Image: Abuela Claudia (Olga Merediz) and Sonny (Gregory Diaz IV) share differing stories of immigration in the film. He said: "Not wanting (his immigration status) to be something that defines him or something that holds him down - it's something that both Sonny and I together want to elevate and really push forward those positive messages."Īnd he gets his chance on screen, delivering a powerful rap during musical number 96,000, saying that if he won the lottery, he'd invest in education and technology, adding: "Politicians be hatin', racism in this nation's gone from latent to blatant, I'll cash my ticket and picket, invest in protest, never lose my focus 'til the city takes notice." However, Gregory Diaz IV, who plays Sonny, told Sky News that despite the problems sprouting from his character's immigration status, he wanted to portray the good in his life. Sonny, Usnavi's cousin and assistant in his bodega, is an undocumented citizen - a story that has grown in prominence over the last decade or so in the US due to fierce debates around border crossings - with an estimated 10 million people living in the country without the paperwork. Ramos describes his character as the "invisible thread" that runs through the film as we meet the residents of Washington Heights trying to get through their lives - whether it's the gossip girls from the salon, his cousin Sonny dealing with his immigration status or Abuela Claudia, who just wants to look after the block. It's just it's just a story about community and people in love, and family and music and culture." He adds that the character is relatable to everyone, saying: "Who hasn't gone through that? Where you have days with some good, some not so good. "Both his parents passed away, he inherited a business that he didn't ask for, but he does it with as much grace as possible." "He takes care of his cousin, he takes care of, she's not really his grandmother, but the matriarch of the block, if you will, and of the community.
cares about his community," he told Sky News. He's played by Anthony Ramos, who UK fans might know, again, from Hamilton, where he played John Laurens and Philip Hamilton.
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