Actor and playwright John Leguizamo’s work preparing for his 2018 Broadway show Latin History for Morons produced an obsession with reading and researching the history of the Americas.

Actor and playwright John Leguizamo’s work preparing for his 2018 Broadway show Latin History for Morons produced an obsession with reading and researching the history of the Americas. His frustration over the whitewashing of American history, coupled with his nature as a curious student of the world, resulted in “American Historia.” In this three-part series, Leguizamo travels throughout Mexico and the U.S. to shed light on both the known and lesser-known Latino stories.