Adriano Espaillat's, D-NY, who became the first Dominican American in the U.S. history with his dazzlingly fresh hip-hop. Senate campaigns including Hillary Clinton's as wellas Rep. Meet Lin-Manuel Miranda, the Genius Behind Hamilton, Broadway’s Newest Hit Composer, lyricist and performer, Miranda wows audiences and upends U.S. In 1990, Miranda founded the non-profit Hispanic Federation, and has also been a key Democratic political consultant, working on U.S. By the 1980s, Miranda was a special advisor to Mayor Ed Koch, eventually becoming the Director of the Mayor’s Office for Hispanic Affairs. In Nueva York, Miranda became an advocate for the city’s Latino residents, who were then predominantly Puerto Rican. A sharp student, he headed for New York City in the 1970s to continue his graduate work, inspired by-of all things-the character played by Debbie Reynolds in the 1964 movie musical, “The Unsinkable Molly Brown.” Miranda Jr., 66, was born in the town of Vega Alta in Puerto Rico. "It was a reminder of how many people have helped me, (and) that I didn’t have time to thank them all.” “What comes to mind is how many great people I have met and known throughout my life people who either convinced me that I had to join their fight, or I convinced that they had to join me, and together we have moved forward," he said.
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