“I felt humiliated”: At the age of 61, a cult actor does not have good memories with Harrison Ford of the 90’s movie

The celebrity of Hollywood cinema, John Leguizamo is one of the most fertile auxiliary roles. You would see him in Louisia, in 1993 in adapting to the big screen of Super Mario Bros.

The actor also stood out in the Gangster, Brian De Palma’s lane, replied Al Pacino. In 1997, he confronted Leonardo DiCaprio in Rome in Rome + Juliet Bas Luhrman until the summer killer was shaken by Sam in the summer by Spike Lee. It is also the original voice of Syd in the Ice Age saga.

Now 61, the actor continues on the road on screens. You can see Smoke Series, Apple TV+. John Leguizamo began his career in the late 80’s, finding small roles in films or TV series such as anger in Miami or two policemen, trying to create a place.

Difficult to start

The guest of the podkast Fly on the wall of Dana Carvey and David SpadeThe artist returned to the painful episode of his career that took place on Henry’s film, Harrison Ford. Leguizamo played a small role there, theft that Ford’s character was shooting at the supermarket.

For him this role was not very reassuring, but he absolutely wanted to work with director Mike Nichols, “One of the greatest”According to John Leguizamo. “Talking about this movie gives me traumatic stress”For the first time he said.

You know, with this experience I felt a little humiliated. I did it because I didn’t have a job.

“You know, I felt a little humiliated with this experience.Leguizamo continued. The actress then compares the Hollywood landscape to the laws of the Jim Crowe era.

A negative picture of Latin?

He explains that available roles were: “White doctor, white lawyer, white husband, white girlfriend, Latin Traffe. When I had a role in Henry, it was a drug dealer.An American artist of Colombian origin was evaluated.

I have exactly what they want to see, that is, to say the negative image of Latin.

“I was the style they were looking for. The street boy, the suburbs of the outskirts. I was trying to fight it because all my dramatic art teachers, when I was 17, I was told: No one can hear this accent.Leguizamo has shown.

Scene in Henry:

In recent decades, the actress has devoted much of her time to protect her society. Its documentary series, which broadcasts MSNBC, “Leguizamo doos America”, emphasizes the Latin through the United States, the actress says she is aimed at celebrating “Latin perfection”.

Among his future projects is the Odyssey, which is epic by Christopher Nolan with a prestigious distribution, as well as the Ice Age 6, which is expected to be expected by December 16, 2026.