"It’s their continued perspective of who we are. They don’t know we’re very much a part of this country and that we make up every part of this country."
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On the challenges facing Latino actors in “Lupe Ontiveros, Respected Actress and Activist Dies at 69” in Remezcla
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Lupe Ontiveros
Guadalupe "Lupe" Ontiveros (September 17, 1942 – July 26, 2012) was an American actress.
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