Aubrey Plaza Talks Puerto Rican Heritage And 'Awkward' Latino Moments (PHOTO)

With scarlet colored lips, fingertips and a matching strappy dress actress and comedian Aubrey Plaza appears as Cosmopolitan for Latinas fall 2013 cover girl with a simple message beside her: Boricua paque lo sepas!

The 29-year-old star of the newly released comedy The To Do List spoke to the magazine about her little known Puerto Rican heritage, the awkward things her Boricua relatives did, and how humor fits into her everyday life.

Plaza rose to fame as the passive aggressive April in NBCs Parks and Recreation but what many fans dont know is that the star is actually part Puerto Rican.

A lot of people dont assume Im Puerto Rican because Im fair skinned, the actress told Cosmopolitan for Latinas. But I feel very connected to that side of my family.

Despite feeling connected to her Latino heritage, the star admits there are things, that come with having Puerto Rican relatives, that she couldve done without growing up.

My aunts and uncles used to teach my friends salsa at all my birthday parties in middle school. It. Was. Awkward, Plaza told the magazine.

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While the star may be infamous for her deadpan comedic characters, Aubrey revealed that her humor doesnt stop when she leaves the set.

Humor is always the way I deal with everything, the actress and comedian added. Whether it was a shitty job, a boring class, or anything, my brain is always looking at it through that lens.

Still, not even humor could save her from filming some of The To Do Lists most uncomfortable sex scenes.

I think masturbating was pretty awkward because I didnt have anyone else to lean on, she told The Daily Beast. I just had myself. That was awkward.

Fans can catch Aubrey in theaters now and check out more about the actress in her own words below.