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* GracefulLoser: Everyone in the barrio is excited at the possibility that they may have won the lottery. When Usnavi announces that [[spoiler:Abuela Claudia was the winner]] at the Carnaval, everyone whoops and cheers because they find she was very deserving. [[spoiler:It makes their shock sadder when, shortly after finding out, the dispatch announces that she passed away]].



* YankTheDogsChain: Zigzagged. In "Carnaval de Barrio," Usnavi celebrates that he, Abuela Claudia and Vanessa have [[spoiler:all won the lottery are splitting the winnings to fulfill their dreams. Then he finds out that Abuela died, and you know he would trade in all the money to have her back. He starts crying as he asks why she didn't take her medicine]].

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* YankTheDogsChain: Zigzagged. In "Carnaval de Barrio," Usnavi celebrates that he, Abuela Claudia and Vanessa Sonny have [[spoiler:all won the lottery are splitting the winnings to fulfill their dreams. Then he finds out that Abuela died, and you know he would trade in all the money to have her back. He starts crying as he asks why she didn't take her medicine]].
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* MaybeEverAfter: Usnavi and Vanessa in "Finale":
-->'''Usnavi''': And let me set the record straight, I'm steppin' to Vanessa, I'm gettin' a second date!
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* BothSidesHaveAPoint: Camila tears into both Nina and Kevin in "Enough" by pointing out how they've both done things to upset one another. Kevin's unilateral decision to sell the cab company for Nina's tuition put an unfair amount of stress on her, and was quite disrespectful to Camila, the co-owner. Add this to his cold treatment of Benny, and Nina has every right to be angry with him. On the other hand, Nina lied to her parents for months on end about still attending college. She may have wanted to avoid worrying them, but Camila and Kevin feel betrayed nonetheless.

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-> ''Pop the grate at the crack of dawn''
-> ''Sing while I wipe down the awning''
-> ''Hey y’all, good morning''
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* BrokenRecord: Camilla's favorite record is a bolero song, and her favorite part is when the record scratches and the singer says "para siempre" over and over again. This is also how the finale starts.
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The movie adaptation fluctuated in and out of DevelopmentHell for years, before finally premiering on June 11, 2021 in theaters and on Creator/HBOMax. Creator/JonMChu directed it, and Anthony Ramos stars as Usnavi; Broadway alumni Lin-Manuel Miranda and Olga Merediz respectively portray Piragua Guy and Abuela Claudia. [[https://youtu.be/U0CL-ZSuCrQ Trailer 1]], [[https://youtu.be/FlY-HzJ0kno "Washington Heights" Trailer]], [[https://youtu.be/lCYrqpng9QA "Powerful" Trailer]].

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[[Film/InTheHeights The movie adaptation adaptation]] fluctuated in and out of DevelopmentHell for years, before finally premiering on June 11, 2021 in theaters and on Creator/HBOMax. Creator/JonMChu directed it, and Anthony Ramos stars as Usnavi; Broadway alumni Lin-Manuel Miranda and Olga Merediz respectively portray Piragua Guy and Abuela Claudia. [[https://youtu.be/U0CL-ZSuCrQ Trailer 1]], [[https://youtu.be/FlY-HzJ0kno "Washington Heights" Trailer]], [[https://youtu.be/lCYrqpng9QA "Powerful" Trailer]].
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The movie adaptation fluctuated in and out of DevelopmentHell for years, before finally premiering on June 18, 2021 in theaters and on Creator/HBOMax. Creator/JonMChu directed it, and Anthony Ramos stars as Usnavi; Broadway alumni Lin-Manuel Miranda and Olga Merediz respectively portray Piragua Guy and Abuela Claudia. [[https://youtu.be/U0CL-ZSuCrQ Trailer 1]], [[https://youtu.be/FlY-HzJ0kno "Washington Heights" Trailer]], [[https://youtu.be/lCYrqpng9QA "Powerful" Trailer]].

