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Latin actress slams ex-husband
for gay role
GLAAD calls Niurka Marcos'
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compiled by Q-Notes staff
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — The Gay &
Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation
(GLADD) is condemning Latin actress Niurka
Marcos’ use of defamatory anti-gay comments
during interviews aired in early July on
Univision, Televisa, Telefutura, Telemundo and
Azteca America.
Marcos’ ex-husband, Bobby Larios, is star
ring in “Descarados” (Shameless), a play in
which Larios will portray “Lejo,” a gay man
who struggles with his sexual orientation
before findly coming out to his friends.
In interviews, Marcos called Larios’ sexual
ity into question simply because he’s playing a
gay character. “I believe the times I lived with
him he wasn’t ga)’ Marcos said of Larios on
Televisa’s “La Oreja,” a celebrity gossip shov/,
on July 4. “J don’t know what he did with his
body, his soul, his feelings. At that time when I
left him, he was normal.”
into question just to promote a play’ Marcos
said. “He’s going to have to clean up his image
Latin actress claims ex-hubbie is gay: ‘I
don’t know what he did with his body,
his soul, his feelings. At that time when
I left him, he was normal.’
— Niurka Marcos
Marcos also denigrated Larios during a
paparazzi-like press moment that was broad
cast July 5 on Univision’s “El Gordo y la Flaca,”
Teleftitura’s “Escdndalo T\^’Azteca America’s
“Ventaneando” and Telemundo’s “Cotorreando.”
She said that Larios would have to “clean up his
image” in the wake of publicity photos for
“Descarados” featuring Larios and former
music group MDO member Clover.
“I would never put my sexual orientation
Latin actor Bobby Larios says he’s not
gay — but doesn’t have a problem with
gay people.
at least for three months.”
“When Niurka Marcos makes these kinds
of offensive comments in the media, it creates
a permissive environment for other actors and
performers, not to mention millions of view
ers, to demean lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender people,” said Mdnica Taher,
GLAAD’s People of Color Media Strategy
Director. “Straight actors playing gay roles is
something we see every day. The idea of ques
tioning an actor’s sexual orientation because
he’s portraying a gay character is simply
ridiculous.”
GLAAD is contacting Marcos’ representa
tive to discuss this issue. “We want Marcos to
stop making such uninformed, offensive com
ments,” Taher said. “Additionally, media must
accept its responsibility to stop rewarding
such ignorance with uncritical coverage.”
Marcos played “Paula Marfa Conde” on
Univision/Televisa’s hit novela “La Fea Mds
Bella,” which also featured a sensationalistic
gay character, played by actor Sergio Mayer.
According to reports in a handfol of Latin
gossip tabloids, Larios — who says he doesn’t
have a problem with gay people at all — denies
he’s gay. He insists that photos of him embracing
anodier man currently circulating in the media
were part of his rdiearsal for “Descarados.”!
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