Diane Guerrero Biography
Diane Guerrero is an American actress and author. She is known for her role as inmate Maritza Ramos on the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black and Lina on Jane the Virgin.
Diane Guerrero Age
How old is Guerrero? She is 36 years old as of 2023. Guerrero was born on July 21, 86, in Passaic, New Jersey, U.S. She celebrates her birthday on the 21st of July every year.
Diane Guerrero Education
She attended Boston Arts Academy, a performing arts high school, where she was in the music department. Among her high school activities was singing with a jazz group, but she anticipated pursuing political science and communications in college.
Diane Guerrero Height
She stands on an average height of 5 Feet 4 inches and weighs around 55kgs.
Diane Guerrero Family
She was born in New Jersey to Colombian parents and raised in Boston, Massachusetts. Her parents and older brother were deported back to Colombia when she was 14. She has not revealed information regarding her family members, this information is currently under review and will be updated soon.

Diane Guerrero Husband
She has not revealed whether she is in a relationship as she likes to keep her personal life private. However, this information is under review and will be updated as soon as it is available.
Diane Guerrero Children
She has not revealed whether she has children as she likes to keep her personal life private. However, this information is under review and will be updated as soon as it is available.
Diane Guerrero Young
Guerrero was born in New Jersey to Colombian parents and raised in Boston, Massachusetts. As the only member of her immediate family with United States citizenship, she remained in the U.S. when her parents and older brother were deported back to Colombia when she was 14 after unsuccessfully pursuing legal citizenship. Guerrero has since become a strong advocate for immigration reform.
Guerrero was raised in the Jamaica Plain and Roxbury neighborhoods of Boston after being taken in by other Colombian families. She attended Boston Arts Academy, a performing arts high school, where she was in the music department. Among her high school activities was singing with a jazz group, but she anticipated pursuing political science and communications in college. Her first job after college was in a law office.
In 2010, at age 24, Guerrero decided to pursue a career in acting. That same year, she appeared in the music video for Boston-based R&B singer Louie Bello’s song “Faces”. In 2011, she moved to New York City and studied acting at the Susan Batson Studios, where she met her manager Josh Taylor.
Diane Guerrero Career
In 2012, Guerrero has cast in Orange Is the New Black in the role of Maritza Ramos, a Bronx-bred character with Colombian roots. For season 2, she was part of the cast that earned recognition for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series at the 21st Screen Actors Guild Awards. The cast earned recognition for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series again at the 22nd Screen Actors Guild Awards and 23rd Screen Actors Guild Awards. She remained part of the show through season 5.
Guerrero was cast in a recurring role on The CW series Jane the Virgin in 2014. In February 2015, Guerrero starred as the female lead in CBS’ television pilot for Super Clyde, but the show was not picked up for series. In 2017, Guerrero was cast in a regular role for season 2 of Superior Donuts. Guerrero has appeared in the films Emoticon ;), Peter and John, and Happy Yummy Chicken. In 2018, she is due to appear in the films Beyond Control and The Godmother.
Diane Guerrero Achievement
In 2016, Guerrero released In the Country We Love My Family Divided, a memoir about her parents being detained and deported when she was 14. The book was written by Michelle Burford and published by Henry Holt and Co. A drama based on her memoir was picked up by CBS, to be developed into a drama executive produced by Jennie Snyder Urman, Ben Silverman, and Paul Sciarrotta, with Snyder attached as the showrunner. Guerrero was initially set to play the lead. In 2017, CBS decided to pass on the project but was picked up by Fox. As of January 2018, no pilot for the series has been ordered.
Following the release of In the Country, We Love: My Family Divided, Guerrero also released My Family Divided, a memoir similar to her previous work but for younger children. One of the main reasons she wanted to cater this book to a younger audience is because she felt like kids who were in similar situations as her own had no knowledge of how to deal with it. In an interview with the Washington Post, she says “I never read anything close to my story. I had no reference point. I felt really alone.”
In July 2018, Guerrero joined the cast of the DC Universe series Doom Patrol as Crazy Jane. The series debuted in 2019. Since April 2018, Guerrero has hosted the Hello Sunshine podcast How It Is.
Diane Guerrero Advocacy
After openly speaking about her immigrant parents in an article for the Los Angeles Times, Guerrero became an advocate for the immigrant community. She volunteers and is an ambassador for the Immigration Legal Resource Center, a nonprofit organization, that aims to educate people about issues in the immigrant community. She also became a board member for Mi Familia Vote, a national nonprofit organization that seeks to engage communities for social justice.
