Proof That An All-Latino “Kimmy Schmidt” Cast Would Totally Work
“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” is a show that’ll turn you into the ? emoji IRL with its mile-a-minute witty banter and characters like diva-in-waiting Titus Andromedon and the effervescent Kimmy Schmidt. Naturally, we wondered what the Netflix show would be like if it were just a lil’ more Latino. Find out as we cast away!
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Meet Karina Sanchez!
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Kimmy Schmidt would be played by vivacious Maite Perroni. We already know Maite can pull off the quirky lead due to her role in the telenovela “Antes Muerta que lichita”.
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The former RBD singer and current telenovela queen would play the part of Karina, whose backstory includes being a “mole woman” kidnapped by a Trump supporter and put in an underground tunnel! Her ’90s style influences would come from Xuxa and “In Living Color”-era JLo.
Meet Tito Andromendez!
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He might be 30+ years older than Titus Andromedon, but Juan Gabriel has the vocal chops, wardrobe and exaggerated jazz hands necessary to give life to Tito, Titus’ Latino counterpart.
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His theme song would be “Tequuuiiiillaa” instead of “Peeno Noir”.
Meet Joanna!
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Eva Longoria already has the whole “desperate housewife” vibe down pat to play a Latina equivalent to the hilariously vain Jacqueline (née Jackie Lynn) Voorhees.
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Instead of being Native American from South Dakota like Jackie Lynn, Joanna would have Aztec ancestry — and, unlike Jackie Lynn, she’d be damn proud of it.
Meet Diego!
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Dong Nguyen’s hopeless romantic character would be played by Gael Garcia Bernal, wistful and wide-eyed in a land full of new opportunities (and new love).
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Instead of playing a Vietnamese guy delivering Chinese food, Diego would be from Argentina and have a part-time job in the U.S. delivering Mexican food.
Meet Liliana!
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The lovably bizarre Lillian Kaushtupper would be played with tongue-in-cheek humor by the great Carmen Salinas!
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Instead of being a landlord in a ramshackle apartment in New York, Liliana would be hounding her residents for rent in Echo Park in Los Angeles.
Meet the Mexican Grocery Bag!
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And finally, Kimmy’s purple Jansport backpack is basically a character in itself. It even has a plotline dedicated to it when she leaves it at a club! The mochila would get a makeover though as a purple Mexican grocery bag. Karina wouldn’t get any side eyes, though, because all the hipsters in Echo Park would dig it.
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Is there a Latina character you would want to see in Kimmy Schmidt that we missed out on? Let us know in the comments below!
