Carolyn Fe appears as beloved grandma Lola on Blue’s Clues and You. A screenshot of Filipino- Canadian actress Carolyn Fe playing Lola , Joshua Dela Cruz playing josh and his dog Blue on Blue’s Clues & You! ( Submitted by Carolyn fe ). Carolyn Fe had no clue her heritage would be under the spotlight after speaking out of her audition for Blue’s Clues & You! The Nickelodeon remake of the popular 1996 educational series Blue’s Clues is part of the growing trend of inclusive kids programming that is more reflective of its diverse audiences.
The reboot premiered last year with New host Josh Dela Cruz, a Filipino-American. His nationality was a mystery on the show until the preview of an upcoming episode that introduced a new character named Lola , Josh’s grandmother, played Fe. I don’t know when the idea to bring Lola came, when it came and who decided, says Fe.
But I am very grateful because this representative really talks us away from the stereotype that everything else has given us as Filipinos .
The Canadian actress who call Toronto home 🏠 but is Now in Montreal staying with her parents during the pandemic, says the show will be an upfront grounded reputation featuring Tagalog language food , how the young respect their elders, and other aspects of the Filipino culture at home 🏡. She says Lola will be a recurring character.
We’ve been silent for so long
Many Filipinos are immigrants to faraway lands who pride themselves on invigorating. Into new societies and see that as part of who they are but according Fe, Blue’s Clues & You. Pulls back the curtain on the subtleties of what it means to be Filipino and showcases a culture that is really noticed,
Fe can relate . She we born in the Philippine but her family then moved to the U,S looking for a better life, they immigrated to Canada when she was eight and settled in Montreal , She moved to Toronto to further her acting career.
The promo for the first episode featuring Fe showcases Dela Cruz greeting Lola with a Mano a Filipino gestures signifying respect for eiders , before sitting down to eat Bibingka a traditional rice cake from the Philippine.
The reboot premiered last year with New host Josh Dela Cruz, a Filipino-American. His nationality was a mystery on the show until the preview of an upcoming episode that introduced a new character named Lola , Josh’s grandmother, played Fe. I don’t know when the idea to bring Lola came, when it came and who decided, says Fe.
But I am very grateful because this representative really talks us away from the stereotype that everything else has given us as Filipinos .
The Canadian actress who call Toronto home 🏠 but is Now in Montreal staying with her parents during the pandemic, says the show will be an upfront grounded reputation featuring Tagalog language food , how the young respect their elders, and other aspects of the Filipino culture at home 🏡. She says Lola will be a recurring character.
We’ve been silent for so long
Many Filipinos are immigrants to faraway lands who pride themselves on invigorating. Into new societies and see that as part of who they are but according Fe, Blue’s Clues & You. Pulls back the curtain on the subtleties of what it means to be Filipino and showcases a culture that is really noticed,
Fe can relate . She we born in the Philippine but her family then moved to the U,S looking for a better life, they immigrated to Canada when she was eight and settled in Montreal , She moved to Toronto to further her acting career.
The promo for the first episode featuring Fe showcases Dela Cruz greeting Lola with a Mano a Filipino gestures signifying respect for eiders , before sitting down to eat Bibingka a traditional rice cake from the Philippine.
The episode will see Dela Cruz who is Filipino American, getting a visit from his Lola , played by Filipino-Canadian actress Carolyn Fe, make Bibingka with him .
He meets her by the door a teaser circulating online this past week showed and he greets her with a hug and a distinctively Filipino gesture of showing respect: the Mano po.
We hear an entire generation of American kids exposed to a Filipino dude on TV, doing the Mano po to his Lola & making Bibingka. My kids
are seeing their lives on TV , 😊♥️
The episode is scheduled to air on November 20 in the US
The teaser comes after Filipino culture got an unexpected share of the spotlight globally with Disney centering off its Christmas advertisements .