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The movie adaptation fluctuated in and out of DevelopmentHell for years, before finally premiering on June 18, 11, 2021 in theaters and on Creator/HBOMax. Creator/JonMChu directed it, and Anthony Ramos stars as Usnavi; Broadway alumni Lin-Manuel Miranda and Olga Merediz respectively portray Piragua Guy and Abuela Claudia. [[https://youtu.be/U0CL-ZSuCrQ Trailer 1]], [[https://youtu.be/FlY-HzJ0kno "Washington Heights" Trailer]], [[https://youtu.be/lCYrqpng9QA "Powerful" Trailer]].
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*{{Foreshadowing}}: Abuela Claudia cries out, "Alabanza!" during "96,000" when everyone finds out that someone won the lottery. Usnavi said that he would give a portion of the winnings to her as thanks for being his parent. [[spoiler:She was one of three winners for the ticket]].
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* CastingGag: The film has Creator/LinManuelMiranda and Creator/ChrisJackson as rivals Piragua Guy and Mr. Softee respectively. They played Usnavi and

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* CastingGag: The film has Creator/LinManuelMiranda and Creator/ChrisJackson as rivals Piragua Guy and Mr. Softee respectively. They played Usnavi and Benny respectively in the OBC.

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* BittersweetEnding: There's some happy endings, some sad and everyone's lives have changed. Benny and Nina in particular. [[spoiler:They're going to be forced to have a long distance relationship without the approval of her dad. But they have each other.]]

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* BittersweetEnding: There's some happy endings, some sad and everyone's lives have changed. Benny and Nina in particular. [[spoiler:They're going to be forced to have a long distance long-distance relationship without the approval of her dad. But they have each other.]]]] Sonny at least [[spoiler:gets some of the lottery money, and Usnavi agrees to stay in Washington Heights, so he gets what he wants]].


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* CastingGag: The film has Creator/LinManuelMiranda and Creator/ChrisJackson as rivals Piragua Guy and Mr. Softee respectively. They played Usnavi and


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* GrassIsGreener: Usnavi mentions his parents immigrated with him from the Dominican Republic to give him a better life. He wants to return to the Dominican Republic to find out who he is, and where is his home.
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The movie adaptation fluctuated in and out of DevelopmentHell for years, before finally premiering on June 18, 2021 in theaters and on Creator/HBOMax. Creator/JonMChu directed it, and Anthony Ramos stars as Usnavi; Broadway alumni Lin-Manuel Miranda and Olga Merediz respectively portray Piragua Guy and Abuela Claudia. [[https://youtu.be/U0CL-ZSuCrQ Trailer 1.]]

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The movie adaptation fluctuated in and out of DevelopmentHell for years, before finally premiering on June 18, 2021 in theaters and on Creator/HBOMax. Creator/JonMChu directed it, and Anthony Ramos stars as Usnavi; Broadway alumni Lin-Manuel Miranda and Olga Merediz respectively portray Piragua Guy and Abuela Claudia. [[https://youtu.be/U0CL-ZSuCrQ Trailer 1.]]
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''In the Heights'' is especially notable for being the first Broadway musical of its kind, a combination of rap, hip-hop and Latin music. Its unique sound won it four Tony Awards and kickstarted Miranda's career.

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''In the Heights'' is especially notable for being the first Broadway musical of its kind, a combination of rap, R&B, hip-hop and Latin music. Its unique sound won it four Tony Awards and kickstarted Miranda's career.
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* ShoutOut: Plenty, ranging from ''Theatre/KissMeKate'' to ''Series/SesameStreet''.

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* ShoutOut: Plenty, ranging from ''Theatre/KissMeKate'' to ''Series/SesameStreet''. Even the opening song's clave percussion refers back to the same in ''Theatre/WestSideStory'''s "America".
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* HappilyMarried: Kevin and Camila

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* HappilyMarried: Kevin and CamilaCamila.



* JoinsToFitIn: Nina, as she says in "When You're Home"

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* JoinsToFitIn: Nina, as she says in "When You're Home"Home":
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The movie adaptation fluctuated in out of DevelopmentHell for years, before finally premiering on June 18, 2021 in theaters and on Creator/HBOMax. Creator/JonMChu directed it, and Anthony Ramos stars as Usnavi; Broadway alumni Lin-Manuel Miranda and Olga Merediz respectively portray Piragua Guy and Abuela Claudia. [[https://youtu.be/U0CL-ZSuCrQ Trailer 1]]

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The movie adaptation fluctuated in and out of DevelopmentHell for years, before finally premiering on June 18, 2021 in theaters and on Creator/HBOMax. Creator/JonMChu directed it, and Anthony Ramos stars as Usnavi; Broadway alumni Lin-Manuel Miranda and Olga Merediz respectively portray Piragua Guy and Abuela Claudia. [[https://youtu.be/U0CL-ZSuCrQ Trailer 1]]
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The movie adaptation fluctuated in out of DevelopmentHell for years, before finally premiering on June 18, 2021. Creator/JonMChu directed it, and Anthony Ramos stars as Usnavi; Broadway alumni Lin-Manuel Miranda and Olga Merediz respectively portray Piragua Guy and Abuela Claudia. [[https://youtu.be/U0CL-ZSuCrQ Trailer 1]]

