Jenny Lorenzo
Cuban-American content creator From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jenny Lorenzo is a Cuban-American actress, comedian, writer, producer, and content creator. She is mostly known for her YouTube sketches inspired by her Cuban heritage, and was one of the co-founders of BuzzFeed's Pero Like.[1]
Jenny Lorenzo | |||||||
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| Born | October 30, 1986 | ||||||
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| Years active | 2016–present | ||||||
YouTube information | |||||||
| Channels | Jenny Lorenzo | ||||||
| Years active | 2014–present | ||||||
| Subscribers | 216 thousand | ||||||
| Views | 32 million | ||||||
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Last updated: October 4, 2022 | |||||||
| Website | jennylorenzo | ||||||
Career
Summarize
Perspective
2016: Pero Like and We Are Mitú
In early 2016, Jenny Lorenzo was one of the co-founders for BuzzFeed's Pero Like (originally called BuzzFeed Sol).[2] Lorenzo and Brittany Ashley appeared in small roles for "Gente-fied", a mini-webseries produced by America Ferrera (which later became a Netflix original series in 2020). BuzzFeed Motion Pictures terminated both staff members for violating their contract on July 10, 2016.[3] Even though both Lorenzo and Ashley worked on the Netflix series in their free time, they were not authorized to work with other companies without prior permission.[4]
Lorenzo's termination sparked conversations on the need for BuzzFeed staff to unionize. It also sparked the trend of "Why I Left BuzzFeed" videos, where people explain why they decided to quit their job at BuzzFeed.[5] Safiya Nygaard, The Try Guys (left BuzzFeed in 2018), and Michelle Khare are known for this.[6] After this event, Lorenzo started producing videos for We Are Mitú.
2017–present: YouTube
Lorenzo quit producing videos with We Are Mitú. She started making videos for her YouTube channel that involves her Cuban heritage, such as her iconic "Abuela" character.[7] Lorenzo started voice acting a recurring character named Lupe Gonzales, for Cartoon Network's Latin-American show: Victor and Valentino.[8] She is one of the hosts of the weekly webseries, "What's Up, Disney+" with Andre Meadows. She also co-hosts a podcast called "Hyphenated" with Joanna Hausmann, where they discuss about "Latinx identity in real life and in the media".[9]
Lorenzo's voice acts as five recurring characters for Jellystone!.[10] Lorenzo also voiced a character for Dan Povenmire's Hamster & Gretel, this is her first time voice acting a character for Disney.[11]
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2019–2022 | Victor and Valentino | Lupe Gonzales | Recurring character | [12] |
| 2021–2025 | Jellystone! | Choo-Choo | Recurring characters | [13] |
| Bobbie Looey | ||||
| Hardy Har Har | ||||
| Pixie | ||||
| 2022–2025 | Hamster & Gretel | Carmen "Abuelita" Gomez | Recurring character | [citation needed] |
| 2023 | The Loud House | Receptionist | Episode – "Road Trip: Bringing Down the House" | [citation needed] |
Webseries
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2016 | Gente-fied | Miniseries produced by America Ferrera | [citation needed] | |
| 2020–2022 | What's Up, Disney+ | Herself/Host | Weekly webseries | [14] |
Podcasts
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2021–present | Hyphenated | Herself/Host | Weekly podcast | [15] |
See also
References
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