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It is a beautiful combination of a stand-up show, a one-person theatre play, and a shocking history lesson.

I am living in the Middle East and, apart from the Hollywood , I have little information about the Latin history. Probably, I wouldn't learn any of these historical facts, if I didn't watch this show. So, it was surprisingly informative for me.

The comedy part was not top-notch but, instead of the usual "one person & a mic" formula, the theatre setting with good music pieces and light tricks was a refreshing choice for the stand-up genre.

John Leguizamo's Latin History for Morons was very enjoyable by all accounts. But if you're looking at this comedy special purely for educational purposes, then you are very naive. It is entertainment. No more, no less.

Leguizamo does indeed touch base with many historical Latin events. And I highly commend him for bringing attention to them. Best of all, he does it in a comical way without getting too preachy about it.

Some parts are funnier than others. But overall, I really enjoyed this comedy special. Bravo, John Leguizamo. Take a bow!

It is true, history was written by the winning side. That fact never changes unfortunately. I personally found this "stand up" if thats how its classified, very much worth watching. I am not usually into stand up. Its just not where my usual interests lie. I stumbled on this while just lookingon Netflix for something to have on as background... Well, that plan didn't work, as I ended up glued to the screen instead of it just being background. I wasn't expecting an actual history lesson, but I'm glad I watched it. The facts were all there, and true. Everything you weren't taught in school because it was swept under the rug. I can see this show offending close minded, bigoted people, if you are one then save yourself the rant and just don't watch. Anyone that gets offended is just that, even if they don't realize they are that way. Freedom of speech works both ways. I was laughing through most of this. I absolutely love how he acted things out, I get distracted easily and have a hard time watching stand up just because most of the time its just a person with a mic talking. That doesn't work for me. Which is actually why I put this on. So I could clean while listening off and on. Now I am behind schedule so I will get back to it lol... But I just loved this so much I had to leave a rating before getting back to my cleaning.

Equal parts performance art, stand-up routine and history lesson, the whole performance is him trying to find a cultural hero for his son to look up to by navigating the darkest chapters of American history. Leguizamo is absolutely brilliant as an every-man who thrusts himself into the unfamiliar role of a scholar, who strives to better his own knowledge of the past for the sake of his son's future, which makes HIM the hero in my book. 10/10 Stars, What a triumph!

Caught this on Netflix streaming and was blown away. This is not for the faint hearted. From start to end, it takes a very very unique and highly effective intelligence to be able to string all historical facts and/or influences, mash it with relevant humor and animated impressions, and then proceed to keep a classroom audience riveted for more than 90 minutes, is in itself, historic. Even those with attention deficit syndrome would have had succumbed to his magic. I thoroughly enjoyed this powerfully crafted "history lesson" for his tribe and felt empowered to apply the motivation of healthy self respect in all aspects of life, regardless of race. John's exquisite talent is evident and given the right perspective, Emmy worthy. History is full of ugly, evil and forgotten injustices but invaluable lessons learnt can shape and decide different destinies toward self greatness. P Any student under this class should have no problems graduating with distinction. Hope this special is used as a template to start a new change movement for a new awareness and brighter future beginning for all marginalized humanity. Gracias Professor John!

I've seen John on screen before, but never in the context of a stage - and what a discovery that was. The flow and pace of his performance is phenomenal. He overshoots just a little here and there, but his style of storytelling through the prism of many personas and cultures is hands down outstanding.

Cause I clapped in front of the tv.

Seriously, I knew all the history (I'm from Europe and I didn't have an std but two library cards). But I'm white so I didn't feel the impact of that history personally. This show is so brutally honest, it made me realise much stronger how we should look at history. John, you are a genius! I hope however that there is for reconciliation one day, but I understand that this can only happen of everybody has acknowledges the current impact of our brutal and unjust history.

Well researched, cleverly written and brilliant performance. This is fine theater! a must watch!

The premise is very interesting - Latino American history explained through stand-up.

The reality is its neither historically interesting or accurate nor funny. It takes for ever to start a premise and yarn it just turns into a random pile of rambling, imitations and weird face making.

