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Rosario Dawson says getting Latino youth to vote has become a “critical” life mission.
The successful actress, who was out on Tuesday encouraging young students in New York City to vote as part of “Voter Registration Day,” tells Fox News Latino that fellow Latino actors Wilmer Valderrama and America Ferrera have been pillars in helping her get young people interested in the upcoming elections.
“We are just doing as much as we can to get people to register because this is so critical,” Dawson told Fox News Latino.
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“[Valderrama] is so wonderful! He just directed our next set of PSAs (Public Service Announcements.) The thing that is so remarkable about the work with Voto Latino is that it is a huge group of people…all volunteers [including] students who come and work. So if I can’t be there for something or Wilmer can’t be there, the movement does not suffer.”
Dawson says that having been a part of the Democratic National Convention was inspiring. Read the full article on FOX NEWS Latino.
