFamily'', played by Sofia Vergara. Her hot-bloodedness and MsFanservice tendencies are heavily featured in the show.
132-->'''Gloria:''' I am Colombian! We get excited! My country is covered in coffee!
133* Gabrielle, played by Eva Longoria, on ''Series/DesperateHousewives''. The character is decidedly "spicy" even without the stereotypical accent.
134%%* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charo Charo]], the Coochie Coochie girl.
135%%* Creator/NadineVelasquez as Catalina on ''Series/MyNameIsEarl''.
136%%* Adrian Lee of ''Series/TheSecretLifeOfTheAmericanTeenager''.
137* Creator/FranciaRaisa played a no-less spicy character on the made-for-TV third and fourth installments of ''The Cutting Edge''.
138* A gender-flipped example of the trope at work in a show's ads: the TNT show ''Series/{{Hawthorne}}'', a medical drama, advertised its first season with somewhat somber music, though occasionally featuring a gospel choir. Then for season 2, they added Latin singer Music/MarcAnthony to the cast. All of a sudden, the ads are filled with exciting salsa music and the ad's narrator promises "Things will be heating up at the hospital!"
139* Creator/FoodNetwork used to feature Ingrid Hoffman, hostess of "Simply Delicioso" in this role. The show can still be seen in re-runs on Food Network's spinoff channel, the Cooking Channel.
140%%** ''Series/TheNextFoodNetworkStar'' gives us Martita Jara.
141%%* Romeo's first-season girlfriend Sophia on ''Series/TheSteveHarveyShow''.
142%%* Trish on ''Series/AustinAndAlly''.
143%%* Mimi Morales from ''Series/SaturdayNightLive''.
144* Averted in ''Series/ParksAndRecreation''. April Ludgate (Puerto Rican on her mom's side) is the resident [[TheSnarkKnight Snark Knight]] at the Parks Department and says almost everything in a flat monotone. Not to say that she ''can't'' get spicy; it's just not something she normally does. At least not when she's ''sober.''
145* In ''Series/WizardsOfWaverlyPlace'', this is Theresa, when the mood strikes her. Averted with Alex who's too all-American to fit this.
146* ''Series/BrooklynNineNine'':
147** {{Downplayed}} with Detective Rosa Diaz. She is a hot-tempered, strong-willed, sexually confident BadassBiker who's not afraid to get physical, but she also is much more [[DeadpanSnarker deadpan]] and [[TheStoic stoic]] than the typical example.
148** {{Subverted}} in the same show with Detective Amy Santiago, who is also Latin American but is Diaz's complete opposite, being a buttoned-up, dorky and klutzy goody two-shoes with a competitive streak and plenty of neuroses and insecurities for the both of them.
149* In ''Series/BlueBloods'', both of Detective Danny Reagan's road partners have been these: Jackie Curatola (played by Creator/JenniferEsposito) and Maria Baez (played by Marisa Ramirez).
150* The nearest that British TV has got to this trope might be Scottish/Spanish actress Creator/MichelleGomez, who brings something of the flamboyant spicy-Latin to everything she appears in, albeit with a Glasgow accent. (Although she played a South American footballer's wife in her first big TV series, ''Series/TheBookGroup''.)
151** Anglo-Spanish actress Carla Mendonça managed something of the same in a couple of episodes of ''Series/MyParentsAreAliens''.
152* Sophie from ''Series/BellaAndTheBulldogs'' fits this to a T. She is a DeadpanSnarker, living with a massive number of brothers has made her tough enough to be a {{Tomboy}}, yet she dresses and acts like a typical GirlyGirl. She also attracts a considerable number of boys, most notably Newt, but rejects all of them and acts like a heartbreaker bordering on FilleFatale.
153* Trish from ''Series/AustinAndAlly'' isn't way too attractive, but she ''is'' very spicy and her Latina origins are highly emphasized on, complete with a Quinceañera and an OverlyLongName - Patricia Maria de la Rosa. Like the example above, she is quite the DeadpanSnarker as well. And it has to be pointed out that SheCleansUpNicely.
