Lin-Manuel Miranda apologizes for lack of Afro-Latino leads in ‘In the Heights’: ‘I promise to do better’

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Award-winning playwright Lin-Manuel Miranda has apologized for the apparent lack of dark-skinned Afro-Latino representation in his latest film, “In the Heights.”

Miranda has since promised to do better and thanked the public for the feedback in his apology issued via Twitter yesterday, June 15.

“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,” the “Hamilton” creator said.

“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, particula…

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