For years and years, John Leguizamo claimed to be half Puerto Rican.
After he was honored at the Puerto Rican Day parade in 2011 and told reporters his father was from Aguadilla, his father publicly contradicted him, saying the family is Colombian and has no connection to Puerto Rico. But Leguizamo still claimed to have family in Puerto Rico during a 2017 talk show appearance.
The truth of his family history was confirmed in a 2022 episode of Finding Your Roots. He claimed that he had believed his family had connections to Puerto Rico because there is a barrio there with his surname. But that story doesn’t explain the very specific untrue claims he’s made about his family over the years.
All this time he’s been whining about other actors not matching the ethnicity of the roles while lying about his own ethnicity.
He also appears to have lied about his age throughout his career, making himself 4 years younger.
John Leguizamo CRIES while claiming Latinos aren’t represented in Hollywood.
“I will not be finished until a Latin child can turn on a screen and see their own face, their own name, their grandmas accent not getting arrested.”
The Latino star has appeared in over 100 films.