Lin-Manuel Miranda has a new movie musical on the way and it will be released on Netflix next weekend! The Tony Award-winning star has written original songs for the upcoming movie Vivo and he’s also playing the title character in the animated movie. Lin‘s In the Heights collaborator Quiara Alegría Hudes co-wrote the screenplay with director Kirk DeMicco.
Vivo also features the voices of Zoe Saldana, Juan de Marcos, Brian Tyree Henry, Michael Rooker, Nicole Byer, newcomer Ynairaly Simo, and Gloria Estefan. Click inside for the synopsis and to watch the trailer… Vivo follows a one-of-kind kinkajou (aka a rainforest “honey bear,” voiced by Miranda), who spends his days playing music to the crowds in a lively square with his beloved owner
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