"To perceive Latin people as menial workers, with some sort of underground element. Not to see people as individuals, to always see people in terms of their racial group. That’s who you’re fighting all the time; that’s who you’re fighting in theater, as well…"
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On how Latin people are often portrayed in the media in “Eduardo Machado by Stuart Spencer” in BOMB Magazine (1990 Jan 1)
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