154* PlayedForLaughs on ''Series/MarriedWithChildren'' with local TV reporter [[OverlyLongName Miranda Veracruz de la Hoya Cardenal]].
155* Alana and Bianca from ''Series/ThatsSoRaven''. Alana has the habit of speaking gratuitous Spanish in her sentences. She's the AlphaBitch but shows HiddenDepths.
156* ''{{Series/Vida}}'': Lyn is perceived this way by a lot of white guys due to her gorgeous looks and also being promiscuous. However, otherwise she's not really an example, being mild-mannered, very far from an {{action girl}} and laidback generally (though with some exceptions).
157* ''Series/AnotherLife2019'': Michelle. She's a very beautiful Latina who has a fiery temper (but with a soft side), wears sexy clothing and is quite tough.
158* A few of the Latina inmates on ''Series/OrangeIsTheNewBlack'' fall under this, most notably, Aleida Diaz and Maria Ruiz, who both have the fiery attitudes as well as the looks. Mildly subverted with Flaca and Maritza, as they have the looks, but rarely the attitudes, and with Blanca, Ouija, and Zirconia, who have the attitudes, but not so much the looks. Also, a flashback episode reveals that Miss Rosa was definitely this in her youth, when she was a beautiful, fiery, bank robber.
159* Judge Maria Lopez, the former Massachusetts Superior Court jurist who presided over a short-lived courtroom reality show of the same title. In contrast to her ''Series/ThePeoplesCourt'' counterpart, Judge Marilyn Milian (both women are Americans of Cuban heritage), Lopez was more like a Latina version of Series/JudgeJudy, loud and boisterous. Promos for Lopez's show even used the tagline, "Justice will be served spicy!" Milian is more even-tempered, but can definitely lose her cool if pushed too far.
160* ''Series/DeadlyClass'': Maria's a Mexican girl who is quite sexy and has a fiery temper. Her black hair, olive skin and penchant for wearing red are pretty classic as well.
161* In contrast to her more neurotic and down-to-earth white roommate Sophie, ''Series/HowIMetYourFather'''s Valentina is an excitable, promiscuous Mexican-American party girl who has a very sensual relationship with her boyfriend Charlie.
162-->'''Valentina''': I dated a Brazilian once. I didn't speak Portuguese, he didn't speak English, so we had to speak with our bodies - and those conversations went deep.
163* Among ''Series/OneDayAtATime2017'''s majority-Cuban cast, the grandmother Lydia is the most passionate and dramatic, and is even an accomplished dancer. Her socially conscious and awkward granddaughter Elena calls her a walking stereotype.
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167%%* Just about any song by Music/{{Shakira}} (Colombian)
168%%* Music/JenniferLopez (Brooklyn descendant of Puerto Ricans).
169* Romanian singer {{Music/Inna}} planned on calling an album ''[=LatINNA=]'', and the lead single [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yz2658gzOuM "Cola Song"]] even exploits the trope with the chorus "Soy Latina baby" (Romania isn't even if the country isn't Latino per se, though their language also comes from Latin).
170* Music/TheWhiteStripes gives us (from "Icky Thump"):
171-->Redhead senorita, lookin' dead, came and said, "need a bed?" in Espanol...
172%%* The woman on the album cover of ''Music/DanceManiaVol1'' by Music/TitoPuente.
173* Music/{{The Rolling Stones|Band}}' [[Music/SomeGirls "Miss You"]] is "gonna come around the square with some UsefulNotes/{{Puerto Ric|o}}an girls who are just ''dying'' to meet you."
174* The protagonist in Marty Robbins’ cowboy ballad "El Paso" falls for a [[FemmeFatale vivacious Mexican saloon dancer]]. His lust and Felina’s ([[ProtagonistCenteredMorality apparent]]) fickleness bring about the cowboy’s downfall.
