{"id":1437,"date":"2015-03-24T13:07:13","date_gmt":"2015-03-24T17:07:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/?p=1437"},"modified":"2021-07-29T16:24:09","modified_gmt":"2021-07-29T20:24:09","slug":"actress-diane-guerrero-champions-diversity-in-hollywood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/actress-diane-guerrero-champions-diversity-in-hollywood\/","title":{"rendered":"Actress Champions Diversity in Hollywood"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At a recent discussion panel on immigration, actress Diane Guerrero kept wiping away tears from her cheeks. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Guerrero cried when Richard Blanco (author of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For All Of Us, One Today<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) read a poem about the constant need for identity among immigrant communities. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She wept when Jamaican-born reggae musician Etana sang <em>I Rise,<\/em> about the courage of immigrants who continue despite challenges and sobbed when sharing the gut-wrenching experience of her parents being deported to Colombia when she was 14-years-old.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Guerrero is a U.S. citizen, known for her role in the popular Netflix&#8217;s series <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt2372162\/\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Orange Is The New Black <\/span><\/i><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and her most recent participation in the show <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jane The Virgin<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, as Jane&#8217;s closest friend, Lina. The show is one of the few TV programs with a Latina as the main character and it truly showcases the Hispanic culture in the U.S. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The event was part of National Public Radio\u2019s \u201cLong Way Home: Immigrant Stories of Old Roots And New Roots\u201d broadcast <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/mdcs-koubek-center-to-host-live-national-public-radio-immigration-forum\/\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">live from the Koubek Center<\/span><\/a> at Miami Dade College on Feb. 24. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The broadcast aimed to spotlight accounts of diaspora alongside a variety of artists who share stories of their own journey in a live, on-stage conversation. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Miami was chosen as the platform due to its transformation by modern immigration. In 2013 according to the U.S. census, Hispanics made up 65 percent of the city&#8217;s population. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Panelists included Miami-based and Haitian-born author Edwidge Danticat. Each guest speaker discussed the challenges and victories they have encountered along the way and how their cultural legacies have influenced their approach to life and success.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cHome is where your family is,\u201d Guerrero told host Michel Martin. \u201dAnd maybe I won\u2019t get that until my family is together. I\u2019m still trying to find home.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Guerrero talked about the importance of diversity in the media and how fortunate she is to be part of two very diverse shows. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;It&#8217;s showing, it&#8217;s representing us,&#8221; Guerrero said about shows like <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jane The Virgin<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, &#8220;I think we lack a representation of us [Hispanics] and I think that we&#8217;ve been calling to see ourselves in the media.&#8221; <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She understands the hardships that minorities encounter in the film industry. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe need to change the conversation we can\u2019t stand for comments like: \u2018Oh who gave this person a green card.\u2019 We can\u2019t have that bigotry floating around.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Guerrero\u2019s advice to Hollywood-watchers and aspiring actors is to be united against racism and resilient.<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe need to focus on the fact that we are a community and we are here together and we are stronger in numbers and just be super-resilient,\u201d Guerrero said after the panel. \u201cIn this country and in Hollywood in particular it\u2019s the last one standing.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At a recent discussion panel on immigration, actress Diane Guerrero kept wiping away tears from her cheeks. 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