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
inspired by my family reunion. it was really like a potluck and a reason to get everybody to dress up. - right, right. - and so-and-so brings a plate, and her son brings her plate. her signature dish. [both speaking spanish] like, this one brings this. but to me was this specific moment of when the men and the women will walk into the party, right when they walk in. - so this is a tribute to the 80s. - yeah, 90s. of, like, my family when they came here, and how they interpreted american luxury. like, what they thought nouveau riche was. - show me your best. it s all great, so it s going to be hard for you to pick one. - i have a lot of, like, this is - oh, wow. - it s like a knit trench. actually, it was inspired by the hasidics. - look at that. it s influenced your whole mindset. the neighborhood you grew up in, the other culture. it looks so dope with the big fur hats. - i mean, i used to wear all that stuff growing up. like, this one is like a reference of it, so it s like a new
it was really like a potluck and a reason to get everybody to dress up. - right, right. - and so-and-so brings a plate, and her son brings her plate. her signature dish. [both speaking spanish] like, this one brings this. but to me was this specific moment of when the men and the women will walk into the party, right when they walk in. - so this is a tribute to the 80s. - yeah, 90s. of, like, my family when they came here, and how they interpreted american luxury. like, what they thought nouveau riche was. - show me your best. it s all great, so it s going to be hard for you to pick one. - i have a lot of, like, this is - oh, wow. - it s like a knit trench. actually, it was inspired by the hasidics. - look at that. it s influenced your whole mindset. the neighborhood you grew up in, the other culture. it looks so dope with the big fur hats. - i mean, i used to wear all that stuff growing up. like, this one is like a reference of it, so it s like a new take on it. it s like watermark
- what is it? do you wanna tell me a little bit about it? - yeah. like, this one i m working on is actually inspired by my family reunion. it was really like a potluck and a reason to get everybody to dress up. - right, right. - and so-and-so brings a plate, and her son brings her plate. her signature dish. [both speaking spanish] like, this one brings this. but to me was this specific moment of when the men and the women will walk into the party, right when they walk in. - so this is a tribute to the 80s. - yeah, 90s. of, like, my family when they came here, and how they interpreted american luxury. like, what they thought nouveau riche was. - show me your best. it s all great, so it s going to be hard for you to pick one. - i have a lot of, like, this is - oh, wow. - it s like a knit trench. actually, it was inspired by the hasidics. - look at that. it s influenced your whole mindset. the neighborhood you grew up in, the other culture. it looks so dope with the big fur hats. - i m