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A Gina Torres Appreciation Post

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backlash of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s In The Heights film adaptation, a larger conversation around colorism and representation of darker-skinned Afro-Latinx folks has emerged.

Unfortunately, this conversation has always been at the forefront for one Afro-Cubana in particular who has been using her platform as an actress to uplift necessary messaging about colorism within and toward the Latin community.As the daughter of Cuban immigrants, Gina Torres has always noted the importance of representation for Latinos with darker skin, and on Twitter, she’s finally getting her flowers for during so.

Hair Love author Matthew A. Cherry tweeted of Torres’ talent following the HBO Max movie’s controversy writing, “The way Gina Torres would have destroyed In.

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