Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-1916997-20170601234635/@comment-1916997-20170602050318

Hmcooper4 wrote: Alison is latina. but that does not mean that her character has to be of latina origin, as others have pointed out. I mean, technically Lana has hispanic heritage, but there is nothing inherantly latina about Regina. Latina, while possibly being from Central/South America, could also be south central Europe. Specifically Hungarian, Greek, or even Turkey. Where I am going with this is that Lucy could be a descendant from gypsy's, which calls to mind the possibility of Hunchback and Esmerelda.

From a Disney perspective, the movie is old enough to not suffer from the same hype issues as Brave, Frozen, or Moana (and I really hope they don't go the Moana route). Also, Hunchback is based not in fairy tale, but in classic literature, which could continue the change in direction that was started with the Land of Untold Stories. Of course, you still have the issue of canonical pairings, but Phoebus and Esmarelda are not as well known as Jas & Al, Belle & Beast, or Snow & Charming, so you could feasably get away with that one.

Of course, we are all assuming that Henry's future wife will somehow be a Disney related character, and that is definitely not a guarentee. We'll just have to wait and see what direction they go. And we'll also need to see if Lucy's mom/Henry's wife is a main character or just a recurring. I agree that Lucy doesn't nessisarily have to be latina, and could wind up being a gypsy or something similar. Regarding the European countries though, I have never thought of, or heard anyone idetify, Hungarian, Greek, or Turkish people as latina/latino. If anything, it would be more Spanish (from Spain) or Portugese (from Portugal), as they are the ones who primarily bred with the native populations that make up the modern day people of Central and South America. Which makes me think maybe we should be looking at Spanish stories. Off the top of my head, I can only think of Don Quixote, but I'm sure there are others.