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Pro-Life Actor Announces Plan To Build World's Biggest Jesus Statue

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He’s a well-known Mexican actor, possibly most famous for his role in “Bella.” But Eduardo Verastegui is more than that and is sharing that “more” for good.

The pro-life advocate realized early on that as an actor he wanted to be doing things that held meaning. At age 28, he made a vow to change his life and use his talents in a positive way.

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One of the ways he is keeping that vow involves a new project he is working on that includes building the world’s largest statue of Jesus Christ. But that isn’t all.

The statue will be erected in the Mexican state he is from, which, according to Fox News, “has recently been rocked by violent confrontations between security forces and drug dealers.” Project promoters hope that the statue and the accompanying “church, restaurants, a market, convention center, hotel, pilgrims lodging, amphitheater, commercial properties, and cable car stations along with parking” will help change Ciudad Victoria, the capital of Tamaulipas, into a tourist attraction.

Mexico News Daily reported that Verástegui wants the project to “leave a legacy of peace for the state in which he was born.” The statue of Jesus will be 77 meters tall (252 feet), making it taller than the current record-holder in Poland (172 feet).

Do you think his project is a worthy one?

Some may be familiar with the Jesus statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and not with the one in Poland. But those are not the only places in the world where there are large Jesus statues.

Mexico has a number of them. But they may also be found in Italy, Peru, France, Nicaragua, Columbia, East Timor, Portugal, Indonesia, Spain, Vietnam, and Bolivia.

Life Site News wrote that the 44-year-old actor plans on presenting his project to the pope. Since making his vow, this project is just one of the things he has done to live up to it.

In 2002, he took a vow of chastity. He’s also been working within Hollywood to create Christian-themed movies.

In 2007, he told Life Site News about an experience that deeply disturbed him. It was when a fan told him that his role as a drug user who later went to rehab inspired him to do drugs.

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“That was the first pin right into my heart. Can you imagine someone telling you, ‘Thank you – because of you, I started doing drugs.’ That was when I really realized the power of the media.”

“How, one guy is changing his life only because of what he saw – so either for good or for bad. Then, as an actor, producer or writer, sometime we don’t assume responsibility.”

“Sometime we just do it for the career, for the fame, for the opportunity, but we forget that whatever we are doing – we are going to be affecting somebody out there.” He added, “Knowing all these things, the purpose of the company is to make films.”

“We want to be able to make a difference in society – we want to be able to touch people’s hearts – and make a good influence – no matter how tiny. We know that people are going to be imitating art – well then, lets create the right art so that whatever they are imitating is going to be the right thing, you know.”

He was a popular actor in Mexico in the 90s, but decided to immigrate to the United States to pursue acting and singing here. His clear Christianity and pro-life stances are rare to see in Hollywood, and sometimes come with backlash for those who out themselves about them.

But that has not stopped him from being true to himself and his vow. In fact, he is so unafraid and so committed to his vow, that he has taken on this project that is very contrary the PC culture of Hollywood. He is building a towering statue of Jesus.

His example is one from Hollywood that many can admire. His courage and commitment to sharing a message of faith and peace is also something that is very admirable.

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