An American Story
[HarperCollins] In this timely memoir, an Amazon “Editors’ Picks for best biographies,” Wilmer Valderrama looks back on his journey from a tiny town in Venezuela to the big city of Los Angeles—how he found work in Hollywood as an unproven Latino actor, and used his determination and success to build a new life for himself, his family, and many others.
Raised by two hard working parents as they navigated their family through a rapidly changing country and the rise of Venezuela’s controversial former leader Hugo Chavez, Valderrama delves into his family’s flight from their home and the challenges of immigrating to the United States.
Valderrama has starred in many movies and TV shows, including That 70s Show, Larry Crowne, Handy Manny, Encanto, From Dusk ‘Til Dawn, Grey’s Anatomy, Fast Food Nation, and as special agent Nick Torres in CBS’s hit show NCIS.
Today he honors the U.S. troops as a USO Global Ambassador, works with the voting rights organization Voto Latino, sits on the National Hispanic Media Coalition’s (NHMC) Visionary Alliance, and runs his production company, WV Entertainment, where he develops and produces projects.
