TONIGHT: Rita Moreno comments on the debate surrounding her buddy Lin Manuel Miranda and his movie “In The Heights.” #LSSC pic.twitter.com/4cQcvviaLf
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On Tuesdays episode of The Late Show, Rita Moreno spoke up against criticism of Lin-Manuel Miranda that she stated “truly upsets” her.
” Its like you can never do right, it appears,” said the screen legend.
Moreno worked with Miranda on her brand-new documentary Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It, which charts her journey from simple beginnings in Puerto Rico to success on Broadway and in Hollywood. The criticism shes referring to pertains to the lack of Afro-Latinx representation in Warner Bros. In the Heights, the movie adjustment of his acclaimed Broadway musical, on which he served as composer, lyricist, producer, star and co-writer.

” In attempting to paint a mosaic of this community, we fell short,” Miranda continued. “Im genuinely sorry.”
Take a look at Morenos discussion with Colbert about Miranda listed below.

” This is the male who actually has brought Latino-ness and Puerto Rican-ness to America. I couldnt do it. I imply, I would love to say I did, but I couldnt,” Moreno informed Stephen Colbert. “Lin-Manuel has done that, truly solitarily, and Im thrilled to pieces, and Im proud that he produced my documentary.”

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This is, she said, “how it is, and it would simply be so great if they had not come up with that and left that alone, simply for now. Theyre truly attacking the incorrect person.”
Directed by Jon M. Chu, In the Heights centers on Usnavi (Anthony Ramos), an understanding New York bodega owner, who saves every cent every day, as he sings and thinks of about a better life. In the film, Miranda plays the role of Piragüero.
The Tony-winning Broadway star took to social media the other day to acknowledge the controversy surrounding him, and to make his thoughts on it known. ” Im seeing the conversation around Afro-Latinx representation in our movie this weekend and it is clear that many in our dark-skinned Afro-Latinx neighborhood dont feel sufficiently represented within it, particularly amongst the leading roles,” he wrote. ” I hear that without adequate dark-skinned Afro-Latinx representation, the work feels extractive of the neighborhood we desired a lot to represent with pride and delight.

“Theres a lot of people who are puertorriqueño, who are likewise from Guatemala, who are dark and who are likewise reasonable. We are all colors in Puerto Rico.

” This is the male who actually has actually brought Latino-ness and Puerto Rican-ness to America. I imply, I would enjoy to state I did, but I could not,” Moreno informed Stephen Colbert. “Lin-Manuel has done that, actually single-handedly, and Im thrilled to pieces, and Im proud that he produced my documentary.”

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“Theres a lot of people who are puertorriqueño, who are also from Guatemala, who are dark and who are also fair.” I hear that without sufficient dark-skinned Afro-Latinx representation, the work feels extractive of the neighborhood we wanted so much to represent with pride and happiness.