In September 2015, she was named one of the Presidential Ambassadors for Citizenship and Naturalization by Barack Obama. On May 24, 2018, she was recognized at the 2018 Phillip Burton Immigration & Civil Rights Awards for the work she continues to do.
Diane Guerrero Book
- In the Country We Love
- My Family Divided: One Girl’s Journey of Home, Loss, and Hope.
Diane Guerrero Orange Is The New Black
She played the role of Maritza Ramos.
Her role on Orange Is the New Black has contributed to three consecutive wins for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series.
Diane Guerrero Doom Patrol
She has signed on to the upcoming “Doom Patrol” series at the DC streaming service.
Diane Guerrero In The Country We Love
In 2016, Guerrero released In the Country We Love: My Family Divided a memoir about her parents being detained and deported when she was fourteen. The book was written by Michelle Burford and published by Henry Holt and Co.
Diane Guerrero Immigration
She is an advocate for immigration reform.
Diane Guerrero Dc
Guerrero has signed on to the upcoming “Doom Patrol” series at the DC streaming service, DC Universe.
Diane Guerrero My Family Divided
She is the author of In the Country We Love: My Family Divided, a memoir about her parents being detained and deported when she was fourteen
Diane Guerrero Quotes
- “My work on Orange has taught me this: Human beings are not categorically bad because of their mistakes. They can learn from their errors and get back on track. No one should be forever written off because of one part of his or her history.”
- “We don’t do all our growing up between birth and adolescence or even our twenties. If we’re fortunate, we never stop.”
- “Our passions don’t just compel us; they can also heal us.”
- “You’ve gotta be careful who you share your big dreams with. People often piss on them. Some will even talk you out of your aspirations, mostly because they’ve given up on their own.”
- “Truth is, among low-wage earners busting their tails to make the rent, one’s feelings are seldom discussed or acknowledged. Emotional wellness is a First World luxury.”
- “The day you finally start dealing with your past is the day you stop dragging it into the present.”
- “Just as one moment can bring despair, it can also lead to a new beginning. A different life. A dream for moving onward and upward rather than backward.”
- “The worst thing I could’ve done would have been to deny myself the opportunity because of fear or feeling like I didn’t deserve it.”
- “That was one thing I could be sure of, that my mother loved me. Fuck anyone who tried to come between us.”
- “In some ways, the heartache we feel for our loved ones is deeper, rawer, than any we could feel for ourselves.”
- “The worst thing I could’ve done would have been to deny myself the opportunity because of fear or feeling like I didn’t deserve it. It was one of those times when I really saw the power of having a dream and making it come true, no matter the obstacles.”
Diane Guerrero Films
Year |
Title |
Role |
2019 |
Justice League vs. The Fatal Five |
Jessica Cruz (voice) |
2016 |
Happy Yummy Chicken |
Cheryl Davis |
2015 |
Beyond Control |
Tasha |
Love Comes Later |
|
|
Peter and John |
Lucia |
|
2014 |
Emoticon 😉 |
Amanda Nevins |
My Man Is a Loser |
Malea |
|
2012 |
Open Vacancy |
Tatiana |
Saved by the Pole |
Princess |
|
2011 |
Detour |
Angela |
Ashley/Amber |
Ashley |
|
Festival |
Ivan Model 2 |
|
TBD |
Beyond Control |
Tasha |
Diane Guerrero Tv Shows
Year |
Title |
Role |
2019–present |
Doom Patrol |
Crazy Jane |
2018 |
Elena of Avalor |
Vestia (voice) |
2017–2018 |
Superior Donuts |
Sofia |
2015 |
Super Clyde |
Maddy |
2014–present |
Jane the Virgin |
Lina Santillan |
2014 |
Taxi Brooklyn |
Carmen Lopez |
2013–2017 |
Orange Is the New Black |
Maritza Ramos |
2013 |
Blue Bloods |
Carmen |
Person of Interest |
Ashley |
|
2012 |
Are We There Yet? |
Stacey |
2011 |
Body of Proof |
Sara Gonzales |
Diane Guerrero Net Worth
She has an estimated salary ranging between $70,000 – $125,000 and has an estimated net worth of $1 Million -$5 Million which she earns from his career.