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The speaker says she believed her story mattered, but she did not expect it to become real or be heard publicly. It reflects both confidence in her experience and surprise at how things unfolded.
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About Diane Guerrero
American actress and singer
Diane Guerrero is an American actress and singer. She is known for playing Maritza Ramos in the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black, Lina in Jane the Virgin, and Kay Challis, also called Crazy Jane, in Doom Patrol. Her work on Orange Is the New Black was part of three consecutive Screen Actors Guild Award wins for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series. She is also the author of In the Country We Love: My Family Divided, a memoir shaped by her parents' detention and deportation when she was fourteen. Her voice roles include Jessica Cruz, Green Lantern, in Justice League vs. the Fatal Five, and Isabela Madrigal in Encanto.
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