THE DIARY 10: Pedro Pascal - The Latest of Us

The many angles of Pascal’s story will sound familiar to anyone who, for any reason, has looked to create a life far from home, in a different place, in a different country. Immigration, a word that over a century ago used to have an air of possibility and optimism, has become a politically charged issue and a humanitarian crisis that forces the displacement of millions of people fleeing war, violence, and economic or environmental catastrophe. The fact that Pascal mentioned Pinochet and his parents story in his monologue reveals that, maybe, not even growing up as a regular California kid in California was enough to erase the scars of a forced migration.