{"id":8040,"date":"2020-01-25T14:38:12","date_gmt":"2020-01-25T13:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.queerlion.it\/?p=8040"},"modified":"2020-01-28T14:47:11","modified_gmt":"2020-01-28T13:47:11","slug":"usa-the-wrap-guatemalan-actor-enrique-salanic-blocked-from-entering-us-to-promote-lgbt-film-jose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.queerlion.it\/en\/usa-the-wrap-guatemalan-actor-enrique-salanic-blocked-from-entering-us-to-promote-lgbt-film-jose\/","title":{"rendered":"Usa, The Wrap: Guatemalan Actor Enrique Salanic Blocked From Entering US to Promote LGBT Film \u2018Jos\u00e9\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

U.S. embassy has twice denied his non-immigrant visa applications, citing a concern that he is a \u201cflight risk\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Guatemalan actor Enrique Salanic has been blocked from entering the United States ahead of the U.S. premiere of his award-winning movie \u201cJos\u00e9,\u201d in which he stars.<\/p>\n

The film premieres in New York City on Jan. 31, but according to distributor Outsider Pictures, Salanic is still campaigning to be granted entry to the U.S. \u201cJos\u00e9\u201d has received critical praise so far, having already won the Queer Lion at the Venice Film Festival<\/strong> and a handful of other awards.<\/p>\n

Attempts to bring the actor to the states have been fruitless. According to Outsider, the U.S. embassy in Guatemala has twice denied his non-immigrant visa applications, citing a concern that he is a \u201cflight risk\u201d because he lives with his parents in Guatemala and has no permanent address in the U.S.<\/p>\n

\u201cDenying Enrique Salanic his entry visa to promote his work in a film produced, financed and distributed by American citizens and companies represents just one way in which the current administration\u2019s immigration rules impact U.S. businesses, and it perpetuates the negative impression the world has of America. Denying entry to a man who has already successfully studied in the U.S. just because he is from Guatemala is unjust and cruel,\u201d Outsider Pictures\u2019 Paul Hudson said.<\/p>\n

Robert Rosenberg of Outsider Pictures also told TheWrap, \u201cIt broke my heart that such a talented young actor like Enrique, who is the star of our movie, is being thwarted in pursuing his career by our own government in the U.S. Our policies should encourage this kind of ambition and success, not trap Central Americans in their countries, as if they were less than human.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a statement on the creation of the film \u2014 which focuses on Salanic\u2019s young, gay character falling in love for the first time while living with his mother in Guatemala \u2014 director Li Cheng discussed the movie\u2019s cultural relevance.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018Jos\u00e9\u2019 is really a page ripped from today\u2019s news headlines,\u201d he said. \u201cThe crises of young people, single mothers and dark-skinned peoples in Guatemala frames the film\u2019s story. Guatemala has become an increasingly violent and dangerous place, where more than half the people live in poverty. Indeed most of the children separated from their parents and locked in dog-like cages in Texas (shocking people around the world) are Guatemalan, not Mexican, as is often claimed.\u201d<\/p>\n

A representative for the embassy did not immediately return a request for comment.<\/p>\n

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