John Leguizamo is taking Hollywood to task for its latest casting choice. The actor was disappointed by the team behind the upcoming Alina Fernández biopic who cast James Franco in the role of her father, Fidel Castro.
He took to Instagram to explain his disagreement with the casting. “How is this still going on? How is Hollywood excluding us but stealing our narratives as well?” he began the post. READ MORE: John Leguizamo Says He Avoided The Sun To Stay ‘Light Skinned’ For Casting He shared a screenshot of a Deadline article reporting the casting. “Alina of Cuba: La Hija Rebelde” (which translates to, “Alina of Cuba: The Rebel Daughter”) is being directed by Miguel Bardem with a script from Oscar-nominated screenwriter José Rivera and Pulitzer winner Nilo Cruz. “No more appropriation Hollywood and streamers!
Boycott! This F’d up!” continued Leguizamo. “Plus seriously difficult story to tell without aggrandizement which would b wrong!
I don’t got a prob with Franco but he ain’t Latino!” Franco is of Portuguese and Swedish descent on his father’s side, and Russian Jewish descent on his mother’s side. READ MORE: John Leguizamo Explains Why He’s ‘Boycotting’ The 72nd Emmys Ana Villafañe will play Fernández in the film, with Mía Maestro cast in the role of Natalia “Naty” Revuelta, her mother whom Castro had an affair with.
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