Interview by Paul Salfen
HE HBO DOCUMENTARY FILM SIEMPRE, LUIS DEBUTS OCTOBER 6TH ON HBO AND HBO MAX)
When Luis A. Miranda Jr. left Puerto Rico for New York City in the 1970s, he had big dreams, but little did he know how far he’d go. ‌ ‌ Siempre, Luis follows Miranda over the course of a year as his devotion to family and country propels his insatiable appetite for empowering his fellow Latinos. With humor and heart, the documentary dives into Miranda’s campaign to mitigate the devastation of Hurricane Maria in his homeland by tirelessly organizing relief efforts and managing the logistics behind bringing his son Lin-Manuel Miranda’s award-winning production of Hamilton to the island. ‌ ‌ Welcoming audiences into the man’s passionate, patriotic, family-focused world, Siempre, Luis ultimately tells the story of a proud American whose lifetime dedication to community and fatherhood has rendered him an unstoppable force of nature.
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(from left) Lin-Manuel Miranda with his father, Luis Miranda Photo Credit: Courtesy of HBO
center) Lin-Manuel Miranda with his father, Luis Miranda (right) and mother, Dr. Luz Towns-Miranda (far right) assisting with disaster relief efforts in Puerto Rico Photo Credit: Courtesy of HBO
Luis Miranda Photo Credit: Courtesy of HBO
(center) Lin-Manuel Miranda with his father, Luis Miranda (right) and mother, Dr. Luz Towns-Miranda (far right) assisting with disaster relief efforts in Puerto Rico Photo Credit: Courtesy of HBO
(from left) Luis Miranda, Lin-Manuel Miranda Photo Credit: Courtesy of HBO
Luis Miranda Photo Credit: Courtesy of HBO
(from left) Lin-Manuel Miranda with his father, Luis Miranda Photo Credit: Courtesy of HBO
(clockwise) Luis Miranda, Dr. Luz Towns- Miranda, Luz Miranda- Crespo, and Lin-Manuel Miranda Photo Credit: Courtesy of HBO
Luis Miranda handing out coffee to people waiting in line for Hamilton tickets in Puerto Rico Photo Credit: Courtesy of HBO
