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John Leguizamo admits he wouldn't 'go in the sun' FOR YEARS to stay 'light skinned' for roles

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He's one of the most respected Latin American actors of his generation.But John Leguizamo revealed on Monday that early in his career he did everything in his power to keep his skin light in hopes of winning choice roles.In a new interview for the Academy Award's Seen series, the 57-year-old actor and comedian admitted that he tried to stay out of the sun 'for years' because he though darker-skinned Latin actors weren't getting roles of the same quality as lighter-skinned stars.

Speaking out: John Leguizamo, 57, admitted he avoided the sun to keep his skin lighter early in his career in hopes of getting higher-profile roles in an interview Monday with the Academy Awards' Seen series; seen in 2019 in NYC'I definitely would not go in the sun for years.

It was a conscious thing because I could work,' Leguizamo shared.His fears of appearing too brown were derived from noticing which Latin actors seemed to make it big in the film industry. 'All the Latinos that made it so far, a lot of them were all light-skinned,' he continued.'What happened to all the Afro-Latinos and the majority of indigenous Latinos?

They don't get a shot, you know. So, there's a lot of things we got to deal with in Hollywood, and we got to fix, and we got to speak out and we got to speak up.' No tan: 'I definitely would not go in the sun for years.

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