கார்மென் பிலிப்ஸ் News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Stay updated with breaking news from கார்மென் பிலிப்ஸ். Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.

Top News In கார்மென் பிலிப்ஸ் Today - Breaking & Trending Today

Lin-Manuel Miranda apologizes for 'In the Heights' colorism - The San Diego Union-Tribune

Lin-Manuel Miranda apologizes for 'In the Heights' colorism - The San Diego Union-Tribune
sandiegouniontribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sandiegouniontribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.

New York , United States , Washington Heights , Dominican Republic , The Broadway , Carmen Phillips , Melissa Barrera , Daniela Daphne Rubin Vega , Carla Stephanie Beatriz , Quiara Alegr , Johnm Chu , Vega Anthony Ramos , Benny Corey Hawkins , Lin Manuel Miranda , Little Dominican Republic , Upper Manhattan , Usnavi De La Vega , Anthony Ramos , Black Dominicans , New York City , Black Latinx , Corey Hawkins , Leslie Grace , South Asian , Rich Asians , East Asians ,

Lin-Manuel Miranda apologizes for 'In the Heights' colorism


Print
Lin-Manuel Miranda, who conceived and wrote the music and lyrics for the stage hit “In the Heights,” apologized Monday for the lack of Afro-Latinx representation in the film adaptation, directed by John M. Chu.
“I can hear the hurt and frustration over colorism, of feeling still unseen in the feedback,” Miranda wrote on social media, saying that he’d seen the discussion happening around the movie. “I hear that without sufficient dark-skinned Afro-Latino representation, the work feels extractive of the community we wanted so much to represent with pride and joy.
“In trying to paint a mosaic of this community, we fell short,” he wrote. “I’m truly sorry.” ....

New York , United States , Washington Heights , Dominican Republic , The Broadway , Carmen Phillips , Melissa Barrera , Daniela Daphne Rubin Vega , Carla Stephanie Beatriz , Quiara Alegr , Johnm Chu , Vega Anthony Ramos , Benny Corey Hawkins , Lin Manuel Miranda , Little Dominican Republic , Upper Manhattan , Usnavi De La Vega , Anthony Ramos , Black Dominicans , New York City , Black Latinx , Corey Hawkins , Leslie Grace , South Asian , Rich Asians , East Asians ,

'In the Heights' Creator Lin-Manuel Miranda 'Truly Sorry' for Lack of 'Dark-Skinned Afro-Latino Representation'


While some members of the “In the Heights” cast like Leslie Grace, who plays Nina, identify as Afro-Latino, critics of the film noted that the New York City neighborhood of Washington Heights, where the film is set, has large population of Afro-Latinos with darker skin. Yet in the movie, such residents are only seen as extras and background dancers while the main roles of the film went to Latino actors with lighter skin.
Some also pointed out that the film adaptation, which Miranda produced and co-wrote with “In the Heights” playwright Quiara Alegria Hudes, removes a subplot from the original musical that tackles the issue of colorism and prejudice against Afro-Latinos and Blacks in the larger Latino community. In the subplot, Nina’s father Kevin butts heads with his taxi company’s dispatcher Benny over his attempts to go out with Nina, seeing the Black man as an outsider to the barrio. ....

New York , United States , Washington Heights , Quiara Alegria Hudes , Carmen Phillips , Leslie Grace , Lin Manuel Miranda , New York City , புதியது யார்க் , ஒன்றுபட்டது மாநிலங்களில் , வாஷிங்டன் உயரங்கள் , கார்மென் பிலிப்ஸ் , லெஸ்லி கருணை , லின் மானுவல் மிராண்டா , புதியது யார்க் நகரம் ,