John Leguizamo Hopes to ‘Flip the Script’ on Latino Contributions to the US in ‘American Historia’

John Leguizamo hopes to “flip the script on how America sees Latinos and how we see ourselves,” with his new PBS docuseries “VOCES American Historia: The Untold History of Latinos,” which premieres on Friday.

The “Encanto” actor, who also hosts the three-episode series, met with several Latin scholars and professors to discuss the contributions of civilizations dating back to the Incas, the Aztecs and the Indigenous people of the Caribbean — the first New World inhabitants Christopher Columbus encountered ...