Lin miranda manuel6/4/2023 ![]() I can hear the hurt and frustration over colorism, of feeling unseen in the feedback. ![]() I'm seeing the discussion around Afro-Latino representation in our film this weekend, and it is clear that many in our dark-skinned Afro-Latino community don't feel sufficiently represented within it, particularly among the leading roles. The surprise hit of 2022 is the 'Encanto' soundtrack, led by the viral smash 'We Don't Talk About Bruno,' cementing Miranda's place as a pop-music superstar. And over the past 20 years all I wanted was for us - ALL of us - to feel seen. ![]() Miranda, who wrote the music and lyrics for the musical with the book by Quiara Alegría Hudes, said on Twitter: "I started writing In The Heights because I didn't feel seen. (One main character, Benny, is Black and played by the non-Latinx actor Corey Hawkins.) Critics of the movie have remarked that the real-life Washington Heights is heavily Afro-Latinx. Lin-Manuel Miranda (LinManuel) JFor The Root, writer Felice León, who is of Afro-Cuban heritage, interviewed the films director, Jon M. ![]() The film version of the hit Broadway musical, which is set in New York City's Washington Heights neighborhood, only includes Afr0-Latinx performers in background and dance roles. ![]() Movies The Limitations Of 'Latinidad': How Colorism Haunts 'In The Heights' ![]()
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