Jenna Ortega: 5 curious facts about the protagonist of Netflix’s Wednesday

The actress Jenna Ortega has become a trend in social networks due to the launch of the first look at Wednesday, Tim Burton’s series for the Netflix platform about Los Locos Addams, where the young actress will give life to the new Merlina Addams, the same role that brought fame to Christina Ricci and Lisa Loring. However,  Jenna Ortega has gained popularity in recent years by participating in wide-ranging series and movies such as the second season of You and the movie Yes Day on Netflix. In addition to other films that have recognized the talent of the young actress, such as The Fallout: Life After, for the HBO Max platform. However, actress Jenna Ortega has had a great career in acting since she was very young, participating in children’s productions for Disney and some films of the horror genre. For that reason, we give you some curiosity about the new protagonist of Wednesday .

She is of Latin descent

In case the name didn’t tell you, actress Jenna Ortega is of Puerto Rican and Mexican descent. Her mother is of Mexican and Puerto Rican descent and her father is Mexican, she grew up in a large family, she is the fourth of seven children

She was the first Latin princess

Despite being born in California, Jenna Ortega has become a representative of the Latino community in the United States, being one of the first actresses to lend her voice to the animated series Elena of Avalor, Disney’s first Latina princess .

Started at age 9 acting

From a very young age, Jenna Ortega revealed her desire to become an actress, at the age of nine she ventured into casting and auditions for the first time, when she was discovered by an agent through Facebook .

Her first appearances

Jenna Ortega’s first jobs were small roles in series and movies such as CSI: NY, Days of Our Lives, and Iron Man 3 . She also played Jane Villanueva in the series Jane The Virgin for 30 episodes.

Wants to be a director

One of the greatest ambitions of the actress Jenna Ortega is to get involved in the direction of some television and film production. In recent years, the young actress has expressed her desire to work behind the scenes, due to her experience in acting. Possibly being a dream that will come true over the years.