JOHN LEGUIZAMO

John Leguizamo is back with a new stage project that has a historical bent.

Sebastián Yatra calls his experience with Disney's “Encanto” a "gift from God.”.

Colombian-born Leguizamo spoke about colorism in Hollywood in an interview for the Academy Awards' "Seen" series.

Renowned actor, comedian and screenwriter John Leguizamo will be in town for one night only doing a lecture series in H-E-B performance Hall in October.

Tickets for the one night event go on sale Friday at 10 a.m.

The hype for “In the Heights” has brought great expectation to the Latino community in the United States, which has been historically underrepresented or stereotyped on the screen.

SAN ANTONIO - Actor, comedian and playwright John Leguizamo is bringing his smash Broadway hit "Latin History for Morons" back to the Majestic Theatre on Dec. 2. "Latin History for Morons" had a successful 16-week run on Broadway that concluded Feb. 25 before Leguizamo took it on the road. Leguizamo performed the show in San Antonio twice over the summer on July 27 and 28. Criss Angel's 'Mindfreak Unplugged' coming to San Antonio"John Leguizamo is back, as smart, provocative, bracing and wise as ever. Jerry Seinfeld to perform in San Antonio in DecemberCopyright 2019 by KSAT - All rights reserved.

click to enlarge Courtesy of the Majestic TheatreMaybe college students would actually roll out of bed for those 8 a.m. classes if actor, comedian and all-around Renaissance man John Leguizamo was their history professor.In his one-man Broadway show, which earned a Special Tony Award last year, Leguizamo, who stars in the recent Netflix mini-series, makes it his mission to squeeze 3,000 years of Latin history into a single, 90-minute lesson from conquistadores to cumbia and Montezuma to menudo.Leguizamo was inspired to write the show after he learned his shy 8th grade son was being bullied at school for being brown.How is it that my son is going through the same racial rites of passage I did? he asks. In order to help my son, I realized I was going to have to get to the root of my problem feeling like a second-class citizen.Whilecan currently be seen on Netflix, were sure watching Leguizamo perform in person is an entirely different experience. Its an important message of inclusion, so listen up and take notes.