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In the Country We Love: My Family Divided

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Diane Guerrero
Diane Guerrero

Diane Guerrero, born on July 21, 1986, is an American actress. She gained widespread acclaim for her role as Ana Maria Ramirez in the television series 'Orange Is the New Black'. Guerrero has appeared in numerous television shows and films, showcasing her versatile acting skills. more

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“With just about every script, in almost every corner of the set, I was faced with the truth: This was my parents' life. My mother had sat in handcuffs; my father had once worn an orange jumpsuit like the dozens that sat folded in our wardrobe department. For the other actors and me on our show, this was all fantasy, the re-creation of a world we knew little about; for Mami and Papi, it could not have been any more real or painful...I've had so many scenes in which Flaca & I are doing the dirty work, like cleaning the kitchen or mopping the floors, which is when I think of my parents most. Long before they ended up in prison, they'd spent years handling the nastiest jobs, the ones often avoided by others. Manual labor. Low pay. No respect. They must've felt so trapped. It must've been so hard for them to maintain their dignity when others looked down on them or, worse, didn't see them at all.”

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