Took her mother's maiden name?

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Seems she was born a Chaplin I guess since her parents were not married.
I would have given her credit for not using the family name but I'm not the one trying to make it in show business.

"It's the system, Lara. People will be different after the Revolution."

Her statement seems immature, yes, and makes me uncomfortable, but your reaction seems a bit over the top. Anyway, maybe she was misquoted.

P.S. - Another poster said her parents aren't married, but a lot of Spanish surnames are from the mother's side. The father's surname is often a middle name. I might use Chaplin, too, if I were her.

in Spain and also Latin America and South America, they use both surnames, so why not use Chaplin as her stage name. I would do it.
I do not find her statement over the top.
Sometimes a name can provide you many opportunities, not only in showbusiness. That's real life.

She has a unique look, one which will not get her any big roles, I believe - but because she is the granddaughter of a very famous man and she is going by the name of her famous grandmother, she is correct in saying it got her auditions and thus a flurry of minor roles. If I were her, which obviously I'm not, I'd go by my father's name and be my own person, because word would get out about who she is descended
from - and there would be much respect in a person being brave enough and gutsy enough in proving her own worth.

I don't know I took it more as her saying she's not just related to Joe Schmo and she's proud of her ancestry and wants to convey that.

Exactly, if you want to be an actress, damn right you'd use the name Chaplin!