John Leguizamo’s Required Reading for America
Inspired by his one-man show, <em>Latin History for Morons, </em>the comedian recommends three books that challenge one-sided narratives of the past.
John Leguizamo is on a mission to teach, as he might put it, “Latin history for morons.” So far, it’s going well: His one-man show with that same title was nominated for a 2018 Tony Award and released in November as a Netflix special. But the impetus for this educational pursuit didn’t come until a few years ago, when Leguizamo found that his teenage son was being bullied and ostracized because of his
