![]() ![]() Guerrero, their only child together (she has an older half-brother, who was also eventually deported), was born in the States, and grew up poor but happy in tiny apartments in various hardscrabble Boston neighborhoods. They fled to the U.S., overstayed their temporary visas, and attempted to cobble together a living, working day and night at menial jobs. Guerrero’s parents came of age in rural Colombia at a particularly violent time in that country’s history. ![]() Her new memoir, In the Country We Love, which the actress wrote with the help of Michelle Burford, is the story of how and why and what came next. ![]() ![]() government, having effectively orphaned a minor, never once checked up on her. At the age of 14, Guerrero saw both her parents detained and deported back to their native Colombia. If you pay attention to the debate around immigration reform, you may remember Guerrero’s much-discussed 2014 Los Angeles Times op-ed, in which she outed herself, an American citizen, as the daughter of undocumented immigrants. The 29-year-old actress has spent the past few years making a name for herself on the small screen, with meaty roles in Netflix’s Orange Is the New Black (as feisty tough girl Maritza) and on the CW’s Jane the Virgin (as Jane’s lifelong best friend, Lina). There’s a good chance you’ve heard of Diane Guerrero. ![]()
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