Rita Moreno has apologised for defending the In the Heights film against accusations of colourism.
However, writing on Twitter on Wednesday (17 June) night, Moreno said that she was “incredibly disappointed” in herself for her comments.
In trying to paint a mosaic of this community, we fell short.
Released in the US last week, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical has faced criticism for its lack of darker-skinned Afro-Latinx actors in lead roles, despite being set in the diverse New York neighbourhood of Washington Heights.