175--> Blacker than night were the eyes of Felina / Wicked and evil while casting a spell / My love was deep for this Mexican maiden / I was in love but in vain, I could tell
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179* The first native star of Capitol Sports Promotions, La Tigresa, was a subversion of sorts. She definitely had a temper, but by professional wrestling standards she was surprisingly level headed, being much less explosive in her anger than off island wrestler Wrestling/{{Jacqueline}} and having a far longer fuse than "[[EvilForeigner foreigner]]" Wrestling/LunaVachon. However, Tigresa's most famous rival Stacy Colon was a straight example. Far better known for public relations and financial management than wrestling, Stacy would nonetheless shift gears verbally or physically in a hurry when prodded, or defense of her family. Sometimes this temper would even be exploited by Tigresa, but sometimes that would backfire. Stacy's father Carlos and brother Eddie share the zero to hundred outbursts, other brother Wrestling/{{Carlito}Colon}} deliberately tries and sometimes fails to stay "cool" in all circumstances while cousin Orlando tends to be fiery be default. Still, the Colons as a whole are all appreciative of Stacy's grace and a little weary of her wrath.
180* WWE Diva Wrestling/{{Lita}} (who had a Mexican grandparent) was originally this as Essa Rios's valet. Instead of just being a valet, if someone tried to interfere in Rios' matches she'd block their interference with moonsaults and flying huracanranas. After her falling out with Rios, she dropped the Latin shtick to become Wrestling/MattHardy's high-spirited girlfriend.
181* Shelly Martinez may be best known for playing Ariel, a Gypsy fortune-teller-turned-vampire, in WWECW. Elsewhere, both under her own name and the name Salinas, she plays the trope relatively straight, although interestingly she plays the seductress aspect up more when using her own name and the spicy aspect more as Salinas.
182* Former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tna/tna-wt.html TNA Knockout Tag Team Champion]] [[Wrestling/SarahStock Sarita]] has embraced this since her FaceHeelTurn. May be a case of FakeNationality as Sarah Stock is Canadian though her pre-TNA fame came from wrestling frequently in Mexico. Her kayfabe cousin [[Wrestling/TheaTrinidad Rosita]] plays this straight as well, purposely removing her earrings while talking trash as a signal that she is ready to fight.
183* The famed [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/pr/wwc/wwc-wm.html WWC (World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico) Women's Champion]] Debbie Ross, known for beating people down back stage for slights like smeared makeup.
184* Another famed WWC champion, La Rosa Negra. Wrestling/BlackRose is usually friendly enough as a ''{{tecnic|o}}a'' anyway but is still known for outbursts of rage that can get pretty explosive.
185* Other examples from the WWC and IWA PR women's division(s) include The sultry Fantasy, impulsive La Bella Carmen, proudly emotional La Morena, the bossy Krystal la Potra, "La Chica de la Actitud" Roxxy, notorious SoreLoser Sweet Nancy, the sometimes openly evil revolutionary Amazona and the especially worrying Leandra, since she's [[TheGiant nearly 300 lbs]]. Vanilla Vargas in particular is a DirtyCoward who prefers to run and jeer from a distance but can be reliably goaded into combat by pushing her metaphorical buttons. Génesis, Red Velvet and Ivy Fit stand out among the wrestlers, being a passionate sweetie, proud of her sexuality but never particularly angry and an aggressively positive would be role model, respectively, but Ivy's daughter Doris has enough attitude to more than make up for that and she's not even a wrestler! Lady Demonique is a subversion, being as angry and violent as anyone in WWC, but in her violence and anger are usually independent of each other, she and her lover Disciple leaning more towards gleeful {{sadist}}s.
186* {{Wrestling/Melina}} Perez is a proud Mexican who wrestled in Tijuana to follow in the footsteps of Wrestling/ReyMysterioJr, but her gimmicks initially avoided this, being a former beauty pageant queen, an arrogant and violent but otherwise [[ConsummateProfessional unemotionally compromised]] former CIA agent from High Desert California, and a [[BoisterousBruiser smiling]] [[BadassNative native]] leg wrestler. Ohio Valley Wrestling changed this, as she began acting more like herself. This was leaned into more heavily and downplayed at the same time when debuted on Smackdown as an out and out MsFanservice valet who did the splits on the ring apron (while wearing a skirt and allowing the camera a PantyShot), attempted to seduce MNM's opponents and was known for screaming and shrieking. Smackdown had her hit ever part of the spicy lantina stereotype except that it presented her as mostly 'Anglo', as she had highlighted her hair and wasn't using her last name Perez. After her 2008 face turn, her surname was acknowledged on television and she kept the ScreamingWarrior part of the trope. According to the Bella Twins, they did pitch to be in a stable with Melina to play this trope up, hoping to name themselves 'Latina Heat'.
