When fame puts on the shirt (and it’s not an influencer)
Ah, Los Angeles: land of smog, broken dreams and, lately, anti-immigrant raids that seem straight out of a bad episode of “The Handmaid’s Tale”. In the midst of this chaos, Diego Boneta—yes, the same one who made us cry with Luis Miguel—decided that his role as an actor was no excuse to remain silent. And here we are, liking his speech because, #SorryNotSorry, someone had to say it.
“No to violence, but not to fear”: Boneta’s mantra
In an interview with EL UNIVERSAL, the singer and actor dropped the bomb (figuratively, because violence = zero): “It breaks my soul to see how they treat our people”. Sure, it’s not like we expected him to say “pass the popcorn” while families are separated, but his call to action was as intense as a soap opera finale. Of course, with a twist: “If we get violent, we give them excuses to justify their barbarity”. Touché, Diego. Touché.
But be careful, this is not a “suck it up”. Boneta was clear: “Fear is not an option”. The recipe? Union, loud voice and a lot of social pressure—without throwing a single Molotov cocktail, because #NotToday—. “What they do is inhumane,” he concluded, and we, from our sofas, nodded while we retweeted with fury.
From actor to writer (and closet activist)
In case you didn’t know (and if not, what rock do you live in?), the Mexican has just debuted as a writer with The Mystery of Alejandro Velasco. Is it a coincidence that your book talks about suspense while real life seems like a dystopian thriller? #Nope. But between signings and promotions, Boneta does not lose sight of what is important: “This goes beyond politics; it is moral, it is ethical”. Translation: we cannot normalize hate.
And although it may sound like an award speech cliché, he is right. If even in Stranger Things the team comes together to defeat the monsters, why can’t we do the same? #TeamLatino, where are they?
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