John Leguizamo's Latin History for Morons

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.

It is true, history was written by the winning side. That fact never changes unfortunately. I personally found this "stand up" if thats how its classified, very much worth watching. I am not usually into stand up. Its just not where my usual interests lie. I stumbled on this while just lookingon Netflix for something to have on as background... Well, that plan didn't work, as I ended up glued to the screen instead of it just being background. I wasn't expecting an actual history lesson, but I'm glad I watched it. The facts were all there, and true. Everything you weren't taught in school because it was swept under the rug. I can see this show offending close minded, bigoted people, if you are one then save yourself the rant and just don't watch. Anyone that gets offended is just that, even if they don't realize they are that way. Freedom of speech works both ways. I was laughing through most of this. I absolutely love how he acted things out, I get distracted easily and have a hard time watching stand up just because most of the time its just a person with a mic talking. That doesn't work for me. Which is actually why I put this on. So I could clean while listening off and on. Now I am behind schedule so I will get back to it lol... But I just loved this so much I had to leave a rating before getting back to my cleaning.

I cannot articulate how fantastic this was. Educational, funny, emotional, and inspiring. John Leguizamo's honesty and humility makes his storytelling that much more captivating. Seeing this has inspired me to be more proactive in learning about my history.

I can honestly say that I hadn't known about the books that he mentioned, but this special has definitely made them next on my reading list! You can see a whole list of books he refers to if you go to the webpage for Latin History for Morons! Next up on my reading list: A People's History of the United States.

Thank you, 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!