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but what about us latinos? weve been here in this city, and weve got every kind of latino. you want your puerto ricans? wepa. you want your cubans? dale! dominicans? que lo que tigre. colombianos? todo bien, todo bien. mexicanos? no manches, guey. and this is where i grew up, too. and when i was a kid, i dont know what the streets were paved with, but it damn sure as hell was not gold. but that didnt stop latinx new yorkers from making big contributions. basquiat, rita moreno-- puerto ...

Basquiat, Rita Moreno Puerto rican. Cardi bdominican. Supreme Court Justice sotomayor, nuyorican from the bx. Even the very first nonindigenous person to live and work in the island of manhattan in the 1600s was juan rodriguez, a dominicano. Mira eso, right from the start, weve been here making this city great. Now, i dont know what new york would be without latinos, but it sure as hell wouldnt smell as good, it wouldnt taste as good, and it definitely wouldnt sound as good. Thats right, cause s...

Get a chance at bat. - right. - to get a chance at, you know-- - and roles that garner awards, not background. not the 20th character in a show thats never gonna get awards. - and the talent that is out there, john-- - oh, its crazy, man. - its unbelievable. - ive seen it. - ♪ i am not throwing away my shot ♪ ♪ - and one of the biggest latin talents on broadway, game-changer lin-manuel miranda, the creative force behind the smash hit "hamilton." yeah, the lin-manuel effect, man, of taking ...

Get a chance at bat. - right. - to get a chance at, you know-- - and roles that garner awards, not background. not the 20th character in a show thats never gonna get awards. - and the talent that is out there, john-- - oh, its crazy, man. - its unbelievable. - ive seen it. - ♪ i am not throwing away my shot ♪ ♪ - and one of the biggest latin talents on broadway, game-changer lin-manuel miranda, the creative force behind the smash hit "hamilton." yeah, the lin-manuel effect, man, of taking ...

I wanna make sure that people like you and myself get a chance at bat. - right. - to get a chance at, you know-- - and roles that garner awards, not background. not the 20th character in a show thats never gonna get awards. - and the talent that is out there, john-- - oh, its crazy, man. - its unbelievable. - ive seen it. - ♪ i am not throwing away my shot ♪ ♪ - and one of the biggest latin talents on broadway, game-changer lin-manuel miranda, the creative force behind the smash hit "hamil...