'Hamilton' creator Lin-Manuel Miranda's new movie, 'In the Heights,' debuts the first official trailer for the film based on his first musical.
takes place over the course of three days — Ramos stars as a bodega owner named Usnavi. Joining Ramos is an all-star cast consisting of Jimmy Smits, Corey Hawkins, Melissa Barrera, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Dascha Polanco and Stephanie Beatriz. Miranda, who originated the role of Usnavi on stage when the musical was on Broadway, now portrays Piraguero, the owner of a small piragua stand.
The score features hip-hop, salsa, merengue and soul music — a huge part of why the show is what it is. The story begins with Usnavi, dating a woman named Vanessa, who works in a beauty salon. He dreams of opening a bar in his home country, the Dominican Republic. “Abuela” Claudia, the neighborhood matriarch who raised Usnavi after the death of his parents, wins $96,000 in a numbers game.
Another character, Nina, loves a shy guy named Benny, who has worked for Nina’s parents for years, but her father opposes their union because he wants Nina to finish her education at Stanford University. She doesn’t want her father to bankrupt himself paying for the expensive school, but her father is prepared to sell his car-service business.
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