Latin celebrities, Miss Venezuela/Universe, The Bachelor and Venezuelan professional baseball players are showing their support via Twitter for the people of Venezuela as the initially peaceful-turned-violent anti-government protests have ensued in the city of Caracas, Venezuela. In addition, opposition leader and 42-year-old Harvard-educated economist, Leopoldo López, emerged from days of hiding and surrendered to police before thousands of supporters on Tuesday.

López, the "great-great-grandnephew of military and political leader Simon Bolivar," hopes his arrest will be the wake-up call for Venezuela to "the corruption and economic disaster caused by 15 years of socialist rule," according to The Associated Press.

Dayana Mendoza, model and beauty pageant winner of Miss Venezuela 2007 and Miss Universe 2008, tweeted out her support for López and the people of her country.

The Bachelor Juan Pablo Galavis, who is also from Venezuela, tweeted out a touching photo of López and his wife before they were separated.

Latin megastar Ricky Martin, who hails from Puerto Rico, offered his support via Twitter, saying: "Much peace and love for all of my Venezuelan brothers and sisters."

Venezuela professional baseball player and first baseman of the Detriot Tigers Miguel Cabrera also offered his support for the people of Venezuela on Twitter.

Also on Tuesday, López gave a speech via megaphone to inspire more than 5,000 people, saying that he was fearless about going to jail "to defend his beliefs and constitutional right to peacefully protest against President Nicolas Maduro."

"If my jailing serves to awaken a people, serves to awaken Venezuela ... then it will be well worth the infamous imprisonment imposed upon me directly, with cowardice, by Nicolas Maduro,"López told reporters, who were also dressed in white to symbolize non-violence.

According to the AP, López was being sought by authorities for allegedly inciting violence during protests last week in which three people were killed as government forces clashed with protesters. He faces charges including homicide and vandalism of public property. Maduro accuses López of leading a "fascist" plot to overthrow him.

Before he turned himself in, there was a dramatic and powerful exit -- López descended from a statue of 19th century Cuban independence hero Jose Marti, and waving a flower over his head as he walked towards the police.

The streets of Caracas have been filled with a sea of students who have spent the past week in peaceful protests during the day and battle-ridden protests at night with police fueled by "hardships that include rampant crime, 56 percent inflation and shortages of basic goods."

As of now, a total of four people have been killed; three people in clashes Wednesday -- two students and a government supporter -- and on Monday, a fourth victim, a 17-year-old boy, was killed when an unidentified vehicle accelerated into a group of student protesters in the state of Sucre.