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'In The Heights' Creator Apologizes For Lack Of Darker-Skinned Latin American Cast

Published June 18, 2021 at 12:52 PM CDT

The new movie musical “In the Heights” was celebrated for its joyous depiction of a Latin American neighborhood in New York City. But it’s also been criticized for failing to represent the Afro-Latinos who actually live there.

NPR TV critic Eric Deggans weighs in on this and other media controversies.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.

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