187--> '''Brie Bella:''' We had all these great ideas about us, the Latinas getting together and like, what's better than seeing a group of girls getting mad at each other and fighting?
188* Wrestling/IvelisseVelez played this up a lot more after her release from WWE, dying her blonde hair brown to make herself look more Hispanic and adopting a tough Spicy Latina attitude. She wasn't in NXT long enough to get a handle on her character, but she was given a reggaeton theme and was energetic in her face appearances and aggressive as a heel.
189* By contrast, Valentina did not let her pale skin or blonde hair get in the way of dubbing herself "[[DistaffCounterpart Latina Heat]]". Though she's more known as [[Wrestling/MickieJames Alexis Laree]]'s [[CainAndAbel scorned]] [[ChocolateBaby sister]], TNA's evil cheerleader or the tone deaf [[Wrestling/{{Wrestlicious}} Kandi Kisses]], she did feud with fellow spicy Latina Erica Porter in the California based Ultimate Pro Wrestling (herself better known as Wrestling/{{WOW|WomenOfWrestling}}'s Jungle Grrl, who was also spicy, but more "[[BadassNative indigenous]]" than "latina").
190* Bandita from ''Wrestling/{{Wrestlicious}}'' was outright referred to as a Spicy Latina on the show's website. She manages the bullfighter Wrestling/{{M|ercedesMartinez}}aria Toro, who is one as well.
191* Wrestling/RingOfHonor's Wrestling/MandyLeon promotes the hashtag [=#Latina=] on her Twitter. One of her {{Finishing Move}}s, a neckbreaker hold, was called [[UsefulNotes/{{Cuba}} Havana]] Dreams.
192* Wrestling/EveTorres briefly when she was in her 'hoeski' phase in early 2012 - a seductress who attempted to use Zack Ryder and John Cena for attention, letting her temper get the better of her when it didn't work. But she eventually found her feet more as a BitchInSheepsClothing.
193* Taynara Conti and Venezuelan Dynamite Didi Cruz share the catchphrase "Latinas Do It Better". The Brazilian not usually considered for this trope Conti is more so the "spice". Didi is certainly [[MilkingTheGiantCow animated]] and [[LargeHam loud]] but can be counted on to act out even when she is not angry, and has a comparatively subdued temper.
194* Wrestling/RosaMendes is Canadian, but in the first few years of her career, put on an exaggerated accent and was billed from Costa Rica. She portrayed a hammy primadonna who salsa danced her way to the ring and cut promos in Spanish. The spice was arguably downplayed though, as she was a {{Jobber}} who only ever had ''one'' recorded win on television (and that was by disqualification). In the last couple of years of her career, she dropped the accent once she became a cast member of the reality series ''Series/TotalDivas''.
195* Mila Naniki basically has TheGimmick of being as demanding and contrarian as humanly possible to everyone around her. In the event Naniki actually gets what she asks for exactly how she asked for it, she'll find ''something'' to get angry about and someone to attack for it, with words or fists depending. Like fellow Puerto Rican Ivelisse Velze Naniki also dies her hair to look "more Hispanic". On the other hand, her CrankyLandLord gimmick in Wrestling/{{MLW}}, Salina de la Renta, downplays this, as her twisted sense of humor often supersedes her ire, and she even lets her blonde roots poke through sometimes. Whether working as Naniki or de la Renta, she also tends to be much less temperamental when with "SpoiledBrat" Aria Blake, an even prouder Puerto Rican but decidedly unspicy Latina. Blake's not above screeching at people when she wants space or TantrumThrowing due to setbacks but for the most part is a [[{{troll}} grinning prankster]] more likely to inflame other people's tempers, or pout.
