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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...

Get a chance at bat. - right. - to get a chance at, you know-- - and roles that garner awards, not background. not the 20th character in a show that's never gonna get awards. - and the talent that is out there, john-- - oh, it's crazy, man. - it's unbelievable. - i've seen it. - ♪ i am not throwing away my shot ♪ ♪ - and one of the biggest latin talents on broadway, game-changer lin-manuel miranda, the creative force behind the smash hit "hamilton." yeah, the lin-manuel effect, man, of taking founding fathers and putting people of color, latin and black people. i mean, it was groundbreak...

Get a chance at bat. - right. - to get a chance at, you know-- - and roles that garner awards, not background. not the 20th character in a show that's never gonna get awards. - and the talent that is out there, john-- - oh, it's crazy, man. - it's unbelievable. - i've seen it. - ♪ i am not throwing away my shot ♪ ♪ - and one of the biggest latin talents on broadway, game-changer lin-manuel miranda, the creative force behind the smash hit "hamilton." yeah, the lin-manuel effect, man, of taking founding fathers and putting people of color, latin and black people. i mean, it was groundbreak...

I wanna make sure that people like you and myself get a chance at bat. - right. - to get a chance at, you know-- - and roles that garner awards, not background. not the 20th character in a show that's never gonna get awards. - and the talent that is out there, john-- - oh, it's crazy, man. - it's unbelievable. - i've seen it. - ♪ i am not throwing away my shot ♪ ♪ - and one of the biggest latin talents on broadway, game-changer lin-manuel miranda, the creative force behind the smash hit "hamilton." yeah, the lin-manuel effect, man, of taking founding fathers and putting people of color, ...