Usnavi de la Vega
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Usnavi de la Vega is the bodega owner and central narrator of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical "In the Heights," whose story anchors the show’s portrait of a tight-knit Latino community in Washington Heights.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Usnavi de la Vega canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bodega owner
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fictional character ⓘ narrator ⓘ stage musical character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | In the Heights NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInMedium |
feature film adaptation
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stage musical ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
community and family
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home and belonging ⓘ immigrant experience ⓘ |
| characterArc | chooses to stay in Washington Heights and invest in the community ⓘ |
| community | Washington Heights NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Lin-Manuel Miranda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Latino ⓘ |
| familyOrigin | Dominican Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | In the Heights (original stage production, 2005 workshop / 2007 Off-Broadway / 2008 Broadway) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| friend |
Benny
NERFINISHED
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Camila Rosario NERFINISHED ⓘ Graffiti Pete NERFINISHED ⓘ Kevin Rosario NERFINISHED ⓘ Nina Rosario NERFINISHED ⓘ Piragua Guy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal | to return to the Dominican Republic ⓘ |
| guardian | Abuela Claudia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Spanish ⓘ |
| loveInterest | Vanessa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicalNumber |
96,000
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Alabanza (narration elements) ⓘ Blackout NERFINISHED ⓘ Breathe (reprise sections as narrator) ⓘ Champagne NERFINISHED ⓘ Everything I Know (narration framing) ⓘ Finale ⓘ Hundreds of Stories NERFINISHED ⓘ In the Heights NERFINISHED ⓘ The Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
addresses the audience directly
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frames the story as a recollection ⓘ |
| nationality | Dominican-American ⓘ |
| occupation | bodega owner ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Anthony Ramos
NERFINISHED
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Javier Muñoz NERFINISHED ⓘ Lin-Manuel Miranda NERFINISHED ⓘ Various Broadway and touring actors ⓘ |
| relative | Sonny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Washington Heights, Manhattan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
central narrator of In the Heights
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protagonist of In the Heights ⓘ |
| settingOfStory | Washington Heights, New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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