but what about us latinos? we ve been here in this city, and we ve 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 don t know what the streets were paved with, but it damn sure as hell was not gold. but that didn t stop latinx new yorkers from making big contributions. basquiat, rita moreno puerto rican. cardi b dominican. supreme court justice sotomayor, nuyorican from the bx. even the very first non-indigenous person to live and work in the island of manhattan in the 1600s was juan rodriguez, a dominicano. mira eso, right from the start, we ve been here making this city great. now, i don t know what new york would be without latinos, but it sure as hell wouldn t smell as good, it wouldn t taste as good, and it definitely wouldn t sound as good. that s right, cause salsa music was in
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 salsa music was invented here in new york, thats right. [vocalizing along to salsa music] youre welcome. I wanna retrace my steps from queens, where i grew up, all the way to the Bright Lights of broadway and show you how latinos have contributed to the culture of the greatest city on earf. Thats right, i said earf. And you cant tell Latino Stories without plenty of good food, music, and dancing. So come on, lets go, lets go. Come on. [upbeat music] welcome to Jackson Heights. Thats right, this i
and brown communities. i m about to meet up with raul lopez, brooklyn native and designer behind luar, who is taking street style back and finally getting the recognition he deserves. what s up, raul? - hey. how are you? - good, good, good. [both speaking spanish] - good. good. - how cool is this place? oh, these are the famous purses, huh? - yeah, man. deemed it bag. - the it bag. dua lipa had one, or something? - dua had one, solange. - solange had one, too? luar has been featured on the vogue runway, as well as in the pages of its prestigious magazine. luar designs focus on universal, non-binary silhouettes that were born from a very personal place in designer raul s life. - gay, straight, non-binary, queer. doesn t matter how you identify. like, my brand is for everyone. - it s a tough industry to have a breakthrough, right? i mean, you can want it, but it doesn t mean it s gonna happen. - yeah.
and brown communities. i m about to meet up with raul lopez, brooklyn native and designer behind luar, who is taking street style back and finally getting the recognition he deserves. what s up, raul? - hey. how are you? - good, good, good. [both speaking spanish] - good. good. - how cool is this place? oh, these are the famous purses, huh? - yeah, man. deemed it bag. - the it bag. dua lipa had one, or something? - dua had one, solange. - solange had one, too? luar has been featured on the vogue runway, as well as in the pages of its prestigious magazine. luar designs focus on universal, non-binary silhouettes that were born from a very personal place in designer raul s life. - gay, straight, non-binary, queer. doesn t matter how you identify. like, my brand is for everyone. - it s a tough industry to have a breakthrough, right? i mean, you can want it, but it doesn t mean it s gonna happen. - yeah. i mean, you just you ve gotta hustle.
inspired by styles originating in black and brown communities. i m about to meet up with raul lopez, brooklyn native and designer behind luar, who is taking street style back and finally getting the recognition he deserves. what s up, raul? - hey. how are you? - good, good, good. [both speaking spanish] - good. good. - how cool is this place? oh, these are the famous purses, huh? - yeah, man. deemed it bag. - the it bag. dua lipa had one, or something? - dua had one, solange. - solange had one, too? luar has been featured on the vogue runway, as well as in the pages of its prestigious magazine. luar designs focus on universal, non-binary silhouettes that were born from a very personal place in designer raul s life. - gay, straight, non-binary, queer. doesn t matter how you identify. like, my brand is for everyone. - it s a tough industry to have a breakthrough, right?