Rita Moreno jumped to Lin-Manuel Miranda’s defence amid the “In the Heights” criticism. Moreno was chatting to Stephen Colbert on Tuesday’s “The Late Show” when she brought up those criticizing Miranda’s musical-turned-movie, based on the real Washington Heights in New York’s Manhattan, for failing to represent members of the Afro-Latino community.
Some pointed out that while Washington Heights is home to a large population of Latinos with darker skin, many of the main roles in the film went to Latino actors with lighter skin.
Miranda co-produced Moreno’s documentary “Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It”. RELATED: Oprah Welcomes Lin-Manuel Miranda & ‘In The Heights’ Cast To Virtual Block Party The Puerto Rican actress told
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