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Rita Moreno Says She’s ‘Disappointed’ in Herself for Defending Lin-Manuel Miranda

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tweeted.The Puerto Rican Oscar winner continued, “In addition to applauding Lin for his wonderful movie version of In The Heights, let me add my appreciation for his sensitivity and resolve to be more inclusive of the Afro-Latino community going forward.

See, you CAN teach this old dog new tricks – RITA.”Critics of the film noted that lighter-skinned Latinos held leading roles and kept most of its darker-skinned cast in the background, although its set of Washington Heights is historically a largely Afro-Latino neighborhood.The film also removed a subplot of the original musical that addressed how Afro-Latinos and Blacks in the Latino community cope with colorism and prejudice in and outside their neighborhood.Moreno had previously said on.

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