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Spanish, african and indigenous people blended but not always by choice. i think the only mainstream representation of puerto rico i grew up with was west side story. >> and it's the worst one. [ laughter ] >> check, duly noted. >> the play itself, the lasting of it and the consciousness of america, that is not who we are. >> what did it mean growing up knowing that was out there, west side story? >> i mean, i really believed that that's still how a lot of people may see puerto ricans. but when you look at new york city alone, people might not just see the innovation, the ingenuity and the gen...
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