196* Wrestling/EvaMarie referred to herself as a "Mexican Firecracker" and with dyed red hair, merged this with FieryRedhead. As she had [[FauxActionGirl no proper ring training]], she couldn't play up the aggressive part and instead relied on the sultry MsFanservice aspects. Like Rosa, thanks to ''Series/TotalDivas'', she dropped those traits to bring herself more in line with her reality TV persona; instead adopting the image of an AttentionWhore and DirtyCoward who used all sorts of tactics to avoid fighting.
197* The Wrestling/BellaTwins more so in their early career, where they were presented as an interchangeable pair of {{Ms Fanservice}}s there to provide 'exotic' eye candy. Upon a FaceHeelTurn in 2011, they were prone to more {{Cat Fight}}ing and also became HotterAndSexier. As with Rosa and Eva, ''Series/TotalDivas'' allowed them to [[TwinDesynch distinguish their personalities]]; Brie being more of a PluckyGirl and Nikki the AlphaBitch.
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201* ''Radio/BleakExpectations:'' Season 3 has Juanita Hotchile, one of Harry Biscuit's impulsively married replacement wives, who he correctly suspects is using him for citizenship purposes. She quickly dumps him for [[BigBad Mister Gently Benevolent]], and begins playing this trope to the hilt... even after having her brain placed in the body of a dinosaur (or, as she puts it, dino''phwoar''). Both Biscuit and Benevolent are deeply troubled by her being such a sexy dinosaur.
202-->'''Mr. Benevolent:''' Get a grip, Gently, ''she's a dinosaur!''
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206%%* Anecdotally, every single Latina girlfriend Pablo Francisco has ever had.
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210* Anita from ''Theatre/WestSideStory'' stands out from the other Shark girls (already a fairly spicy lot) by virtue of sheer spice. She has the most exuberant choreography and catchiest songs of the entire show. In the first film adaptation she was one of the few to be actually played by a Latino actor.
211* Mimi Marquez from ''Theatre/{{Rent}}'' is a fiery and confident sex worker.
212%%* Taz from ''Theatre/{{Starship}}'' is a parody, often using random Spanish words that make no sense in context.
213* In ''Theatre/DamnYankees'', Lola takes on this persona ("Señorita Lolita Rodriguez Hernando... Miss West Indies of 1957") in an attempt to seduce Joe.
214%%* Clementina, the Spanish lady in ''Theatre/TheDesertSong.''
215%%* Carmen from ''Theatre/{{Fame}}'' is a teenage example.
216* The title character in Bizet's ''Theatre/{{Carmen}}'' is also an example. Fiery, spirited, and very passionate, Carmen is perhaps the most popular example in opera.
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220* Judy Alvarez from ''VideoGame/Cyberpunk2077'', though she's a bit of a downplayed version. While she is very HotBlooded and prone to outbursts when angry, frustrated or sad, she has an introspective and quiet side. She's also a [[RomanceSidequest romance option]] for female [[PlayerCharacter V]]. Judy only really becomes flirty or sultry if the player decides to enter a relationship with her; with all other characters and a platonic V she remains professional/friendly.
221* Isabela from ''VideoGame/DeadRising''. [[{{Tsundere}} Confrontational]], [[DoomedHometown Rough background]], [[ActionGirl Good fighter]] and all the way around [[MsFanservice Hot]].
222* Isabela from the ''Franchise/DragonAge'' series is a fiercely independent [[PirateGirl pirate]] [[TheCaptain captain]] from Antiva, a FantasyCounterpartCulture of Spain in Thedas. True to this trope, she is shapely raven-haired, olive-skinned ActionGirl with an exotic British accent, who radiates such sexy appeal that EvenTheGirlsWantHer (and she's one of the few openly bisexual characters in the games).
223* Catalina from ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoSanAndreas''. She's extremely violent, loud, aggressive, and generally batshit insane, but she also has a tender side to her when she's infatuated.
224* Kyanna Delrio of ''VideoGame/HuniePop''. Dark skinned, dark-haired, loves {{Spexic|o}}an flavored gifts, and very passionate and zesty.
