In John Leguizamo's 'The Other Americans,' a family grapples with a 'rigged' system

In his new play “The Other Americans,” John Leguizamo plays Nelson Castro, a husband and father struggling to keep the family’s laundromat business going, while grappling with his college son’s breakdown after he was the victim of a hate crime.“I just don’t understand how everybody gets to fail up, except us,” Castro says.

Sep 14, 2025 - 16:30
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In John Leguizamo's 'The Other Americans,' a family grapples with a 'rigged' system
In his new play “The Other Americans,” John Leguizamo plays Nelson Castro, a husband and father struggling to keep the family’s laundromat business going, while grappling with his college son’s breakdown after he was the victim of a hate crime.“I just don’t understand how everybody gets to fail up, except us,” Castro says.

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