The award-winning actor and producer is the host and force behind a new PBS series, “American Historia: The Untold History of Latinos,” premiering Sept. 27.
John Leguizamo speaks onstage during the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards at Peacock Theater on Sept. 15, 2024, in Los Angeles. LOS ANGELES — John Leguizamo is tired of the omission of Latino stories in American history. And he is doing something about it … again.
In one example, the series highlights the marvels of ancient Inca trepanation — a neurosurgical intervention where the skull was drilled to relieve head pressures — which had a survival rate of From honoring the medical feats of Indigenous civilizations pre-colonization to exploring the prevailing civil rights contributions of Latinos in the U.S., Leguizamo and DeJesus hope to reclaim the stories that are often whitewashed or excluded from the mainstream.
He points to a 2023 report released by the Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy and UnidosUS, which found that were omitted from U.S. textbooks or mentioned in five sentences or less.
“He said, ‘Can you imagine how other people would look at us if they knew the incredible contributions that we made to the founding of this country?’ ” added DeJesus.
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