225-->'''Kyanna ([[BewareTheNiceOnes to]] [[{{Jerkass}} Audrey]])''': "You're fucking loco!"
226* ''VideoGame/KillerInstinct'': Maya is turned into one in the 2013 reboot; in the original games, she was just an amazon JunglePrincess, while in the new game, she turned into Brazilian and has certainly a rough attitude to match.
227* Ashley Williams from ''Franchise/MassEffect'' is Hispanic and one of the [[ActionGirl strongest characters]] in the game. And she's definitely got more [[DeadpanSnarker sass]] than any of the other characters.
228* ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'' features Sombra, a PlayfulHacker from Mexico who channels her sass and playful attitude into being the most dangerous cyberterrorist on the planet. Prone to PoirotSpeak.
229* One of the selectable voices for the main character in ''VideoGame/SaintsRow2'' is definitely this. Below are a few examples.
230-->I think I need a bigger gun.
231--> I dare Ultor to try and stop me.
232-->I got the biggest balls in this whole city. That's right I said it.
233--> I sure wish I was killing something about now.
234-->You can never have enough guns, that's what I always say.
235-->Sobriety tests are for pussies.
236** The same voice was available in ''VideoGame/SaintsRowTheThird'', but was unfortunately not included in ''VideoGame/SaintsRowIV''.
237%%* Cynthia from ''VideoGame/SilentHill4''
238* Ms. (Nadia) Fortune from ''VideoGame/{{Skullgirls}}'' is stated by WordOfGod to be the Skullverse equivalent of Latina. "This kitty's got claws", indeed.
239* Carmelita Fox of the ''VideoGame/SlyCooper'' series is a FunnyAnimal example, though how Hispanic she sounds [[TheOtherDarrin varies depending on her voice actresses]].
240%%* Marisol from ''[[VideoGame/{{SSX}} SSX Tricky.]]'' Being voiced by [[Film/TheMummyTrilogy Patricia Velasquez]] doesn't hurt, either.
241* ''VideoGame/StreetFighterV'': Laura Matsuda is an Afro-Brazilian with Japanese descent, she's sassy and playful.
242* ''VideoGame/SunsetOverdrive'' has Las Catrinas, a [[NinjaPirateRobotZombie gang of ninja cheerleader pseudo nurses]]. Among them is their leader Esperanza whose temperamental personality and {{Stripperific}} outfit lend to this trope even further.
243* ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}}'': Christie Monteiro and Katarina Alves are Brazilians, prone to trash-talking, and have very lively personalities, the latter more so than the former.
244* Lisa Santiago of ''Treachery in Beatdown City'' is a muscular, HotBlooded, Puerto Rican ActionGirl who uses GratuitousSpanish in some of her attacks, such as her three-strike combo "Tres Jabs".
245%%* VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters: Zarina, she's a Colombian.
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249* The ill-tempered Valeria from ''Webcomic/DevilMayCare'' is hispanic, often coloring her dialogue with GratuitousSpanish.
250%%* Monica Villareal in ''Webcomic/WapsiSquare''. And she's half-Irish too. What a combination.
251%%* In ''Webcomic/{{Sinfest}}'', Slick's Dark Side [[http://www.sinfest.net/view.php?date=2012-11-03 goes looking for this.]]
252* In ''Webcomic/TalesOfSchlock'', there's Manoa, a [[BigBeautifulWoman big booty barista]] of Mexican and Hawaiian descent.
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256* ''WebVideo/TheAutobiographyOfJaneEyre'': Susanna-Maria Ramirez Gonzalez, a Hispanic maid at Mr Rochester's house. She's bothered that Jane cannot pick up her clothes for washing and loudly complains about it in GratuitousSpanish, mocking Jane for her lack of social skills. She's later very pleased and looks excited when Jane's nice to her, but displeased when Jane doesn't understand her name in Spanish, and makes her Susan, albeit reluctantly. She first appeared in episode 7.
