When the film West Side Story was released in 1961, New York's reviled Puerto Rican community gained some visibility and, over time, both in Spanish Harlem and the Bronx, neighborhoods plagued by poverty, drugs and crime, Hispanic identity was reborn and strengthened, thanks to a syncretic and intentionally popular music that eventually conquered the entire city.
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Bobby Sanabria
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Willie Estrada
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Derrick León Washington
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Iris Morales
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José Arteaga
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Tito Puente Jr.
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Saúl Escalona
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Johnny 'Dandy' Rodríguez
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Lemmy Constantine
Additional Voice (voice)
Erwin Nicolay-Kritter
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Max Geller
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Maïté Monceau
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Jean-Christophe Frèche
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Nicolas Quequejay
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Marc Anthony
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Ray Barretto
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Rubén Blades
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James Brown
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Roberto Buena
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Willie Colón
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