Lin-Manuel Miranda will play Piraguero—the Washington Heights local who sells flavored ice from a cart—in his and Quiara Alegría Hudes' film adaptation of In the Heights. The Warner Bros. project, directed by Jon M. Chu and featuring a screenplay by Hudes, has begun shooting in Washington Heights for a June 2020 release.
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The role, previously named Piragua Guy and played by Eliseo Roman on Broadway, has a solo number titled “Piragua” in the Tony-winning musical.
Creator Miranda also announced earlier that Noah Catala will play Graffiti Pete; they join the previously announced Anthony Ramos as Usnavi, Corey Hawkins as Benny, Melissa Barrera as Vanessa, Leslie Grace as Nina, Olga Merediz as Abuela Claudia, Daphne Rubin-Vega as Daniela, Stephanie Beatriz as Carla, Dascha Polanco as Cuca, Gregory Diaz IV as Sonny, Marc Antony as Sonny's father, and Jimmy Smits as Kevin Rosario.
