A Quote by Roberto Aguire

A Latino actor can't play this and a Latino actor can't play that because they're Latino. — © Roberto Aguire
A Latino actor can't play this and a Latino actor can't play that because they're Latino.

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It's interesting: I think, as a Latino actor, the biggest challenge is being called 'Latino' because immediately, the world has a perception of what that means.
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