Latino Stars Who Have Conquered Their Demons

By Mariela Rosario | 04/21/2011 - 18:00 | 2 Comments

Demi Lovato recently admitted that she is struggling with bipolar disorder and her first big TV interview since entering a Chicago-area rehab clinic to fight her self-destructive urges is airing tomorrow on ABC news. Over the last few weeks, we’ve been really impressed by Demi’s openness and honesty about the mental and emotional issues she is fighting. These are problems so many young women suffer with in silence and for her to put a face to something so personal is truly brave.

But she’s not the first star to struggle with personal demons and come out on top. Here are a few Latino stars that have risen above and beyond their personal problems to shine bigger and brighter than ever:

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Nicole Richie

Nicole Richie fought a very public battle with addictions before becoming the loving and healthy mother and successful businesswoman she currently is. Adopted by famous soul singer Lionel Richie when she was just three years old, Nicole abused drugs and alcohol for most of her teen years and well into her twenties. After a string of arrests, the Mexican and African American reality star hit rock bottom with an arrest for driving under the influence in December of 2006. She promptly signed up for an 18-month anti-drinking driver education program and both her relationship with Good Charlotte front man Joel Madden and the birth of daughter Harlow Winter Kate Richie-Madden (January 11, 2008) seem to have put Richie on the straight and narrow. She has since penned a NY Times best selling novel and launched a fashion line named after her daughter that has done incredibly well.

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