REPORTAGE Is Lupita
REPORTAGE Is Lupita Nyong’o African or Mexican? The American-based actress is African since she is a Kenyan by nationality. However, she is also Mexican by birth. For the love of her motherland, Lupita regularly visits her native home in Kenya. Sometimes, she flies in unnoticed and heads to her parent’s home in Kisumu. She keeps a low profile from the public whenever she visits. Being born of a prominent political figure and being in the limelight as a celebrity actress, privacy is a big deal. Lupita has 15 awards in her career. Her first picture, 12 Years a Slave, earned her an Oscar (2013). She has won two SAG Awards and a Daytime Emmy for her work in the industry. 24 www.glamsquadmagazine.com
REPORTAGE Eclipsed (2015) was her Broadway debut. The role of a teenage orphan earned her a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play. Aside from performing, Lupita promotes historic preservation. She is vocal about eliminating sexual harassment, working for women’s and animal rights. In 2014, People named her the most beautiful woman. In 2019, Nyong’o wrote a children’s book named Sulwe. It became a number-one New York Times Best-Seller. That same year, Nyong’o narrated the Discovery Channel docuseries Serengeti. Again, it booked her a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Narrator. In 2020, Nyong’o became one of Africa’s “50 Most Powerful Women” according to Forbes. www.glamsquadmagazine.com 25
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