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The Bodyguard remake writer says lead role played by Whitney Houston will be a young Latina
MatthewLópez made history this past weekend at the 74th Tony Awards when he became the first Latinoplaywright to win the award for Best Play for The Inheritance.Now, following the announcement that he's been hired to write the remake of the popular 1992 film The Bodyguard, which originally starred Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner, it's been revealed that Lopez is putting a spin of sorts on the storyline.The American playwright and screenwriter, who's of Puerto Rican heritage from Florida, has decided Houston's character, Rachel Marron,will be a 'young Latina.' The Bodyguard remake film will have a 'young Latina' in the lead role that originally played by Whitney Houston, according to screenwriterMatthew López'It's so much fun,' López, 44,