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For John Leguizamo, his 2017 one-man Broadway play “Latin History for Morons” was his introduction into addressing and tackling the “erasure of our Latin history.” Now in “American ...
"American Historia: The Untold History of Latinos" explores Latino history and the consequences of omitting the past. The three-part PBS series begins airing Sept. 27.
John Alberto Leguizamo Peláez (/ ˌ l ɛ ɡ w ɪ ˈ z ɑː m oʊ /, LEG-wih-ZAH-moh; Colombian Spanish: [leɣiˈsamo]; born July 22, 1960 or 1964 [note 1]) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and film producer. He has appeared in over 100 films, produced over 20 films and documentaries, made over 30 television appearances, and has ...
NEW YORK (AP) — If you think Latin American history starts with Christopher Columbus, John Leguizamo would like to have a word. He points out there were great empires and civilizations during the thousands of years before 1492 — like the mighty Incas, Aztecs and Maya, whose great strides in medicine, engineering and science echo today.
John Leguizamo stars in the series "The Green Veil" and he helped create a free streaming service, The Network, to show it. ... The Untold History of Latinos” will premiere on PBS on Sept. 27, ...
John Alberto Leguizamo (/ ˌ l ɛ ɡ w ɪ ˈ z ɑː m oʊ /; born July 22, 1964) is an American actor, comedian, voice actor, producer and screenwriter. John Leguizamo was born in Bogotá, Colombia, to Alberto and Luz Leguizamo. According to Leguizamo, his paternal grandfather was of Puerto Rican and Italian descent and his maternal grandfather ...
John Leguizamo has portrayed a wide range of characters in his career, from comic book villains to Shakespearean legends to drag queens. ... How PBS' Fall Lineup Managed to Almost Completely Avoid ...
Freak is a solo performance written by and starring John Leguizamo that debuted on Broadway in 1998. [1] In Freak, subtitled "A Semi-Demi-Quasi-Pseudo Autobiography (His Most Dangerous Work Yet)," Leguizamo tells his own coming-of-age story by portraying dozens of different characters—friends, relatives, neighbors, etc.—that he knew growing up in Queens.