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EXCLIVE INTERVIEW: DAPHNE RUB-VEGA & STEPHANIE BEATRIZ ON THEIR IN THE HEIGHTS CHARACTERS “THEY’RE GAY AS ALL GET-OUT!”
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"People my life are [the] gay people my life, like, a lot of people. L-Manuel Miranda, who starred and wrote In the Heights wh Quiara Alegría Hus, said an terview wh Gayety, “It was a relatnship that was already strong and already wonrful the stage versn of the show and we jt kd of nonized that relatnship and ma them life partners addn to bs partners.
Stephanie Beatriz, an terview wh The Queer Review, also add, “I personally love that ’s layered so subtly to the film bee I thk many tim when we see queer characters, gay characters, we’re focg on the stuff their liv that’s hard for them and this film, I thk we’re focg on the fact that, there’s hard stuff the muny for everyone, but there’s also joy and the abily to celebrate life, even though that hard stuff is gog on around you.