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And i remember i slept like three, four hours a night because it was two eight-hour shifts. - sí. - yeah, yeah. - balancing multiple cultures for first-generation latinos is never easy, especially if they re made to feel like outsiders in their new home. sometimes friends who feel like family can provide that extra support. and in michael s case, it was his godmother sylvia. so i want to hear how you inspired all these young fellows into being who they are today. - well, i had the high school across the street from my house, so these guys were always hanging out. my son always was bringing somebody home. but mike was full of energy. and i said he s gotta do something with his energy. i think he would be good as an actor. - you re like a skilled placements person. - yeah, i saw the skills that he had. - yeah, yeah, yeah. - i mean, i m so proud of him. ....
Which is like 26th street, to the higher numbers, like we re in the 60s right now, it s like you re doing better in life. - yeah. - you re doing better in life. - climbing up, yeah. - so in the 80s, we got to 47th street, and we were one of the only méxicano families in the whole neighborhood, in the whole neighborhood. - for miles, yeah. - we weren t accepted. we were not accepted. - how did they show that you weren t accepted? - they burned down our garage. - oh, snap. - they graffitied our house. - when we first moved here, i think it was i was 11, so like mid- 80s or whatever, and we went to the park, marquette park, and that s the first time that i ever heard spic and wetback. - yeah, exactly. - and razor, go back to your country. i was in seventh grade, dude. like, you don t want to hear that when you re in seventh grade. like, that hurts, dude. - yeah. - and i would get into fights, you know? but when i met these guys, i was like. - high school years. - 16, 17. - we just beca ....
- i can t wait to take part in michael s traditional mexican barbecue. and i hope they see that i put a little extra effort to honor their culture. - ladies and gentlemen, john leguizamo. [cheering] what s up? - i feel chill. how are you? - what s up, dude? - thank you for having me. - don t even don t even worry about it. he s just gonna blend in real quick, dude. [laughter] - he told me i would blend in. - yeah, yeah. [laughter] oh, this is sylvia. she really wants to meet you. - [speaking spanish] nice to meet you. - hey, hey, hey, hey, hey. easy. - how are you? - careful, sylvia. - welcome, john, to my home. - thank you. what a beautiful home you got. - yeah. - these are the gamblers right here. well, this is my son. - yeah, yeah. [laughter] - this is everybody else, the gamblers. - these are the gamblers? oh, yeah. the domino players. that s your pops? - yeah. [all speaking spanish] - you got a very talented son. that s what you do like, normally here, ....
- dude i had to work two full-time jobs in the summer. and i remember i slept like three, four hours a night because it was two eight-hour shifts. - sí. - yeah, yeah. - balancing multiple cultures for first-generation latinos is never easy, especially if they re made to feel like outsiders in their new home. sometimes friends who feel like family can provide that extra support. and in michael s case, it was his godmother sylvia. so i want to hear how you inspired all these young fellows into being who they are today. - well, i had the high school across the street from my house, so these guys were always hanging out. my son always was bringing somebody home. but mike was full of energy. and i said he s gotta do something with his energy. i think he would be good as an actor. - you re like a skilled placements person. - yeah, i saw the skills that he had. - yeah, yeah, yeah. - i mean, i m so proud of him. ....
Comcast business. powering possibilities™. - i can t wait to take part in michael s traditional mexican barbecue. and i hope they see that i put a little extra effort to honor their culture. - ladies and gentlemen, john leguizamo. [cheering] what s up? - i feel chill. how are you? - what s up, dude? - thank you for having me. - don t even don t even worry about it. he s just gonna blend in real quick, dude. [laughter] - he told me i would blend in. - yeah, yeah. [laughter] oh, this is sylvia. she really wants to meet you. - [speaking spanish] nice to meet you. - hey, hey, hey, hey, hey. easy. - how are you? - careful, sylvia. - welcome, john, to my home. - thank you. what a beautiful home you got. - yeah. - these are the gamblers right here. well, this is my son. - yeah, yeah. [laughter] - this is everybody else, the gamblers. - these are the gamblers? oh, yeah. the domino players. that s your pops? - yeah. [all speaking spanish] - you got a very talented son. ....