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Film & TV News Lin-Manuel Miranda Joins Cast of In the Heights Movie In a final casting announcement, the creator reveals he won't just be off-camera for the upcoming movie.
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Lin-Manuel Miranda will play Piraguero—the Washington Heights local who sells flavored ice from a cart—in his and Quiara Alegría Hudes' film adaptation of In the Heights. The Warner Bros. project, directed by Jon M. Chu and featuring a screenplay by Hudes, has begun shooting in Washington Heights for a June 2020 release.

Read: MEET THE PRINCIPAL CAST OF THE IN THE HEIGHTS MOVIE SO FAR

The role, previously named Piragua Guy and played by Eliseo Roman on Broadway, has a solo number titled “Piragua” in the Tony-winning musical.

Creator Miranda also announced earlier that Noah Catala will play Graffiti Pete; they join the previously announced Anthony Ramos as Usnavi, Corey Hawkins as Benny, Melissa Barrera as Vanessa, Leslie Grace as Nina, Olga Merediz as Abuela Claudia, Daphne Rubin-Vega as Daniela, Stephanie Beatriz as Carla, Dascha Polanco as Cuca, Gregory Diaz IV as Sonny, Marc Antony as Sonny's father, and Jimmy Smits as Kevin Rosario.

Meet the Cast of the In the Heights Movie

 
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