Say it loud and proud! Bekah Martinez hit back at trolls who have told her she’s not “Mexican enough” in an interview for Parents Latina‘s April/May 2021 issue.The Bachelor alum, 26, admitted that she’s dealt with these criticisms her whole life, noting that coming from a blended family further complicated things.
Martinez’s mother is Lithuanian and Polish, while her father is Mexican, and she was often told, “‘Oh, you don’t look Mexican,’ or ‘I wouldn’t have guessed you were Mexican,'” growing up.“We live in Long Beach, California.
There’s a big Latino population here, and when people try to talk to me in Spanish, I feel a twinge of pain, like ‘Uh, I don’t really speak it.’ But regardless of whether others think I fit the profile or not, I
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