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

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“I started writing ‘In the Heights’ because I didn’t feel seen,” Miranda wrote in a statement posted on Twitter. “I’m seeing the discussion around Afro-Latino representation in our film this weekend and it is clear that many in our dark-skinned Afro-Latino community don’t feel sufficiently represented within it, particularly among the leading roles.” -LMM pic.twitter.com/CHfdLgFUz3While 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.

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