Rita Moreno Weighs In On 'In The Heights' Colorism Controversy
Reading now: 458
justjared.comRita Moreno is weighing in on the controversy of colorism in In The Heights. If you didn’t see, both creator Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jon M.
Chu addressed the criticism that the new film didn’t feature more dark-skinned Afro-Latinx performers. Click inside to see what Rita Moreno said about the controversy… So, on Tuesday’s (June 15) episode of The Late Show, Rita opened up about her opinion of the situation with host Stephen Colbert. “It’s like you can never do right, it seems,” she shared. “This is the man who literally has brought Latino-ness and Puerto Rican-ness to America.
I couldn’t do it. I mean, I would love to say I did, but I couldn’t.” Rita added, “Lin-Manuel has done that, really single-handedly, and I’m thrilled to pieces, and
Read more on justjared.com
The website celebsbar.com is an aggregator of news from open sources. The source is indicated at the beginning and at the end of the announcement. You can send a complaint on the news if you find it unreliable.
