Letitia Wright Guyana
Letitia Wright, best known for her role in the Black Panther film arrived in her home country of Guyana on Friday 27, January.
A brief reception was held at the airport, where the popular actor was serenaded by dances, drumming and steel pan music.
The movie star spoke during a short reception and said as she was landing in Guyana, recalled the day she and her mom left Guyana when she was 8 years old to travel to England.
Wright said she remembered when she was a little girl leaving Guyana and not knowing how much she would miss here and mean to this country for years to come.
She described herself as humble, as coming from a humble family and humble background and using every opportunity to use her talent for good.
“I am proud to be Guyanese”.
Minister of Tourism Oneidge Walrond was on hand to welcome the Black Panther star where she expressed thanks to Wright and her family for accepting the invitation to return home.
The Minister of Tourism told Wright Guyana is so proud of her and every single child of the soil is ‘ours’ and bringing the actor to Guyana is ‘a small token of our love to recognise you as the star that you are’.
Walrond told Wright that every time the young people see her they are so excited and abuzz ‘because they see themselves in you’.
“Thank you for bringing that hope to our young people. We want you to get reacquainted with the Guyana you left so long ago. Thank you for accepting our invitation and our love.”
Wright, 29, was born in Georgetown, Guyana on October 31, 1993.
She is well known for her outstanding portrayal as ‘Shuri’ in the Marvel Cinematic Universal Film Black Panther.
