NEW YORK (AP) â Color. Dance. Music. Joy. An all Latino cast!
The hype for âIn the Heightsâ has brought great expectation for Latinos in the United States, a group thatâs been historically underrepresented and widely typecast in films. With upcoming titles like âCinderellaâ with Cuban-American singer Camila Cabello, âThe Hitmanâs Wifeâs Bodyguardâ with Mexican star Salma Hayek and Steven Spielbergâs revival of âWest Side Story,â itâs just the beginning of a string of productions that place Latinos front and center.
âIn the Heights,â which opens Friday, is an adaptation of the Tony-award winning musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara AlegrÃa Hudes about the hopes and struggles of residents of New York Cityâs Washington Heights. Directed by Jon M. Chu (âCrazy Rich Asiansâ), many hope it will mark a new beginning on the big screen for the largest minority group in the country â one
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Jimmy Smits arrives at a special screening of In the Heights during the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival at the TCL Chinese Theatre on Friday, June 4, 2021. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP) June 09, 2021 - 8:41 AM
NEW YORK (AP) â Color. Dance. Music. Joy. An all Latino cast!
The hype for âIn the Heightsâ has brought great expectation for Latinos in the United States, a group thatâs been historically underrepresented and widely typecast in films. And with upcoming titles like âCinderellaâ with Cuban-American singer Camila Cabello, âThe Hitmanâs Wifeâs Bodyguardâ with Mexican star Salma Hayek and Steven Spielbergâs revival of âWest Side Story,â this seems to be just the beginning of a string of productions that place Latinos front and center.
NEW YORK (AP) — Color. Dance. Music. Joy. An all Latino cast!The hype for "In the Heights" has brought great expectation for Latinos in the United States, a group that’s been historically . . .