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Diane Guerrero          

Immigration Reform Activist & Actress Known for "Orange is the New Black" & "Jane The Virgin"

Diane Guerrero was just 14 when her parents were detained and deported. Born in the U.S., she was able to remain in the country and continue her education, depending on the kindness of family friends who took her in and helped her build a life and a successful acting career. She recounts her story in her memoir, “In The Country We Love,” a moving, heartbreaking story of one woman’s extraordinary resilience in the face of the nightmarish struggles of undocumented residents in this country.

Guerrero has, from an early age, had an affinity for the arts. After graduating high school, she received a degree in political science and communication; however, she quickly realized her passion lay in performance art, and moved to New York to pursue her dreams. Guerrero subsequently appeared on numerous television series and is best known for her roles as “Maritza Ramos” on the Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated Netflix series “Orange Is The New Black” (for which she received three Screen Actors Guild awards) and as Lina in CW’s break-out hit, “Jane The Virgin.” She recently wrapped a co-lead in the Sony/CBS pilot “Distefano,” from the creators of “How I Met Your Mother.”

In 2015, Guerrero was nominated by President Obama to be a White House Ambassador for Citizenship and Naturalization. She is an outspoken advocate for common sense, comprehensive immigration reform and has worked with Immigrant Legal Resource Center and Mi Familia Vota, a nonpartisan Latino civic engagement organization to promote citizenship and voter registration.

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Actor Diane Guerrero on embracing her Hispanic roots and ...
Few TV shows have impacted diversity on screen like “Orange Is the New Black” and “Jane the Virgin.” Breakthrough actor Diane Guerrero happens to star in ...
Actress Diane Guerrero Recounts Her Family's Deportation Ordeal ...
In June, at a Families Belong Together march protesting the separation of migrant parents from their children at the border, the actress Diane Guerrero gave an ...
Actress Diane Guerrero on family separations: "I know what it feels ...
Orange Is the New Black” actress Diane Guerrero revisits her family's separation in a new children's book.
Actress Diane Guerrero Rallies Latino Voter Registration Volunteers ...
PHOENIX, Arizona — Actress Diane Guerrero told a room full of volunteers who are out registering Latinos to vote in Arizona that telling their personal stories is ...
Actress Diane Guerrero Set To Release Upcoming Book 'In the ...
In her new book, In the Country We Love, Orange Is the New Black's Diane Guerrero is opening up about her parents being deported when she was in high  ...
Diane Guerrero To Star In CBS Drama From 'Jane the Virgin ...
Jane the Virgin recurring guest star Diane Guerrero will star in CBS immigration drama.
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Out Of The Shadows, TV Star Shines A Light On Immigration : NPR
Actress Diane Guerrero now stars on shows Jane the Virgin and Orange Is the New Black. But when she was a teenager, her parents were deported. She tells ...
Revelations From The Stars Of 'Orange Is The New Black'
This image released by Netflix shows Kate Mulgrew, from left, Diane Guerrero, Selenis Leyva, Jessica Pimentel, Jackie Cruz and Dascha Polanco in a scene ...
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