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The movie adaptation fluctuated in out of DevelopmentHell for years, before finally premiering on June 18, 2021.2021 in theaters and on Creator/HBOMax. Creator/JonMChu directed it, and Anthony Ramos stars as Usnavi; Broadway alumni Lin-Manuel Miranda and Olga Merediz respectively portray Piragua Guy and Abuela Claudia. [[https://youtu.be/U0CL-ZSuCrQ Trailer 1]]
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* AuthorAvatar: Lin Manuel Miranda as the creator, originated the character of Usnavi and played him on Broadway for a period of time. Many people believe he named Usnavi's LoveInterest after his wife, but Vanessa is actually named after his sister's (who he based Nina on) best friend. He and his wife Vanessa did go to high school together, but it is just a coincidence. Miranda began writing the show before he and Vanessa began dating.

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* AuthorAvatar: Lin Manuel Miranda as Being a New York-born person with Puerto Rican parentage, insecure about her heritage but welcomed by the creator, originated the character of Usnavi Latino population, and played him on Broadway for a period of time. Many people believe he named Usnavi's LoveInterest after his wife, but Vanessa is actually named after his sister's (who he based being TheOneWhoMadeItOut, Nina on) best friend. He and his wife Vanessa did go to high school together, but it is just a coincidence. Miranda began writing this for Lin-Manuel Miranda, as confirmed by himself in the show before he and Vanessa began dating.[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q82jPOIPT8U ten year anniversary reunion]].

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* BaitAndSwitch: In the beginning of Act II, Nina asks Benny if he's ready to "try again", to which he responds "I think I'm ready". Since she's [[SexyShirtSwitch wearing his shirt]] as she says it, it originally seems that Benny [[TheLoinsSleepTonight had some trouble in bed]], but it turns out she's actually quizzing him on his Spanish vocabulary.



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* BiggerIsBetterInBed:BiggerIsBetterInBed: And since the character in question is Benny, it often overlaps with BlackIsBiggerInBed.



** The movie's trailer has the line "This is gonna be an emotional roller-coaster." played over [[spoiler:Abuela Claudia's candlelight vigil, then Usnavi and Sonny hugging each other.]]

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** The movie's trailer has the line "This is gonna be an emotional roller-coaster." roller-coaster" played over [[spoiler:Abuela Claudia's candlelight vigil, then Usnavi and Sonny hugging each other.]]


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* TheLoinsSleepTonight: {{Subverted}}. Nina asks Benny if he's ready to "try again" after it's [[SexyDiscretionShot very clear they had sex offstage]], but it turns out she's talking about testing his Spanish proficiency.


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* SmokingHotSex: Depending on the production, Act II opens with Benny sitting on the fire escape smoking right before he's joined by Nina [[SexyShirtSwitch wearing his shirt]].
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* DingyTrainsideApartment: Vanessa lives in one of these, as mentioned in the song "It Won't Be Long Now". She's gotten used to it, but she still wants out of the neighborhood:
--> ''The elevated train by my window''
--> ''Doesn't faze me anymore''
--> ''The rattling screams don't disrupt my dreams''
--> ''It's a lullaby, in its way''
--> ''The elevated train drives everyone insane''
--> ''But I don't mind, oh no''
--> [...] ''And one day, I'm hopping that elevated train and I'm riding away!''
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So begins the first song in Creator/LinManuelMiranda's 2008 Broadway hit. Set in the neighbourhood Washington Heights of NYC, ''In the Heights'' is a musical covering three days in the lives of its colorful characters around Independence Day. Usnavi, the main character, runs his family's bodega with his young cousin, Sonny, and pines for the affection of the ambitious Vanessa, who wants to work her way out of the Heights. At the same time, Nina Rosario has returned to the Heights from Stanford University after dropping out and struggles to break the news to her working class parents despite the encouragement of Usnavi's best friend, Benny. Both of these plotlines play out while the economic conditions of the neighbourhood worsen and, as luck would have it, someone in the barrio has won 96,000 dollars from the lottery.

