‘Just Like Us’ centers four Latina girls, their immigration status, and chronicler

‘Just Like Us’ centers four Latina girls, their immigration status, and chronicler

LOS ANGELES—The Latino Theater Company, launching its 40th year and named to the Los Angeles Times “Best of Latino L.A.” list, opened on April 19 with the professional West Coast premiere of Just Like Us by Karen Zacarías. This self-styled “non-fiction play,” directed with non-stop energy by Fidel Gomez (Tacos La Brooklyn), is inspired by the bestselling book by Helen Thorpe, Just Like Us: The True Story of Four Mexican Girls Coming of Age in Am…