John Leguizamo’s Road to Broadway
Season 46 Episode 4 | 53m 25sVideo has Closed Captions
Take a behind-the-scenes look at the Tony-nominated one-man show, Latin History for Morons
Go behind-the-scenes of John Leguizamo’s Tony-nominated one-man show, Latin History for Morons, a comic but pointed look at how Hispanic culture has been portrayed and repressed throughout American history.
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Major series funding for GREAT PERFORMANCES is provided by The Joseph & Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Arts Fund, the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust, Sue...
John Leguizamo’s Road to Broadway
Season 46 Episode 4 | 53m 25sVideo has Closed Captions
Go behind-the-scenes of John Leguizamo’s Tony-nominated one-man show, Latin History for Morons, a comic but pointed look at how Hispanic culture has been portrayed and repressed throughout American history.
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