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John Leguizamo on Performing for Over 400 Inmates at Rikers Island (Exclusive)

John Leguizamo talks to PEOPLE about his 'John Leguizamo Live at Rikers' documentary, and the impact of performing for over 400 inmates

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10 Latine Shows & Films I'm Ashamed I Never Watched

There are many Latine shows/films that seem up my alley, but I never got around to. Hispanic Heritage Month's a great time to catch up!

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Award-winning Actor, Writer, Producer, Filmmaker and Activist John Leguizamo, Azimuth Films, and Xfinity Announce Exclusive Premiere of the Documentary John Leguizamo Live at Rikers

Award-winning Actor, Writer, Producer, Filmmaker and Activist John Leguizamo, Azimuth Films, and Xfinity Announce Exclusive Premiere of the Documentary John Leguizamo Live at Rikers
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Leguizamo Does America

- what is it about your comedy that hits with so many people, man? - every time that people come to the show, they feel the same. they like to hear the stories about how somebody else immigrate here. how to buy a car. how to find a job. how you miss your family in your country. - oh, right, right. leaving everything behind. the ptsd that happens to immigrants. - yeah. yeah, yeah, yeah. maybe you leave behind your wife or your kids, you know? for some years. and then you have to work hard to bring them here. and because there is a lot of people who just came here. - right, right. like just now, just now. - yeah, maybe three months ago. - right, right. - five months ago. and then they feel like, "oh, my god. somebody is talking about me." - yeah, yeah, yeah. - there's a lot of people who laugh, but also you can see them crying. - which is the best comedy. - yeah. - when you feel like, oh my god, i'm touching on some deep issues, or... - yeah. - something potent at the same time that it's funny.

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Leguizamo Does America

it's--sometimes you find people that say, "it will be hard for you. this is not an easy country." - right. - maybe you have to find another job. - oh, absolutely. - there's always, you know, up and down, up and down. it was very hard, and i did a show with nine people in the audience. - amazing. - yeah, i was-- - i love that courage. i started out like that too. i was doing improv comedy up in new york city, in all these little improv places. and there'd be more comedians than people in the house. like, three people in the house. and-- - people supporting you. - yeah, yeah. and you're doing it for them, because the crowd's not even--they don't even find you amusing, or funny, or anything. and you just keep going, and you don't even care. that's the wild thing. if they laughed, or didn't laugh, or they liked me, i didn't care. i was just performing for my friends. but the case is, you're selling out all the time, which is amazing. because obviously there's a lot of people here that are craving to hear their stories told. - [speaking spanish] - and they can only get it from somebody who's like them.

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Leguizamo Does America

and it also has one of the highest percentages of latin-owned businesses of any u.s. city. being here is like being in a latinx city in the middle of the u.s., and cubans were the first latinos to arrive and imprint their culture here. and since then, latinos from all over the world have made miami their home. in fact, if you were to buy a latin compass, the needle would point to miami. and i have tons of history here, too, y'all. my show "ghetto klown" was done here at the jackie gleason theater. i even shot my directorial debut, "critical thinking," right here. i spend so much time in miami, they think i'm the fifth golden girl. and miami's got unpredictable weather, different cultures, opposing political views, and maybe most importantly, dueling espresso recipes. speaking of which, i'm going to meet a few locals for some cafecito in a little bit, and we're going to get so caffeinated. yo, let's go! ♪

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Leguizamo Does America

of a local shop owner, who then offered him a larger wall to paint on. - i painted a homeless man. one of the guys that i was painting, i used to listen to their stories. and he was telling me, like, life just keeps coming at him. he didn't know what to do, and he's trying to get out. he just kept getting pulled back into the streets. so i painted this old man running with a sheep in his hand. huge, like, wolves jumping at him. and there was nothing being painted like that. - and then the wolves symbolized-- - like, just everything. life coming at him. yeah, problems, struggles, challenges. then after that, art basel came around, and people in town, all the other artists would say, "once people see this wall, they're going to go crazy. your life is going to change." and within a month, i was in l.a. doing a show. - wow. since then, evoca1 has painted dozens of breathtaking murals around the world. while he used to focus on social issues, today his work celebrates latino culture and joy. - it's just a way to-- a celebration life and community. let's celebrate that we're here. - yeah, yeah. - this is why this painting right here is called "aquí siempre." - "aquí siempre." always here. - yeah. so here always.

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Leguizamo Does America

- his show sells out weekly, and every word is in spanish. - let me tell you, i'm a big fan of you. - oh, thank you. likewise. likewise. big fan, as well. - thank you for coming. thank you for coming. - thank you for having me, man. great space you got here. - yeah. - it's so cool looking. - amazing, right? - yeah. - i love this place. - performing for an audience was nothing new for george. prior to his comedy career, he'd studied journalism in venezuela and was an actor, but it wasn't until he spent time in madrid that he realized his gift for comedy, at a local bar's open mic. when he returned to venezuela, he continued doing stand-up. but in just a few short years, he would once again leave his country, this time for the welcoming shores of miami. how old were you when you left venezuela? - 33. - and you came here because there was unrest in your country. - yeah. it was very hard. i knew from, you know, since the beginning that-- that we have that government, it's not going to be easy. - it was untenable. yeah, yeah. - yeah. i've been here 10 years. - yeah. - but when you start doing your first step, it's not like people say, "go! go for your dream!"

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Jewish Philanthropist Mandell Weiss Gave Famed La Jolla Playhouse Its Home

Jewish Philanthropist Mandell Weiss Gave Famed La Jolla Playhouse Its Home
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