Before achieving success in her career, Guerrero went into debt, abused alcohol, became depressed and nearly committed suicide before a therapist helped her find her way. Her parents divorced her brother separated from his American wife, and their daughter became a troubled teen and eventually landed in prison. Throughout her young adulthood, Guerrero maintained contact with and occasionally visited her family in Colombia. Her big break came in the Netflix series "Orange is the New Black." She lived with families of friends, worked at odd jobs, took out loans to attend college, graduated and then began to claw for roles on film and TV. "In a nation that values keeping families together and safeguarding children, I was invisible," she writes. Her mami and papi had been arrested and shortly were deported to Colombia.įor the next few years, Guerrero, afraid and alone, flew under the radar. In 2001, while she was a new student at the Boston Arts Academy, Guerrero came home to an empty house, her father’s work boots muddy and lying in the hallway, an uncooked pot of rice on the stove. The saga follows both Guerrero's struggles to achieve in the competitive world of television entertainment and the toll that her parents' deportation took. She expands on that theme - and tells her life story to date (she's 30) - in her memoir "In the Country We Love," published in May. Guerrero's piece went on to argue for reasonable and humane treatment of undocumented immigrants as well as for immigration reform. My real story is this: I am the citizen daughter of immigrant parents who were deported when I was 14. In 'Jane the Virgin,' I play Lina, Jane's best friend and a funny know-it-all who is quick to offer advice. "In 'Orange Is the New Black,' I play Maritza Ramos, a tough Latina from the 'hood. In November 2014, an op-ed piece by Latina actress Diane Guerrero was published in the Los Angeles Times.
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