John Leguizamo's Latin History for Morons

It is a beautiful combination of a stand-up show, a one-person theatre play, and a shocking history lesson.

I am living in the Middle East and, apart from the Hollywood , I have little information about the Latin history. Probably, I wouldn't learn any of these historical facts, if I didn't watch this show. So, it was surprisingly informative for me.

The comedy part was not top-notch but, instead of the usual "one person & a mic" formula, the theatre setting with good music pieces and light tricks was a refreshing choice for the stand-up genre.

The bit where John tries to dance like a white man, in Trumperica, but fails after a couple of latin oriëntated songs are being played, is an instant classic. Another funny and heartfelt reminder, that free thinking only works, if everybody is included.

I've seen John on screen before, but never in the context of a stage - and what a discovery that was. The flow and pace of his performance is phenomenal. He overshoots just a little here and there, but his style of storytelling through the prism of many personas and cultures is hands down outstanding.

Caught this on Netflix streaming and was blown away. This is not for the faint hearted. From start to end, it takes a very very unique and highly effective intelligence to be able to string all historical facts and/or influences, mash it with relevant humor and animated impressions, and then proceed to keep a classroom audience riveted for more than 90 minutes, is in itself, historic. Even those with attention deficit syndrome would have had succumbed to his magic. I thoroughly enjoyed this powerfully crafted "history lesson" for his tribe and felt empowered to apply the motivation of healthy self respect in all aspects of life, regardless of race. John's exquisite talent is evident and given the right perspective, Emmy worthy. History is full of ugly, evil and forgotten injustices but invaluable lessons learnt can shape and decide different destinies toward self greatness. P Any student under this class should have no problems graduating with distinction. Hope this special is used as a template to start a new change movement for a new awareness and brighter future beginning for all marginalized humanity. Gracias Professor John!

Equal parts performance art, stand-up routine and history lesson, the whole performance is him trying to find a cultural hero for his son to look up to by navigating the darkest chapters of American history. Leguizamo is absolutely brilliant as an every-man who thrusts himself into the unfamiliar role of a scholar, who strives to better his own knowledge of the past for the sake of his son's future, which makes HIM the hero in my book. 10/10 Stars, What a triumph!