Identity Quote by Melissa Barrera

“I crave the kind of representation where my identity is not the center and the most important part about the story that we're telling. I know it's necessary, and we do need the Latino and Latina stories to be getting told, and I want to do that. But I also just want to tell stories.” quote by Melissa Barrera — Download Open image

“I crave the kind of representation where my identity is not the center and the most important part about the story that we're telling. I know it's necessary, and we do need the Latino and Latina stories to be getting told, and I want to do that. But I also just want to tell stories.”

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