'We don't get to see this type of representation on-screen all the time. It's going to make a huge difference for people that haven't come across a neighborhood like Washington Heights,' says LeslieGrace.
Every product on this page was chosen by a Harper's BAZAAR editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy.The Dominican actress talks the “therapeutic” process of bringing her character, Nina, to life; first-generation dreams; and Afro-Latinx representation finally getting its due.Leslie Grace's Nina—one of the female leads of Lin-Manuel Miranda, Quiara Alegría Hudes, and Jon M. Chu's film adaption of—is a young woman carrying the world on her shoulders.
It's going to make a huge difference for people that haven't come across a neighborhood like Washington Heights. And for those that do live in a neighborhood like Washington Heights, for them to see themselves on a big screen in that way captured by us, it's just going to be such a beautiful and powerful moment. I feel so blessed to have experienced it firsthand.
in the film as personal hurdles she's had to overcome in her own career, especially as a Latinx artist"crossing over" into the mainstream. For Grace, portraying Nina was a therapeutic process. [The film shows] the celebration that comes through the struggle and strife of our culture, which we rarely get to see.experience. Making her feature film debut, Grace had her stellar castmates, including Anthony Ramos, Corey Hawkins, and Melissa Barrera, as well as producer Miranda and director Chu, serving as her on-set family and support system.
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