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Composer Germaine Franco attends the world premiere of Encanto at Hollywood's El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood in November 2021. Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Disney hide caption

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The Colombia premiere of Walt Disney Animation Studios' Encanto in Bogotá in November. The song "We Don't Talk About Bruno" reached the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on Monday. Getty Images for Disney hide caption

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Lin-Manuel Miranda's In The Heights hit the silver screen on June 11, making a big splash in the world of Latinx media. Macall Polay/Courtesy of Warner Brothers hide caption

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Lin-Manuel Miranda, Los Lobos And Tania León Post Their W's

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Lin-Manuel Miranda and members of the hip-hop group Freestyle Love Supreme perform at the Greenwich House Theater. Bryant Fisher/Hulu hide caption

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'We Are Freestyle Love Supreme' Is An Accidental 'Hamilton' Cast Origin Story

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Phillipa Soo (from left), Christopher Jackson, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Anthony Ramos attend Miranda's final performance of Hamilton on Broadway, on July 9, 2016. Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images hide caption

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Though he is best-known for his auteur work, composer, playwright and actor Lin-Manuel Miranda says it was his dream to be offered a part in someone else's musical. Elias Williams for NPR hide caption

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Lin-Manuel Miranda On 'Mary Poppins Returns' And Writing His Way Onstage

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Lin-Manuel Miranda (shown here accepting an award at the 70th Annual Tony Awards) is featured in this week's show. Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions hide caption

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Alt.Latino: A Spotlight On Playwrights With Lin-Manuel Miranda And Karen Zacarias

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Lin-Manuel Miranda holds up the flag of Puerto Rico during a celebration in Vega Alta in August. Gladys Vega/Getty Images hide caption

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Lin-Manuel Miranda Explains How He Made His New Benefit Song For Puerto Rico

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Lin-Manuel Miranda performs on Hamilton's opening night in August 2015. "It was an enormous challenge to do that show every night," he says. Neilson Barnard/Getty Images hide caption

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Lin-Manuel Miranda On Disney, Mixtapes And Why He Won't Try To Top 'Hamilton'

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Lin-Manuel Miranda appears in Hamilton's opening night at the Richard Rodgers Theatre in New York City, in August 2015. Neilson Barnard/Getty Images hide caption

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Lin-Manuel Miranda Talks 'Hamilton': Once A 'Ridiculous' Pitch, Now A Revolution

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