but what about us latinos? we ve been here in this city, and we ve got every kind of latino. you want your puerto ricans? wepa. you want your cubans? dale! dominicans? que lo que tigre. colombianos? todo bien, todo bien. mexicanos? no manches, guey. and this is where i grew up, too. and when i was a kid, i don t know what the streets were paved with, but it damn sure as hell was not gold. but that didn t stop latinx new yorkers from making big contributions. basquiat, rita moreno puerto rican. cardi b dominican. supreme court justice sotomayor, nuyorican from the bx. even the very first non-indigenous person to live and work in the island of manhattan in the 1600s was juan rodriguez, a dominicano. mira eso, right from the start, we ve been here making this city great. now, i don t know what new york would be without latinos, but it sure as hell wouldn t smell as good, it wouldn t taste as good, and it definitely wouldn t sound as good. that s right, cause salsa music was in
Basquiat, Rita Moreno Puerto rican. Cardi bdominican. Supreme Court Justice sotomayor, nuyorican from the bx. Even the very first nonindigenous person to live and work in the island of manhattan in the 1600s was juan rodriguez, a dominicano. Mira eso, right from the start, weve been here making this city great. Now, i dont know what new york would be without latinos, but it sure as hell wouldnt smell as good, it wouldnt taste as good, and it definitely wouldnt sound as good. Thats right, cause salsa music was invented here in new york, thats right. [vocalizing along to salsa music] youre welcome. I wanna retrace my steps from queens, where i grew up, all the way to the Bright Lights of broadway and show you how latinos have contributed to the culture of the greatest city on earf. Thats right, i said earf. And you cant tell Latino Stories without plenty of good food, music, and dancing. So come on, lets go, lets go. Come on. [upbeat music] welcome to Jackson Heights. Thats right, this i
onto other stages, too. [upbeat music playing] just ask this guy dancer, choreographer, and now broadway director, sergio trujillo. [all cheering] so what were your first early broadway experiences? - well, you know, actually i actually got a job before i came to new york, i was in toronto, and i actually got a job as an usher, working at a theater so i can watch cats cause i wanted to audition for it. but the thing was that i wanted to, you know, i wanted to be a dancer. and i was not gonna stop at anything. - and he didn t. for over 17 years, sergio has been performing and choreographing some of broadway s biggest hits, like jersey boys, ain t too proud, and on your feet. but his newest venture is directing the musical version of the hit motion picture real women have curves. - you know, i ve come to a place now in my life and my career where i m taking charge, and i m creating content that is purely latino cause i wanna make sure that people like you and myself
[upbeat music playing] just ask this guy dancer, choreographer, and now broadway director, sergio trujillo. [all cheering] so what were your first early broadway experiences? - well, you know, actually i actually got a job before i came to new york, i was in toronto, and i actually got a job as an usher, working at a theater so i can watch cats cause i wanted to audition for it. but the thing was that i wanted to, you know, i wanted to be a dancer. and i was not gonna stop at anything. - and he didn t. for over 17 years, sergio has been performing and choreographing some of broadway s biggest hits, like jersey boys, ain t too proud, and on your feet. but his newest venture is directing the musical version of the hit motion picture real women have curves. - you know, i ve come to a place now in my life and my career where i m taking charge, and i m creating content that is purely latino cause i wanna make sure that people like you and myself
man, such great things are happening in this theater. and little by little, we re making our way onto other stages, too. [upbeat music playing] just ask this guy dancer, choreographer, and now broadway director, sergio trujillo. [all cheering] so what were your first early broadway experiences? - well, you know, actually i actually got a job before i came to new york, i was in toronto, and i actually got a job as an usher, working at a theater so i can watch cats cause i wanted to audition for it. but the thing was that i wanted to, you know, i wanted to be a dancer. and i was not gonna stop at anything. - and he didn t. for over 17 years, sergio has been performing and choreographing some of broadway s biggest hits, like jersey boys, ain t too proud, and on your feet. but his newest venture is directing the musical version of the hit motion picture real women have curves. - you know, i ve come to a place now in my life and my career where i m taking charge, and i m cre