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Lupita Nyong’o Visits the Dominican Republic

By: Caribbean Journal Staff - January 9, 2016

Continuing a season of high-profile Caribbean vacations by celebrities, 12 Years a Slave star Lupita Nyong’o visited the Dominican Republic this week.

The superstar, who won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for 12 Years a Slave and lent her voice to the character of Maz Kanata in the recent Star Wars: The Force Awakens, stayed at the Sanctuary Cap Cana resort.

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Nyong’o posted several photos of her stay in Cap Cana, one of the tonier corners of the Dominican Republic, on Instagram.

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“The sky is no limit,” she wrote.

— CJ Staff

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