Latin History for Morons: John Leguizamo's Road to Broadway Movie Trailer

Cast

John Leguizamo
as Himself

Get more information about Latin History for Morons: John Leguizamo's Road to Broadway (2018) on IMDb

Genres & Description

Documentary

7.5 / 10

Latin History for Morons: John Leguizamo's Road to Broadway captures John's quest to cram 3,000 years of history into 90 minutes of stage time and bring a whole new set of historical characters back to life as one man. Infused throughout the documentary is John's special brand of humor and openness. The road to his ultimate goal - his next Broadway hit - unfolds in a fun, intriguing, and poignant adventure that not only offers an intimate look into the journey of a passionate artist, but also shines a light on the rarely-told stories of Latino heroes who made their mark on America. Featuring exclusive behind-the-scenes footage of the one-man show taking shape, the film follows John's riveting process - from his early inspirations and research, to his first-ever comedy club tour, through workshops of the show - before culminating in performances at the historic Public Theater as he aims for a Broadway run. Along the way, John navigates the challenges of writing (and re-writing) history...

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J Hamod

Worst performance he's ever done , lost all respect for this dude, completely political biased bigoted now ... and lying like a mother fucker about all kinds of shyt... he pops up with fake statistics and pie charts, focuses on spain in which is the prodamanit mix of race and cultures in Latin America , plus Latino is not a race for starters lol... and thats not really the sad part , its the fact he did this whole performance written by his elite master's to stir more of this civil unrest in the USA, this pos is working for the elites just like every comedian now.. .. and these dumb asses are freaking gonna lose they're right to even say offensive things on comedy in the end if they get back in power-- political correctness is DICTORIAL and if they succeed everyone of not of the 1% will be oppressed - @Saturday, November 24, 2018 9:10 AM

Robert Salgado

Very well done John. You honor us all papi. Keep it up. - @Saturday, November 24, 2018 4:25 AM

Francisco Bautista

Great Actor !!!!! 💪 - @Saturday, November 24, 2018 1:07 AM

Guilherme Teixeira

Queria tanto que estivesse disponível no Brasil! - @Friday, November 23, 2018 10:50 PM

David Forges

Fake history. there's no such thing like "latin history". He put fake numbers, misunderstand the facts, and uses a tendencious interpretation. - @Thursday, November 22, 2018 10:26 PM

Alejandro González

I know its a comedy but he takes history so lightly on México. The way he talks about Aztecs or Mayans civilization is way to vague. As mexican living in México all my life i feel he´s not being respectfull enough to our ancestry and culture that we love so much we not only had those two cultures but so many more like Olmecas,Toltecas, Zapotecas, Mixtecas, Mexicas, etc, etc. How he describes Moctezuma and makes fun of him makes me mad, he´s being kind of a bully on its own. He never even talks about how Aztecs kept fighting untill they managed to take out the Spaniards form the Great Tenochtitlan and how the last Emperor Cuauthémoc reorganised the mexica army and fought bravely to his defeat later to be tortured, burned his feet and hands with oil and fire, he was a true HEROE. Fast forward 1808 Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla (HEREO), José María Morelos y Pavón (HEROE), Agustín Iturbide (HEROE), Vicente Guerrero (HEROE) fought and won "La Independencia de México" on wich they defeated the Spaniards crown to proclaim our country as "México". As you can see Spaniards never really won this war, we maintain mexicans from México with all our richness in our culture we sure lost a lot and should give more respect to our Indigenas but pur history as country is not to take lightly. - @Thursday, November 22, 2018 7:05 PM

Wake The Israelites

Hispanic means property of Spain aka slaves which is exactly what deuteronomy 28th chapter said would happen to them - @Thursday, November 22, 2018 2:05 PM

X- Force

White hunky dunkyes are mad in the comments, why you mad papa? You crackers ass didn't learn the truth in school......reallly? what a surprise 1 demerit watch again! - @Wednesday, November 21, 2018 4:11 PM

DA FileZ

I need to teach my kids, daily, that they are not second class citizens as they are taught in school; they are called Mexican, Hispanic, Latino's and based first on how dark their skins are, they are American and American does not mean white. My kids are very light to very dark skinned, and EVERYONE (white, black, brown, teachers, students etc.) try to tell them who they are based on their skin color. Cristobal Colon aka Christopher Columbus, did not speak English and did not land on Plymouth Rock, he spoke Spanish and Italian, a form of "romantic" LATIN. Latin, Latino, Latina was already in a Spanish dictionary in 1789 (Diccionario de la lengua española). In United States the Census Bureau defined Latino/a in 1970 to herd people into groups to better control them. You cannot create a new definition and not expect to have confused masses, their neurons get crossed as Leguizamo's was and went to counseling for it. Imagine other Latin words in everyday English then changing the definitions, it would change everything we know..... A citizen is the country where you are documented as a citizen........... American is American.... Divide and Conquer is a true strategy used even today on the every day person, "they" tell you who you are and it tears society apart from the inside. The new definition of "Latino" is not correct and should not be used as it is, but those calling themselves that need to understand that they ARE those "White People", along with being Native American Indian and African (depending on the individual), "Latinos" ARE, what they consider others, as the good and the bad in history.. If they knew the correct historical facts they would know the strength in their bloodlines and use the actual, hundreds of years old definition and not the newer incorrect definition........ Not knowing this makes us all weaker.... - @Wednesday, November 21, 2018 2:37 AM

