Latin History for Morons
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Latin History for Morons is a comedic one-man Broadway show and Netflix special by John Leguizamo that explores overlooked Latin American history through satire and personal storytelling.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Latin History for Morons canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Latin History for Morons Context triple: [John Leguizamo, notableWork, Latin History for Morons]
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A.
The True History of the Conquest of New Spain
The True History of the Conquest of New Spain is a 16th-century chronicle by conquistador Bernal Díaz del Castillo that offers a detailed eyewitness account of Hernán Cortés’s campaign and the fall of the Aztec Empire.
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Estoria de España
Estoria de España is a 13th-century Spanish historical chronicle commissioned by King Alfonso X that compiles and narrates the history of Spain from its legendary origins to the monarch’s own time.
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El Latino
El Latino is the popular nickname of Estadio Latinoamericano, the iconic baseball stadium in Havana, Cuba.
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Historia universal de la infamia
"Historia universal de la infamia" is a 1935 collection of short, fictionalized biographies by Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges that blends fact and invention to portray infamous historical and literary figures in a stylized, experimental prose.
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Patria Vieja
Patria Vieja was the initial period of Chile’s early independence movement (1810–1814), marked by the first autonomous governments and constitutional experiments before Spanish reconquest.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Latin History for Morons Target entity description: Latin History for Morons is a comedic one-man Broadway show and Netflix special by John Leguizamo that explores overlooked Latin American history through satire and personal storytelling.
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A.
The True History of the Conquest of New Spain
The True History of the Conquest of New Spain is a 16th-century chronicle by conquistador Bernal Díaz del Castillo that offers a detailed eyewitness account of Hernán Cortés’s campaign and the fall of the Aztec Empire.
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B.
Estoria de España
Estoria de España is a 13th-century Spanish historical chronicle commissioned by King Alfonso X that compiles and narrates the history of Spain from its legendary origins to the monarch’s own time.
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C.
El Latino
El Latino is the popular nickname of Estadio Latinoamericano, the iconic baseball stadium in Havana, Cuba.
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D.
Historia universal de la infamia
"Historia universal de la infamia" is a 1935 collection of short, fictionalized biographies by Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges that blends fact and invention to portray infamous historical and literary figures in a stylized, experimental prose.
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E.
Patria Vieja
Patria Vieja was the initial period of Chile’s early independence movement (1810–1814), marked by the first autonomous governments and constitutional experiments before Spanish reconquest.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Broadway show
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Netflix special ⓘ comedy show ⓘ one-man show ⓘ stand-up comedy special ⓘ |
| awarded | Tony Award nomination for Best Play ⓘ |
| basedOn | John Leguizamo’s research into Latin American and Latino U.S. history ⓘ |
| broadwayRunEnded | 2018 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | John Leguizamo ⓘ |
| criticalReception | generally positive ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Netflix ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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one-man show ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| includesTheme |
bullying and racism in schools
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representation in history textbooks ⓘ search for cultural roots ⓘ stereotypes about Latinos ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | general adult audiences ⓘ |
| medium |
live theatre
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television special ⓘ |
| narrativeFrame | John Leguizamo helping his son with a school history project ⓘ |
| netflixReleaseYear | 2018 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
highlighting erased Latin contributions to U.S. history
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mixing stand-up, lecture, and theatrical performance ⓘ |
| openedOnBroadway | 2017 ⓘ |
| openedOnBroadwayAt |
Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre
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surface form:
Studio 54 Theatre
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| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | John Leguizamo’s body of autobiographical stage works ⓘ |
| performer | John Leguizamo ⓘ |
| portrays |
Latino participation in U.S. wars
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historical Latin American figures ⓘ |
| premieredAt | Berkeley Repertory Theatre ⓘ |
| producedOnBroadwayBy | The Public Theater ⓘ |
| releasePlatform | Netflix ⓘ |
| star | John Leguizamo ⓘ |
| starring | John Leguizamo ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Latin American history
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Latino identity in the United States ⓘ education and historical erasure ⓘ overlooked contributions of Latinos to U.S. history ⓘ |
| tone |
educational
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humorous ⓘ politically charged ⓘ |
| uses |
personal storytelling
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satire ⓘ |
| writer | John Leguizamo ⓘ |
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