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John Leguizamo Says He Felt ‘Humiliated’ Starring as Latino Gunman in ‘Regarding Henry’ and Likens 1990s Hollywood to Jim Crow Era

John Leguizamo opened up about some early career setbacks in Hollywood during a recent appearance on the podcast Fly on the Wall with Dana Carvey and David Spade. Reminiscing about Mike Nichols’ 1991 ...
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John Leguizamo Recalls Being “Humiliated” By Early Film Role In ‘Regarding Henry’ That Perpetuated “Negative Latino Images”

John Leguizamo recalled being “humiliated” by an early bit part in 1991’s Regarding Henry, in which he is credited as “Liquor Store Gunman.” During a recent appearance on podcast Fly on the Wall with ...
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John Leguizamo says he's 'humiliated' by his role in “Regarding Henry”: 'Talking about it gives me PTSD'

Leguizamo played a robber at a time when he says working as a Latino in Hollywood "was like Jim Crow." "I did it because I got no jobs. There were no jobs for Latin folk," he said. One of actor John ...

John Leguizamo says he once lost a role to a white actor because the director told him the movie couldn't 'have 2 Latin people' in it

"There was this unspoken Latin quota, if you had too many Latin people in your movie that was a bad thing," Leguizamo told Insider.
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Cami revved up for JOHN WICK (2014) Movie Reaction FIRST TIME WATCHING

John Wick is a 2014 American action thriller film directed by Chad Stahelski and written by Derek Kolstad. Keanu Reeves stars ...