257* ''WebVideo/TheGumdrops'' Sadia, played by Venezuelan actress Kaireht Yovera, is wild and exciting. Her EstablishingCharacterMoment is trolling someone in Spanish. It's worth noting that the character was just written as a prankster, and would have been the same had a non-Latina actress played her.
258* Discussed in the ''[[http://www.buzzfeed.com/tracyclayton/angry-white-women#.oxrnvNGKv Stereotypology]]'' series where the trope is discussed as just a narrow view of individual Latina women, if they're found attractive or passionate or upset, they're dismissed as "spicy". That's the least of the problem.
259* ''WebVideo/TheTake'' discusses it in "The Spicy Latina Trope, Explained" and cites several examples like Gloria from ''Series/ModernFamily''. The video explains the trope's roots as exotic temptresses for the white man in old Westerns and silent films. Developments such as the Good Neighbor policy made the archetype more seductive and vivacious, while ''Film/WestSideStory1961'''s Anita contributed to the sassiness.
260* An episode of ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtyL1IIiuWI The Kat Call]]'' discusses and complains about this stereotype.
261* Abuela of ''WebVideo/{{Abuela}}'' is a mouthy Cuban grandmother.
262* [[WebVideo/VShojo Ironmouse]] fits this, though [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5I5Ni5Pdew she denies it]] ([[IResembleThatRemark spicily so]]).
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266* Officer [[FairCop Renee Montoya]] in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' is a [[DeadpanSnarker snarky]] HardboiledDetective with a habit of GratuitousSpanish.
267* ''WesternAnimation/TheClevelandShow'' has Junior's wife's Cecilia's aunt, Choni who is played by Rosie Perez.
268* Paulina from ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom''. Very stubborn and the most beautiful girl at Casper High.
269* ''WesternAnimation/ElTigreTheAdventuresOfMannyRivera'' had the Aves family, an entire family of HotBlooded latina WomanScorned supervillains seeking revenge on the Rivera family for old grudges.
270* Eduardo's creator Nina from ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'' who's a cop that's tough on crime.
271* Inverted with Carmen "Raya" Alonso from ''WesternAnimation/{{Jem}}''. Raya is Mexican-American but is the complete opposite of this trope. She's the [[ShrinkingViolet shyest]], likely sweetest, character in her band.
272* ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'':
273** An oddball example would be Hawkgirl. She's from the planet Thanagar, not Latin America, and speaks perfect English, but fits much of the trope. And (like all other Thanagarian characters on the show) she's played by a Hispanic actress, which was a conscious decision to give them a consistent and distinctive accent.
274** A more literal example would be Fire, who also shares the same voice actress as Hawkgirl. Roulette describes her as "the blistering babe from Brazil."
275%%* Ronnie Anne Santiago from ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'' can be considered a non-sexy variant of this, considering she's only eleven, but she most certainly displays all the other traits.
276* Ricochet's mom from ''WesternAnimation/MuchaLucha'' since she too is a masked wrestler and a good one at that.
277* Lupe from ''WesternAnimation/MyGymPartnersAMonkey'' is a sassy toucon with a latina accent.
278* Done literally in ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' season 7 episode 5 "Fat Butt and Pancake Head" with a parody of a parody (you read that right) of Music/JenniferLopez, "played" by Cartman's hand, performing the song "Taco Flavored Kisses".
279%%* Cheerleader Liz Allan on ''[[WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan The Spectacular Spider-Man]]'', particularly after she's been [[DefrostingIceQueen defrosted.]] Just check out her perky cheer pose when she appears on the opening credits.
280%%* Pantha from ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003'' she is quite the wrestler!
281* ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'':
282** Courtney is Latina according to WordOfGod and is a noticeable {{Tsundere}}.
283** The 2023 reboot gives us Axel, who is confirmed to be Latina by WordOfGod and has the looks and attitude to match. Then In season 2 of the reboot [[AmazonChaser Ripper develops a crush on her]].
284* Irma in the ''WesternAnimation/{{WITCH}}'' cartoon (it's never mentioned if she's Latina or not in the [[ComicBook/{{WITCH}} comics]]). She's sassy, snarky, and has a temper.
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