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Venezuelan Artist Freed After Six Months, Seeks Justice

8/6/2025

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After enduring six harrowing months in an El Salvador prison, Venezuelan makeup artist Andry José Hernández Romero was finally freed on July 18, 2023, through a prisoner swap. Now back in Venezuela, he looks forward to celebrating the vibrant Three Kings festival while courageously pursuing justice for the injustices he faced during his wrongful detention.

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After enduring six harrowing months in an El Salvador prison, Venezuelan makeup artist Andry José Hernández Romero was finally freed on July 18, 2023, through a prisoner swap. Now back in Venezuela, he looks forward to celebrating the vibrant Three Kings festival while courageously pursuing justice for the injustices he faced during his wrongful detention.