People craned their necks or did double-takes, shocked at the woman walking by. Some asked for selfies, others for government help. One woman offered a blessing, one man burst into song.
Everyone had the same question.
“Are you the president?” asked Manuel H. Garza, 66, a Mexican retiree, amazed to see her strolling around the streets of Mexico City.
It was not President Claudia Sheinbaum, as many thought, but an actress who has tied her fortunes to the country’s first female head of state and who has vaulted into national fame by dint of their uncanny resemblance.
Ms. Sheinbaum and the actress, Tamara Henaine, are the same height. They have similarly dark eyes and hair. Even their smiles look alike. (Granted, Ms. Henaine has been practicing.)
In Ms. Henaine’s mind, she was born for this role.
“I swear it feels like it,” she said, adding, “I believe in destiny.”
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