“I started to think why people feel comfortable disrespecting us in a way that’s just not normal or natural,” Leguizamo said. “And I started to think that it's because our contributions aren't in history textbooks.”
One of his most surprising discoveries is that offrom Spain, who Leguizamo describes as the “George Washington of Texas, Louisiana, and Pensacola.” Galvez commanded an army comprised of Puerto Ricans, Cubans and Mexicans during the Revolutionary War.
Leguizamo, who is of Colombian and Puerto Rican heritage, has a long resumé of performing one-man shows that often revolve around the actor’s personal life experiences. “Latin History for Morons” is no different, though but a bulk of the production focuses on historical events.
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