“In the Heights” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda is addressing criticism over the film’s lack of Afro-Latino representation.In a statement posted to Twitter, Miranda apologized for not including more dark-skinned Afro-Latinos in the film’s cast, especially in the leading roles.“I started writing ‘In the Heights’ because I didn’t feel seen.
And over the past 20 years all I wanted was for us — All of us — to feel seen,” Miranda’s statement begins.
“I’m seeing the discussion around Afro-Latino representation in our film this weekend and it is clear that many in our dark-skinned Afro-Latino community don’t feel sufficiently represented within it, particularly among the leading roles.”The discussion Miranda mentions stems from a video article in The Root, published on Wednesday, which points out that there are no dark-skinned Afro-Latinos in the film’s leading roles.
In an interview with “In the Heights” director Jon M.
Chu and stars Leslie Grace,
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