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Latinos Who Inspire: Dan Guerrero

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    Throughout his career, Guerrero took time off from the stage and served as an agent for a young Sarah Jessica Parker and Fran Drescher, but later retu...

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Have -- inside your thought because you're ones are getting 2013 -- another week we have these are my -- silence from Fox News Latino.

I'm camels -- an item on the gentleman like time magazine and on Carlos -- -- -- junior managing editor well we're back to bring you more fat and unhappy.

You know how are you today was there and I didn't have a video -- an amazing time how -- that -- -- -- -- I.

I am so excited for 2013.

And all the possibilities Asean's -- -- well you know we're reading your winter storm hope.

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He's name is Dan Guerrero on men who caused the talk on the walk Guerrero it is the theater to tell this story about he -- Well I think you know.

And he doesn't -- comedy check it out.

Meet Dan Guerrero a pioneer who represents -- -- the he's a theatrical TrailBlazer who stars in game -- an autobiographical show that discusses the complexities of being gay and Latino.

And highlights his life's journey.

I grew up in -- LA and then I'm in New York to its theater performed for a few years but it was at a time when it was still very much the -- like -- And I looked a little on it we're sure and Dan got his star in the New York Broadway theater scene in the 1960s.

As a young -- Condo.

An exciting and awkward period in his life I don't know one needle and ball and a day like here is still very much ground mine.

Early sixties.

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After performing on Broadway.

-- became a theatrical agent for clients such as the young Sarah Jessica Parker.

He later moved back to Los Angeles and produced for television.

Including comedian Paul Rodriguez is acclaimed show behind bars.

He also wrote and began performing -- -- A big part of that show is about -- relationship with his father who once took Dan's best friend to lunch only to ask him his son was games.

Dad wants to know once and for all that his eldest son is gay and cargo spilled his guts -- the price of a leak out.

This gay Latino leader has advocated and marks for Latino rights during the span of his career.

He still fights to ensure Hollywood and Broadway are more inclusive to Latino story.

Dan wants to make sure other Latinos can shine in this -- Latinos.

Face the same issues.

It was better today that we did twenty years ago.

We still have so few.

Positive images it's hard it's it's very very hard gay or straight you know also in addition it's still very.

His cell -- you know prop -- Tino is a bridge attracting audiences of all backgrounds.

Not just Latinos actually -- -- -- a Mexican American.

Who is not -- Through this ourselves -- -- for people to understand what I'm Mexican American when she countless what it was like to -- At the same time it's gay history.

We know what it was like being gay in New York in early sixties it was not like today you know young people like you couldn't even hold.

No as a leader.

-- hopes that the show will continue to be an inspiration.

And serve as a tool for empowerment for other LG BT Martina it's just a lot of work to do.

And again there's no magic pill how do we get together we we we just will -- common needs.

My comments struggles.

We want to improve.

People's perceptions of -- -- want to do positive images.

And so those are things that unite us as it.

While Carlos you know the most interest and beat Colorado and -- -- everything they're just like the regular people like you and -- Grant Thornton and thank you so much.

Looking back at the archives of my lifestyle I've shot that we are remembering that three top headline that caught our attention in 2012 -- -- and -- -- -- I when she announced her pregnancy until the wall she kept a secret from later this Colombian finger use YouTube to thank her final foursome or has made you know it's one of the most famous great interest stories ever.

The baby's father is her boyfriend soccer player -- out of the -- You know when the belly started showing up -- you admitted to the pregnancy and she told a German television station that.

Get out -- the best thing that ever happened to her and that the child it's a boy believes it out bounced right after silence then -- the -- -- wasn't exactly a definite is that a break.

And I planned to become a mother and obviously given that hardliners in 2000 from west Puerto Rican singer Marc Anthony.

For -- -- -- -- -- in -- correct -- stuff right we acknowledge developers and building an orphanage in the Dominican Republic.

He organized the -- is Chicago that helped raise 200000.

Dollars for the construction costs.

Also he's scored -- in 2012 I think -- -- X-Factor with Simon Cowell.

Mentoring contestants and helping to -- The best of the current delays and so mark I'm thirty now the moment that we've all been waiting for not got celebrity who met most hardliners personally -- -- in 2000 talk.

Of course the Mexicans finger and -- -- I -- to just lounge that really is her new album I'll be -- -- -- but it seemed well until the point that the ads feature without being -- my -- on the Colbert.

Her nearest of -- was -- certify plots than in Mexico -- Ali up also has an appearance on the today show with Tony Bennett that was recent.

Despite the loss of her mother -- me she's still finally started to -- the best of her fans the -- was recently in New York City.

Passing out clothing sleeping bags and it provided.

Other much needed support to victims of hurricanes and he.

Market with the Mexican consulate in the Big Apple to also help raise much made a phone for those who needed it what a great sound performed opinions of these people -- -- back to the community on the right.

Well it's not as good check it out mark on the program I -- councilman -- we have for now thanks for watching.

These are folks who slept in on coming from -- And I'm Carlos why your god you don't we'll see you next time you're better -- violent.