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Oscars: Mexican Actor Gael García Bernal Denounces Trump Border Wall

HeadlineFeb 27, 2017

Mexican actor Gael García Bernal denounced Trump’s border wall, while announcing the Oscar for best animated feature film. “White Helmets” won the Oscar for best documentary short subject. In their acceptance speech, the directors read a statement from Raed Saleh, the head of the organization, calling on people “to work on the side of life, to stop the bloodshed in Syria and around the world.”

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