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So begins the first song in Creator/LinManuelMiranda's 2008 Broadway hit. Set in the neighbourhood neighborhood Washington Heights of NYC, ''In the Heights'' is a musical covering three days in the lives of its colorful characters around Independence Day. Usnavi, the main character, runs his family's bodega with his young cousin, Sonny, and pines for the affection of the ambitious Vanessa, who wants to work her way out of the Heights. At the same time, Nina Rosario has returned to the Heights from Stanford University after dropping out and struggles to break the news to her working class parents despite the encouragement of Usnavi's best friend, Benny. Both of these plotlines play out while the economic conditions of the neighbourhood worsen and, as luck would have it, someone in the barrio has won 96,000 dollars from the lottery.
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* Bad Date: When Usnavi and Vanessa go out to the club, Usnavi gets nervous about his dancing skills and takes shots with Benny while Vanessa dances with other people. Then Benny punches someone for dancing with Nina. Then the power goes out.

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* Bad Date: BadDate: When Usnavi and Vanessa go out to the club, Usnavi gets nervous about his dancing skills and takes shots with Benny while Vanessa dances with other people. Then Benny punches someone for dancing with Nina. Then the power goes out.
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* Bad Date: When Usnavi and Vanessa go out to the club, Usnavi gets nervous about his dancing skills and takes shots with Benny while Vanessa dances with other people. Then Benny punches someone for dancing with Nina. Then the power goes out.
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* ShrineToTheFallen: Graffiti Pete makes one at Sonny's request. [[spoiler:They paint a mural of Abuela Claudia with the caption "paciencia y de" over the bodega]]. This convinces Usnavi [[spoiler:to stay in Washington Heights]].

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* ShrineToTheFallen: Graffiti Pete makes one at Sonny's request. [[spoiler:They paint a mural of Abuela Claudia with the caption "paciencia y de" fe" over the bodega]]. This convinces Usnavi [[spoiler:to stay in Washington Heights]].

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* AdultFear: The blackout. Suddenly being plunged into darkness in the middle of a crowded club full of drunk people is already pretty scary, as everyone tries to find their friends. Then you see Nina's parents scrambling to find her, and unable to reach her because all the phone lines are down. And for people like Sonny and Usnavi, who have businesses that would be easy pickings for looters and robbers, it is utterly ''terrifying''.

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The blackout. Suddenly being plunged into darkness in the middle of a crowded club full of drunk people is already pretty scary, as everyone tries to find their friends. Then you see Nina's parents scrambling to find her, and unable to reach her because all the phone lines are down. And for people like Sonny and Usnavi, who have businesses that would be easy pickings for looters and robbers, it is utterly ''terrifying''.''terrifying''.
** [[spoiler:Abuela Claudia's death]]. Usnavi is crying as he explains [[spoiler:she died from the shock of winning the lottery and failing to take her medicine. He can't understand why she refused to take care of herself]].



* DumbassHasAPoint: More like "kid has a point". Usnavi eventually acknowledges that Sonny is right that the money won from the lottery can help the barrio, and [[spoiler:plans to give Sonny a share so that he can make the change that he wants to see. That doesn't change after Abuela dies]].



* PluckyComicRelief: Sonny belongs in this role, with his youth often coming at the butt of jokes, but it's also PlayedForDrama, because Sonny's ideas and beliefs are dismissed as "cute" because of his age even if they are well thought-out.

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* PleaseDontLeaveMe: Both Vanessa and Sonny beg [[spoiler:Usnavi to not move back to the Dominican Republic. He eventually changes his mind and decides to stay]].
* PluckyComicRelief: Sonny belongs in this role, with his youth often coming at the butt of jokes, but it's also PlayedForDrama, because Sonny's ideas and beliefs are dismissed as "cute" because of his age even if they are well thought-out. At the end, however, [[spoiler:he gets a portion of the lottery winnings to help the neighborhood]].


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* ShrineToTheFallen: Graffiti Pete makes one at Sonny's request. [[spoiler:They paint a mural of Abuela Claudia with the caption "paciencia y de" over the bodega]]. This convinces Usnavi [[spoiler:to stay in Washington Heights]].


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* ThrowTheDogABone: Sonny wants to use the lottery winnings to improve the neighborhood if he or Usnavi get the ticket, and he wants Usnavi to stay. [[spoiler:He gets both of his wishes at the end, where Usnavi gives him a portion of the winnings ''and'' agrees to stay rather than move back to the Dominican Republic]].