LordSear1982

John Leguizamo is the whitest Latino I have ever seen and nothing that he said about Latin American history is remotely close to being accurate. He left Colombia when he was 4 years old and has an Italian last name ROFL!! I am dumbfounded Netflix even let him run this garbage on their network. - @Wednesday, November 21, 2018 1:02 AM

seoreh

What does that mean “if you don’t see yourself represented outside of yourself?” the indigenous cultures of past had a connection to a larger universe, that isn’t ego; it’s spirit. Needing to see “ representation” outside of yourself for validation is narcissism and ego and everything withstand fucked up about civilization today. We are doomed to repeat our past because we are too scared to face our unconscious and family patterns that are destructive both individual and collective. We can remember our past all we want. The key it to seeing the toxins we carry from the past into the present and correcting them through becoming conscious and humble to our wounds. - @Tuesday, November 20, 2018 5:32 AM

Gus Buster

Just another liberal idiot on a fictional rant! - @Tuesday, November 20, 2018 5:11 AM

Thoreau

Another cringe-worthy manifestation of his political and historical ignorance. Playing the dumb, loud-mouth spick again. - @Tuesday, November 20, 2018 5:05 AM

blush pink

un heroe latino tupac amaru , don jose de san martin migue grau hay tantossssssssssssssss y solo hablo del peru - @Tuesday, November 20, 2018 3:29 AM

FJ Ramos Art

I enjoyed his special. It's entertaining and does open eyes for latino people who had no idea of their history. Although some what generalized and biased, it does make me want to do more research. - @Monday, November 19, 2018 8:47 PM

Jesse21

Really enjoyed this and it was nothing but spoken truth! - @Monday, November 19, 2018 6:23 PM

TemerosoDeDios

I'm Spaniard and I think he has a bad concept of Latin American history. Obviously he is making comedy but those terms about Spanish Conquistadores (comemierdas, hijueputas, etc.) only show his victimism and ignorance. This is a common thing in Latin American people. They always cry about "stoled gold", the "genocide", their indigenous culture, etc. and they think that Pre-Columbine America was a "Happy Arcadia". but they never remember all the invasions, genocides, cannibalism, human sacrifices, slavery and rapes Native people commited between them. That's why numerous Native peoples allied with Spaniards to beat their oppressors (Aztecs, Caribbes, Incas, etc.). And they don't remember either that they are talking our language, praying our God, carrying our surnames, living like a Western folks with our traditions. They could recover their Native language, culture and traditions. It's not impossible. But they prefer to complain that taking measures. Also, they're racists between them: Whites against Mestizos, Mestizos against Indigenous, Mulattos againts Blacks, etc. Please, stop complexes! Start to acept your history without revisionism and victimism. Stop Black Legend! We're Hispanic people and we have a great history. If we were more united we would go better. - @Monday, November 19, 2018 10:35 AM

Raul Garcia

Anyone else actually watch it, and think it was racist at times? Isn't cracker ass honky a racist slur? Why are people applauding for racism? - @Sunday, November 18, 2018 10:21 PM

Ring Dave

Stone Age society struggling to remain irrelevant. mcg-truth blogspot com - @Sunday, November 18, 2018 6:43 PM

Kairu SoloArtist

People like this guy remind me of a Mexican teacher I had in highschool who could not accept the difference being that I as an Italian was truely Latin and he as a product of European conquest and the mixing after was a Latin-American. But they still want to own the term Latin, even when it is not their native tongue. Now living in Japan it reminds me of Korean revisionist who have a complex against Japan. Oh hooomanz. - @Sunday, November 18, 2018 3:28 PM

Julio Bonilla Jr.

I've been streaming this off and on! #hilarious - @Saturday, November 17, 2018 11:48 PM

Chris Mc

Wrong histoy latinos come from spain . Thay were a mix of whites and muslim breeding together . The muslims invaded spain in the 400s went half why into france then beaten back . Ruled spain until reconquest . Aztec and Myans were different people . But only now are the same in modern times because of inter breeding and language . Leguizamo is fake latino history . - @Saturday, November 17, 2018 5:55 PM

Houston Volleyball

lol why stop at 1,000 B.C.? Why not go all the way when Mongolians travelled all the way north until they hit Argentina!? Russia and Canada was united due to Tundra. So the Mongolians travelled up north to Russia, then Canada, then North America then to South America. For hundreds of years they migrated back and forth until the Tundras melted separating Russia from Canada. Those on the Canada side became the Native Indians of the America’s. And so here’s where this story picks up! But yeah, all Latinos are native Indian decent, and all native Indians are Mongolian decent. - @Saturday, November 17, 2018 5:48 AM

