Jenny Lorenzo

Jenny Lorenzo
Born	Miami, Florida, U.S.
Occupations	Actress YouTuber
Years active	2016–present
YouTube information
Years active	2014–present
Subscribers	216 thousand
Views	32 million
Last updated: October 4, 2022[ needs update ]
Website	jennylorenzo.com

Jenny Lorenzo is an American YouTuber and actress. 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]

Career

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 "Latin[o] 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

List of television credits, with selected details

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2019–2022	Victor and Valentino	Lupe Gonzales	Recurring character	[12]
2021–2025	Jellystone!	Choo-Choo	Recurring characters	[13]
		Bobbie Louie
		Hardy Har Har
		Pixie
		Spooky (vocal effects)
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

List of webseries credits, with selected details

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2016	Gente-fied		Miniseries produced by America Ferrera	[ citation needed ]
2020–2022	What's Up, Disney+	Herself/Host	Weekly webseries	[14]

Podcasts

List of podcast credits, with selected details

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2021–present	Hyphenated	Herself/Host	Weekly podcast	[15]

See also

• List of people from Florida

References

1. Trujillo, Jovita (21 September 2022). "8 Latina comedians you need to start following". ¡Hola! . Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
2. Wang, Shan (12 February 2016). "BuzzFeed launches Pero Like, a distributed project for the "English-speaking Latinx" community". Nieman Lab . Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
3. Sutton, Kelsey (15 June 2016). "BuzzFeed fires two amid video push". Politico . Archived from the original on 15 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
4. Chan, J. Clara (20 June 2016). "Two Buzzfeed Staffers Fired After Work on America Ferrera Series". TheWrap . Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
5. Stokel-Walker, Chris (8 October 2016). "Youtubers Get Organized After a Decade of Exploitation". Newsweek . Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
6. McGrath, Sarah (10 September 2021). "McGrath '24: The "Why I Left Buzzfeed" phenomenon and the broken promise of for-profit activism". The Brown Daily Herald . Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
7. Moll-Ramírez, Victoria (12 May 2017). "Comedian Jenny Lorenzo has 'channeled' her Abuela and become a viral video hit". 7NBC News . Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
8. Busto, Carolina del (29 March 2019). "Jenny Lorenzo, AKA Abuela, Lends Her Voice to Latino Series Victor & Valentino". Miami New Times . Archived from the original on 5 April 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
9. Martinez, Brahidaliz (29 January 2021). "Latinx Enough: Hyphenated Podcast With Jenny Lorenzo and Joanna Hausmann". The Geekiary. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
10. Del Busto, Carolina (29 March 2019). "Jenny Lorenzo, AKA Abuela, Lends Her Voice to Latino Series Victor & Valentino". Miami New Times . Archived from the original on 5 April 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
11. "Jenny Lorenzo Shares Picture of "Dream Come True" Recording Session for "Hamster & Gretel"". Laughing Place. 3 October 2022. Archived from the original on 9 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
12. "Lupe Voice – Victor and Valentino (Show)". Behind the Voice Actors. Archived from the original on 14 July 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
13. Hemmert, Kelly (24 June 2021). "Jellystone!: Hanna-Barbera Characters Return in HBO Max Original Animated Series". Coming Soon . Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
14. ""What's Up, Disney+" Celebrates All Things D23 Expo". Laughing Place. 15 September 2022. Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
15. Trujillo, Jovita (5 March 2021). "Comedy stars Joanna Hausmann and Jenny Lorenzo open up about their podcast 'Hyphenated'". ¡Hola! . Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.