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No. Not unless there's some ancestry that would say otherwise. Are you asking because of the info that her parents are bilingual?

but she speaks fluent Spanish and was raised in the Spanish culture.
thatt's why i think she's hispanic

I wonder what kind of ancestry or proof is fleaforme23 referring to. Her father is Argentinian. You know, that county in South America where people speak Spanish. Yes, people from Argentina are considered Hispanic, at least in the U.S. Most Argentinians' race is white. Her mom is Mexican of the white race too. You do know that Hispanic is not a race right? Hispanic is simply a term created by the U.S to categorize all Spanish speaking people in an easier way. That is all it is. Hispanic people can be white like Alexis or black, Asian, native, etc. Not all Hispanics are mixed. Alexis' first language is Spanish. So I am still wondering what you would consider "ancestry" to say otherwise. She is Hispanic. Argentinian dad, Mexican mom, first language Spanish...yes that would be considered Hispanic in the U.S.

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I get that she's a Spanish speaker. And that her family is from Argentina and Mexico. And if you're going by that definition of Hispanic (a made up, largely misunderstood term that is usually used by people who don't understand it) then her parents are Hispanic. She speaks Spanish but is not from a "Spanish-speaking" country (assuming that means a country where Spanish is the dominant language) so if speaking Spanish is the only criteria needed to be Hispanic, then what is the point of the term? Wouldn't Spanish-speaker suffice? If "Hispanic" can refer to someone from Argentina, Mexico, or Spain, but not from Brazil because they speak Portuguese, how does that bind those people together in a way that is meaningful to the census? Why don't we make up terms for other nationality-language combos?
It's a silly term, and if you want her to have it then she can have it. My father and his family are Mexican-American, of course originally from Mexico. I don't identify as Hispanic because the term doesn't describe me in a meaningful way, and when it was chosen to be used on the census I don't think anyone of Latin descent or culture (nice and broad) was consulted.
Either way, OP asked for people's opinion, and in my opinion, Bledel is not "Hispanic." The issue is clearly left to opinion because, judging by her board, it is debatable enough. Many folks disagree but everyone thinks they're right.

I don't consider anybody Hispanic.

Let me clear this up. Hispanic comes from Hispania which is the name the Romans gave to the Iberian Peninsula which later became Spain and Portugal. So true Hispanics are from Spain and Portugal and are Caucasian.


Sure you will find those with brown skin in Spain, but that is because of the Moors that once ruled Spain. The majority in Spain are white. A lot of them with blonde hair and blue eyes.

I lived in Spain for about 6 months and hardly ever saw anyone with brown skin.


And by the way, my family is Hispanic and Caucasian.