Marcela Margea

Love it!!! 👍👍👍 - @Saturday, November 17, 2018 4:18 AM

Van Ramin

He talking shit about Europeans but has European name and last name and speaks European language - @Friday, November 16, 2018 10:27 AM

Jaset Polastre

Lol people is hating on the special coz they. Always look for anything to complain like a bitch. The history apply to must latinos , Hispanics history is what the fucking name says it is. History! its a lesson to be learn to not repeat. Mistakes and to know where you come from latin american is a Meltin pot and it had been for years the fact that. He is talking shit about the quistadorez is because they were assholes been a decendant of then does not mean shame but means been better than then. People always have something to complain so annoying he is doing a good job. Don't like it skip it lol - @Thursday, November 15, 2018 11:42 PM

K Milton

Just watched. It was more like a history of Native Americans. I found it to be very excluding for Latinos whose DNA are more on the African end of the spectrum. We all know that ALL Latinos are NOT 40 pct Native American. The mixture is different percentages for different people. All Latinos don't look like John..some look like Zoe Saladana who is more of African heritage. Also, if I'm a native American sitting on a reservation watching this I'm looking like so you're just going to to jack our entire history as yours?!?! Native Americans aren't Latinos and vice versa...they aren't one in the same. But it was overall a good lesson on native American, Latina, and black history. - @Thursday, November 15, 2018 9:22 PM

Roberto Meier

...cuesta mucho encontrar algo bueno en Netflix.... Por favor veala! - @Thursday, November 15, 2018 8:16 PM

jonathan Stafford

Watched it was shit as it’s basically a bitch letter of how Spanish raped native Americans yet the dude is so proud of his own culture but is speaking Spanish the whole time the ingorance is palpable and ironic - @Thursday, November 15, 2018 7:05 PM

HipHopEspanol

This was 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 This is a must watch!!! - @Thursday, November 15, 2018 5:42 PM

Javier Begazo

Extraordinario, inteligente, conmovedor. Humano. - @Thursday, November 15, 2018 4:10 AM

Martincito

If you are a Trump supporter please leave and don't comment - @Thursday, November 15, 2018 3:19 AM

Pistachio Films LLC

Brilliant stuff, just watched this last night,. should be required viewing!!! - @Wednesday, November 14, 2018 11:35 PM

katiemercedes

He was always talented, but it looks like he's gotten even better with age. Like a fine tequila. E: yes I know he's Colombian not Mexican lol - @Wednesday, November 14, 2018 9:35 PM

e22378

This was aeesome - @Wednesday, November 14, 2018 6:24 PM

laodicea777

you get a special, you get a special, you get a special, everyone gets a freaking special. NETFLIX..no chill - @Wednesday, November 14, 2018 6:01 PM

Hector Delarosa

bad ass show!!! - @Wednesday, November 14, 2018 3:37 PM

Mario Rafael

I thought he was Italian... He played Luigi in the Mario Movie. - @Wednesday, November 14, 2018 1:35 PM

Moni-k 1687

Smartest stand up comedy I have ever seen ❤️ - @Wednesday, November 14, 2018 7:09 AM

BboyPaul1

This needs a Netflix SERIES and act it out like comedy central's drunk history does but without the drinking lol - @Wednesday, November 14, 2018 7:07 AM

Kelli Brooks

BRILLIANT SHOW!!!! - @Wednesday, November 14, 2018 5:54 AM

Miguel Anyelo Sarmiento Palomino

Crack e importante Historia Latina es hora de tener nuestro sitio - @Tuesday, November 13, 2018 10:51 PM

The Merge

Was he not mic'd up? - @Tuesday, November 13, 2018 10:16 PM

betterdays

Great actor terrible comedian - @Tuesday, November 13, 2018 7:58 PM

walker paulson

never like his high energy comedy and his history for morons is moronic. you're not a Latin no one alive is a Latin. y no John tu no eres indigena. - @Tuesday, November 13, 2018 6:24 PM

Onyeka Onyebuchukwu

Mehhhhhh!!! - @Tuesday, November 13, 2018 4:16 PM

Johnny Blaze

He forgot the Mayans - @Tuesday, November 13, 2018 3:00 PM

Will Weekly

I really enjoyed this show, entertaining but also thought provoking - @Tuesday, November 13, 2018 2:14 PM

Sylvia Gomez

Thank you...great show!! - @Tuesday, November 13, 2018 12:29 AM

Infamos Heaven

lol, I'm Colombian! and I cant stand this fucking idiot, I used to love him, love him! I even owned the movie The Pest! lol, and all this shit he says in the special , if your latino and didn't already know our history , I feel bad for you, the fact that you had to watch a damn comedy special to learn " a little " history, sad. and he never touched on why my people believe in "jesus fucking christ", we were forced, just like any other empire that took over created history. so all you bible reading clowns, your still in the system ! lol , I hope you wake the fuck up. and last, hes another latino playing the victim card. what a surprise, fuck you John. out dated ass ol school jokes. - @Monday, November 12, 2018 10:44 PM