Jenna Ortega and Pedro Pascal are making Emmy history for Latino actors following their respective nominations in leading acting categories announced this morning for the 75th Annual Emmy Awards.
Jenna Ortega is nominated for lead actress in a comedy for her portrayal of Wednesday Addams in the Netflix hit series Wednesday Season 1.
Ortega is the third Latina to ever be nominated in a leading actress category following Rita Moreno in 1983 for ABC’s 9 to 5 and America Ferrera for Ugly Betty in 2007.
Additionally, Wednesday was nominated for 12 awards including Outstanding Comedy Series where they will face off with Abbott Elementary, Barry, Jury Duty, Only Murders In The Building, Ted Lasso, The Bear and The Marvelous Mrs.
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