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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...

Inspired by my family reunion. it was really like a potluck and a reason to get everybody to dress up. - right, right. - and so-and-so brings a plate, and her son brings her plate. her signature dish. [both speaking spanish] like, this one brings this. but to me was this specific moment of when the men and the women will walk into the party, right when they walk in. - so this is a tribute to the '80s. - yeah, '90s. of, like, my family when they came here, and how they interpreted american luxury. like, what they thought nouveau riche was. - show me your best. it's all great, so it's going to b...

It was really like a potluck and a reason to get everybody to dress up. - right, right. - and so-and-so brings a plate, and her son brings her plate. her signature dish. [both speaking spanish] like, this one brings this. but to me was this specific moment of when the men and the women will walk into the party, right when they walk in. - so this is a tribute to the '80s. - yeah, '90s. of, like, my family when they came here, and how they interpreted american luxury. like, what they thought nouveau riche was. - show me your best. it's all great, so it's going to be hard for you to pick one. - i...

- what is it? do you wanna tell me a little bit about it? - yeah. like, this one i'm working on is actually inspired by my family reunion. it was really like a potluck and a reason to get everybody to dress up. - right, right. - and so-and-so brings a plate, and her son brings her plate. her signature dish. [both speaking spanish] like, this one brings this. but to me was this specific moment of when the men and the women will walk into the party, right when they walk in. - so this is a tribute to the '80s. - yeah, '90s. of, like, my family when they came here, and how they interpreted america...