Lin-Manuel Miranda opened up about Afro-Latinx representation in his latest movie In The Heights and took to Twitter to post an apology as he addressed the issue of colourism in the film.
Miranda's apology comes days after the film's director Jon Chu responded to the lack of Afro-Latinx representation in his feature musical that recently released in theatres and HBO Max.
In his apology, Lin-Manuel stated that he is learning from the feedback that the film has received.Taking to Twitter, Lin-Manuel addressed the issue saying, "I hear that without sufficient dark-skinned Afro-Latino representation, the work feels extractive of the community we wanted so much to represent with pride and job.
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