5/17/2023 0 Comments Manuel lin miranda![]() ![]() ![]() JOHN JAMES: Just found so many aspects of his life cinematic.ĭEL BARCO: First-time filmmaker John James began trailing his friend Luis Miranda with a camera three years ago. LUIS MIRANDA: Trying to gain consciousness of an immigrant population that was totally disenfranchised.ĭEL BARCO: Miranda was special adviser on Hispanic affairs for New York Mayor Ed Koch before founding the nonprofit Hispanic Federation. I mean, really.ĭEL BARCO: Miranda started off organizing parents in the Heights, New York's Washington Heights. HILLARY CLINTON: You have been going nonstop for so long, Luis. (SOUNDBITE OF DOCUMENTARY, "SIEMPRE, LUIS")ĬHUCK SCHUMER: And you knew as a political leader when Luis asked for something, people were going to listen. There, he spent four decades as a political consultant for the likes of Chuck Schumer and Hillary Clinton. In the film, the elder Miranda talks about moving from Puerto Rico to New York City in 1971. MANDALIT DEL BARCO, BYLINE: The documentary is called "Siempre, Luis" - always, Luis - Miranda's signoff in letters to his son, Lin-Manuel. NPR's Mandalit del Barco talked to both Mirandas at Sundance, where the movie premiered. ![]() ![]() In a new documentary, Lin-Manuel Miranda, the creator of "Hamilton," pays tribute to his father, Luis Miranda, who's a well-connected political consultant in New York City. ![]()
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