Inspiring the Latino Community

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Inspiring the Latino Community

When we have dreams we do everything possible to achieve them. We are sometimes faced with barriers that prevent, or make it harder for us to accomplish our goals. Latinos in the United States work hard to give their families a better life. Latinos all have faced many challenging circumstances in order to accomplish their dreams. Latinos look up to other Latinos and when they see other Latinos that have succeeded then they feel that they too can succeed in whatever they put their mind to. George Lopez is a Mexican American comedian and actor. He serves as a great role model for every Latino. He went through a lot of tough situations that made his life hard. George Lopez has not only served as a great example of a Latino accomplishing his goals through hard circumstances, but he has never forgotten where he comes from, he has always given back to the community and has also represented the Latino community in the United States in a positive way.

Lopez is a great example of a Latino that did not have an easy start. Lopez was born, and raised in Mission Hills, California. His father abandoned him when he was two years old. His father took his baby clothes, and

birth certificate with him (Lopez and Keteyian 17). Later Lopez, and his mother moved into his maternal grandmother’s house. His mother then abandoned him at the age of 10 years old, and his mother remarried. His mother hoped to begin a new life with her new husband. From that day on his grandmother, Benita Gutierrez and step-grandfather, Refugio Gutierrez took care of him. During his childhood, Lopez believed that his father was dead, but later discovered his existence through information told by his grandmother (Lopez and Keteyian 17-21). H...

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...s community because he has come so far. He is a great example of a Latino living the American dream.

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Lopez, George and Armen Keteyian. Why You Crying?: My Long, Hard Look at Life, Love, and Laughter. New York : Simon & Schuster, 2005. Print.

Markert, John. "The George Lopez Show": The Same Old Hispano?" Bilingual Review 28.2 (2007): 148-165. Academic Search Complete. Web. 2 May 2014.

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