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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...

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 welco...

[music winds down] back then, it was rare to see any latino faces on stage besides the great raul julia. and he wasn't necessarily playing latin roles. so what chance did a kid like me have of making it to broadway? that's why spaces like the puerto rican traveling theater and pregones theater are crucial for latinx talent to be able to develop their work. the first musical i wrote, "kiss my aztec," was workshopped back in 2018 at the puerto rican traveling theater with an amazing ensemble of actors. since its founding in 1967, theater directors like jorge merced have worked non-stop to hold a...

Back then, it was rare to see any latino faces on stage besides the great raul julia. and he wasn't necessarily playing latin roles. so what chance did a kid like me have of making it to broadway? that's why spaces like the puerto rican traveling theater and pregones theater are crucial for latinx talent to be able to develop their work. the first musical i wrote, "kiss my aztec," was workshopped back in 2018 at the puerto rican traveling theater with an amazing ensemble of actors. since its founding in 1967, theater directors like jorge merced have worked non-stop to hold a space for latin ar...

It was about the color of the people allowed on stage. [music winds down] back then, it was rare to see any latino faces on stage besides the great raul julia. and he wasn't necessarily playing latin roles. so what chance did a kid like me have of making it to broadway? that's why spaces like the puerto rican traveling theater and pregones theater are crucial for latinx talent to be able to develop their work. the first musical i wrote, "kiss my aztec," was workshopped back in 2018 at the puerto rican traveling theater with an amazing ensemble of actors. since its founding in 1967, theater dir...