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* YankTheDogsChain: Zigzagged. In "Carnaval de Barrio," Usnavi celebrates that he, Abuela Claudia and Vanessa have [[spoiler:all won the lottery are splitting the winnings to fulfill their dreams. Then he finds out that Abuela died, and you know he would trade in all the money to have her back. He starts crying as he asks why she didn't take her medicine]].
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The movie adaptation fluctuated in out of DevelopmentHell for years, and even after it finished filming, the COVID-19 pandemic prompted Creator/WarnerBros to indefinitely postpone its June 2020 release date. Creator/JonMChu directed it, and Anthony Ramos stars as Usnavi; Broadway alumni Lin-Manuel Miranda and Olga Merediz respectively portray Piragua Guy and Abuela Claudia. [[https://youtu.be/U0CL-ZSuCrQ Trailer 1]]

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The movie adaptation fluctuated in out of DevelopmentHell for years, and even after it finished filming, the COVID-19 pandemic prompted Creator/WarnerBros to indefinitely postpone its before finally premiering on June 2020 release date.18, 2021. Creator/JonMChu directed it, and Anthony Ramos stars as Usnavi; Broadway alumni Lin-Manuel Miranda and Olga Merediz respectively portray Piragua Guy and Abuela Claudia. [[https://youtu.be/U0CL-ZSuCrQ Trailer 1]]
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The movie adaptation fluctuated in out of DevelopmentHell for years, and even after it finished filming, the Coronavirus prompted Creator/WarnerBros to indefinitely postpone its June 2020 release date. Creator/JonMChu directed it, and Anthony Ramos stars as Usnavi; Broadway alumni Lin-Manuel Miranda and Olga Merediz respectively portray Piragua Guy and Abuela Claudia. [[https://youtu.be/U0CL-ZSuCrQ Trailer 1]]

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The movie adaptation fluctuated in out of DevelopmentHell for years, and even after it finished filming, the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic prompted Creator/WarnerBros to indefinitely postpone its June 2020 release date. Creator/JonMChu directed it, and Anthony Ramos stars as Usnavi; Broadway alumni Lin-Manuel Miranda and Olga Merediz respectively portray Piragua Guy and Abuela Claudia. [[https://youtu.be/U0CL-ZSuCrQ Trailer 1]]
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The movie adaptation fluctuated in out of DevelopmentHell for years, before finally premiering in Summer 2020. Creator/JonMChu directed it, and Anthony Ramos stars as Usnavi; Broadway alumni Lin-Manuel Miranda and Olga Merediz respectively portray Piragua Guy and Abuela Claudia. [[https://youtu.be/U0CL-ZSuCrQ Trailer 1]]

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The movie adaptation fluctuated in out of DevelopmentHell for years, before finally premiering in Summer 2020.and even after it finished filming, the Coronavirus prompted Creator/WarnerBros to indefinitely postpone its June 2020 release date. Creator/JonMChu directed it, and Anthony Ramos stars as Usnavi; Broadway alumni Lin-Manuel Miranda and Olga Merediz respectively portray Piragua Guy and Abuela Claudia. [[https://youtu.be/U0CL-ZSuCrQ Trailer 1]]
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The movie adaptation fluctuated in out of DevelopmentHell for years, before finally premiering on June 26, 2020. Creator/JonMChu directed it, and Anthony Ramos stars as Usnavi; Broadway alumni Lin-Manuel Miranda and Olga Merediz respectively portray Piragua Guy and Abuela Claudia. [[https://youtu.be/U0CL-ZSuCrQ Trailer 1]]

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The movie adaptation fluctuated in out of DevelopmentHell for years, before finally premiering on June 26, in Summer 2020. Creator/JonMChu directed it, and Anthony Ramos stars as Usnavi; Broadway alumni Lin-Manuel Miranda and Olga Merediz respectively portray Piragua Guy and Abuela Claudia. [[https://youtu.be/U0CL-ZSuCrQ Trailer 1]]
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* MeaningfulBackgroundEvent: Near the end of "Carnaval del Barrio", as the residents are still celebrating, Nina frantically runs out of Abuela Claudia's house and gets Usnavi to go with her. The next song is "Atención", in which [[spoiler:Kevin announces on the dispatch that "Abuela Claudia passed away at noon today."]]
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* LineOfSightName: Usnavi. Overlaps with WhoNamesTheirKidDude.

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* LineOfSightName: Usnavi.Usnavi, named for a US Navy ship that passed by. Overlaps with WhoNamesTheirKidDude.

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