The performers reliance of a fake son who seems like a complete caricature illustrates more lack of parenting abilities rather than progresses the plot or highlights a joke. I certainly hope they are not parenting anyone.

It's just too many 2018 memes that aged loke milk rather than a cohesive performance. Maybe it's made for a niche market of particular people but I wouldn't even bother with this in 2022 tbh.

I cannot articulate how fantastic this was. Educational, funny, emotional, and inspiring. John Leguizamo's honesty and humility makes his storytelling that much more captivating. Seeing this has inspired me to be more proactive in learning about my history.

I can honestly say that I hadn't known about the books that he mentioned, but this special has definitely made them next on my reading list! You can see a whole list of books he refers to if you go to the webpage for Latin History for Morons! Next up on my reading list: A People's History of the United States.

Thank you, John!

He tells a mildly humorous biased and revisionist version of history. He takes leaps and assumptions on events, and villainizes Europeans without realizing they are the actual Latins and talks about indigenous Americans instead.

I'm not even sure how to articulate all that this show represents. It so perfectly sums up the Latino American experience. Growing up Mexican American there's always that struggle to not only honor our forefathers but also finding a way to acknowledge and honor our Latin culture in a way that was more than just stereotypically Latin via our dancing, and amazing cuisine. I was truly moved by this special. He tapped into the part of my that feels always slightly underrepresented and disenfranchised by America. But also reminded me that inside my vains is the blood of warriors, mathematicians, astronomers, genius engineers, and tireless revolutionaries. This show should be required watching for all Americans.

When I watch a stand-up comedy I want to laugh, nothing else, and in this case I just didn't. I even fell asleep at one point, that's how "good" it was to me. I normally do like John Leguizamo, as an actor, and after watching this stand-up comedy I think he should stay an actor and leave the stage for funnier people. His show was like taking a history class, spiced up with an odd joke every now and then. I have nothing against history lessons, and even if as an European it's all very far from my bed it's still interesting to learn new stuff, but not in a stand-up comedy. Most of the stuff he said I learned in school, not everything but most of it, so even that was a bit boring. I won't say there was nothing funny at all about his show but it was for sure not good enough to keep me awake the whole time. Disappointing!

Wow... Wow. A kind of theatrical genius you don't expect anymore.

When I sat down in 2022 to watch the 2018 comedy show "John Leguizamo's Latin History for Morons", I must admit that I was expecting to be made to laugh and have a good time, as John Leguizamo usually is a good performer.

However, I must say that "John Leguizamo's Latin History for Morons" fell short of providing me with much fun and laughs. Sure, John Leguizamo did have a lot on his heart to tell to the audience, but it just wasn't funny. A lot of history facts and obscure information that is not readily accessible or available in the common history books. But this was not a funny show.

John Leguizamo is definitely good on the stage and demands attention. However, the contents of the show just wasn't laced with much of any humor that fell into my liking. But hey, if you enjoy history, then you could probably get a kick or two from watching "John Leguizamo's Latin History for Morons".

Lots of interesting facts and bits of information throughout the course of this show, no doubt about it. But I was expecting comedy to be entertained in that way, not to sit through a history lesson.

My rating of this 2018 comedy show lands on a three out of ten stars.

A few minutes into it, I realized the format is going to be interesting. It was an eye-opening masterpiece - hundred years worth of history shrunk into 1.5 hours. It conjured curiosity and feelings about the sad parts of history that are left untold in classrooms. My 10-year-old actually came out to sit with me and watched the whole show! I didn't mind my kid hearing some cursing here and there because he would probably never learn the history he watched John talked about at school. Thanks to John Leguizamo for such an amazing show. This is a must watch.

A fantasy that picks and chooses what Latin means (indigenous or Spanish? It depends on what's better at the moment), and idealizes the pre-Columbian civilizations. Sometimes funny.

The bit where John tries to dance like a white man, in Trumperica, but fails after a couple of latin oriëntated songs are being played, is an instant classic. Another funny and heartfelt reminder, that free thinking only works, if everybody is included.

This isn't Latin history it's the history of native people of the america's, Latin's are Romans, Europeans, the name Latin for Native americans is as much of a problematic misnomer as Indian is to native americans. Regardless, funny show.