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Caribbean-born actors represent in 'Black Panther'

The Caribbean was well represented in the blockbuster hit Black Panther.
 
Among the shining stars of Marvel Studios' superhero movie were Letitia Wright from Guyana and Winston Duke of Trinidad & Tobago, who gave notable performances in the Hollywood blockbuster.
 
The pair are riding the success of the record setting film.
 
Wright, 24, was born in Guyana but moved to London as a child. She plays Shuri, the sister of T'Challa, the prince who becomes ruler of the fictional African kingdom of Wakanda and reigning Black Panther.
 
Tobago-born actor Duke, 31, moved to the U.S. with his family when he was nine years old.
 
Based on the Marvel comic book series that started in the mid-1960s, Black Panther stars Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong'o and Angella Bassett, among others. 
 
Along with Boseman, Wright and Duke appear in the Avengers sequel, which opens in May.
 


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