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Hollywood Latinos ‘Devastated’ and Even Bedridden as Trump Era Beckons
The Wrap ^ | November 17, 2016 | Meriah Doty

Posted on 11/20/2016 5:03:44 AM PST by TigerLikesRooster

Hollywood Latinos ‘Devastated’ and Even Bedridden as Trump Era Beckons

“It’s a warning sign,” an insider tells TheWrap

Meriah Doty | November 17, 2016 @ 3:24 PM

Yannina Diaz gave birth to her son soon after President Obama’s election, and thought the world had changed. But it changed for her again when Donald Trump was elected.

“Now I fear for my child and I fear for myself,” said Diaz, publicity director at the Jim Henson Company. “That he will have the same obstacles I did.”

Few in Hollywood were happy about Donald Trump’s victory. But for entertainment-industry Latinos like Diaz, it was especially painful to see Trump win ? especially after he said early in his campaign that many Mexicans who come to the United States bring crime and drugs, and are “rapists.”

Diaz said that when she recounted her fears to one of her non-Latino colleagues, “She broke down in tears. She knows her children don’t face the same obstacles.”

Reaching out to Hollywood Latinos for their stories, TheWrap heard of several at studios and agencies who were so disappointed after Trump’s win that they didn’t make it into work.

“I was in bed for almost two days after this election,” Hillary Clinton supporter actress Eva Longoria told “Extra” host Mario Lopez. She took to Instagram the day after the election to share that she had a “broken heart.”

(Excerpt) Read more at thewrap.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: hollywood; latino; trump
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To: Caipirabob

My wife is originally from Cuba, and she was whole-heartedly for Trump. Even more than I was, I must say.


41 posted on 11/20/2016 3:49:53 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: TigerLikesRooster

Eva Longoria is a deranged, hateful, racist Communist bitch.


42 posted on 11/20/2016 5:15:24 PM PST by fieldmarshaldj (Je Suis Pepe)
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To: dfwgator

She knows a bloodthirsty Communist tyrant in Hillary when she sees one.


43 posted on 11/20/2016 5:16:28 PM PST by fieldmarshaldj (Je Suis Pepe)
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