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Deported Makeup Artist Andry Hernández Romero’s American Nightmare

He came to the US with a dream of a beauty career free of persecution. Instead, Andry Hernández Romero disappeared for months into one of the world’s worst prisons. Now, he’s rebuilding his life from scratch.
Makeup artist Andry José Hernández Romero is welcomed home by his community in Capacho, Venezuela on July 24, 2025.
Makeup artist Andry José Hernández Romero is welcomed home by his community in Capacho, Venezuela on July 24, 2025. (Getty Images/Federico Parra)

Two months after his release from one of the world’s most notorious prisons, Andry José Hernández Romero is back in the hometown where he became a makeup artist 12 years ago. He’s beginning to return to the types of jobs that launched his career: weddings, quinceañeras and local festivals. But things are different.

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Liz Flora
Liz Flora

Liz Flora is a Beauty Correspondent at Business of Fashion. She is based in Los Angeles and covers beauty and wellness.

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