# Comedy Legend John Leguizamo: A Self-Proclaimed Ghetto Intellectual and Freak

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Podcast: [Latino USA](https://stenobird.com/podcast/latino-usa-45412)
Published: 2026-04-12T07:00:00+00:00
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John Leguizamo is back on our screens—though he never really left. For decades he has played characters that have become comedy cult classics: Chi Chi Rodriguez in To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar , to Benny Blanco in Carlitos Way , and Tybalt in Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet . He’s the voice of Bruno in Encanto and Sid the Sloth in Ice Age . Roles that he argues would have skyrocketed any white actor to stardom. In this episode we break down his roles, why he thinks entertainers have a responsibility to speak up and get a peek into his new Hulu show where he plays Pablo Escobar.  Latino USA is the longest-running news and culture radio program in the U.S., centering Latino stories and hosted by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Maria Hinojosa. Follow the show to get every episode. Want to support our independent journalism? Join Futuro+ for exclusive episodes, sneak peeks and behind-the-scenes chisme on Latino USA and all our podcasts. Follow us on  TikTok  and  YouTube . Subscribe to our  newsletter .   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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