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     John Leguizamo Teaches 'Latin History For Morons'

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     John Leguizamo: Latin History for Morons, excerpt

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     John Leguizamo Speaks On His Broadway Show, "Latin History for Morons," & "Waco"

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2. www.youtube.com › watchJohn Leguizamo Teaches 'Latin History For Morons' - YouTube

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   Actor John Leguizamo found out during the research for his play 'Latin History for Morons' how little he really knew about his heritage.Subscribe To "The Lat...

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3. remezcla.com › film › john-leguizamo-says-playingJohn Leguizamo Says Playing Italian Characters in the Past ...

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   Apr 14, 2023 · John Leguizamo has had a lot to say about the lack of Latine representation in Hollywood his entire career. Most recently, he’s criticized the casting of the blockbuster animation The Super ...

4. english.elpais.com › culture › 2023/04/13John Leguizamo: ‘Playing an Italian was my revenge. If they ...

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   Apr 13, 2023 · For decades – long before it was fashionable – the veteran Colombian actor was demanding that Latinos receive more visibility on screen. Now, as he receives EL PAÍS in his residence, he...

5. www.youtube.com › watchJohn Leguizamo: Latin History for Morons, excerpt - YouTube

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   John Leguizamo talks about Latino history and culture in these excerpts from his Broadway show "Latin History for Morons" at Studio 54https://newyorktheater....

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6. www.youtube.com › watchJohn Leguizamo on His New Broadway Solo Show LATIN ... - YouTube

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   Get tickets to LATIN HISTORY FOR MORONS: http://www.broadway.com/shows/latin-history-moron/

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7. slate.com › culture › 2019John Leguizamo talks about his career and his play Latin ...

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   Jul 9, 2019 · But alongside this life on-screen, Leguizamo has also built a singularly successful theater career, based on a form he helped pioneer—the funny, autobiographical one-man play. He started in...

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   Why did John Leguizamo want to play an Italian?

   • John Leguizamo: ‘Playing an Italian was my revenge. If they’re going to steal roles from me, I’m going to steal them too’ For decades – long before it was fashionable – the veteran Colombian actor was demanding that Latinos receive more visibility on screen.

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   Who is John Leguizamo?

   • He talks with Kurt Andersen about the origins of the play, the craft of creating the multitude of historic characters he plays, his career onstage, and his new roles on screen, including in Ava DuVernay’s When They See Us. John Leguizamo’s one-man show Latin History for Morons is touring nationally, in 11 cities, now through the fall.

   The Craft of John Leguizamo’s Lasting Impressions - Slate Magazine

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   How does Leguizamo teach Latin history?

   • Dressed in his professorial best—vest, tie, and jacket—Leguizamo spends his 90 minutes onstage instructing his audience. But like all of Leguizamo’s plays, Latin History is funny and jam-packed with impersonations. But he’s not kidding about the history teaching part. He writes on the chalkboard, asks questions of the audience, and whips out books.

   The Craft of John Leguizamo’s Lasting Impressions - Slate Magazine

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   Why was John Leguizamo famous in 1991?

   • The year 1991 was also memorable for other reasons, as he hit the stage with his show John Leguizamo: Mambo Mouth (1991), in which he portrayed seven different Latino characters. The witty and incisive show was a smash hit and won the Obie and Outer Circle Critics Award, and later was filmed for HBO, where it picked up a CableACE Award.

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   Is Leguizamo a good actor?

   • Leguizamo is one of the great supporting actors of our era. He’s not as well-known as a big Hollywood star, but he’s never stopped working: he has more than 100 movies listed in his filmography. And, if you’re a movie buff, his face is very recognizable.

   John Leguizamo: ‘Playing an Italian was my revenge. If they’re going to

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   Why is Leguizamo a Spanglish?

   • Leguizamo was born in Bogotá, but his parents immigrated to New York when he was very young. This perhaps explains the Spanglish that he uses during this interview. He grew up in Jackson Heights, Queens, surrounded by friends (“almost all Black and Latino,” he recalls) who had trouble pronouncing his last name.

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9. www.npr.org › 2019/12/15 › 788195270John Leguizamo On 'Latin History For Morons' - NPR

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   Dec 15, 2019 · NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with John Leguizamo about the evolution of his one-man show after performing it for six years. Its national tour has just wrapped up.