June 3, 2016

ICYMI: Award Winning Puerto Rican Actor, Writer & Composer Lin-Manuel Miranda Calls For PROMESA

Comments On Working Together To Help Puerto Rico & Hope The Legislation Signifies

Lin-Manuel Miranda: “Speaker Paul Ryan Has Fulfilled His Promise: He Worked Together With Republicans And Democrats, And Has Created A Bill That Will Determine The Immediate Future Of Puerto Rico.” (Lin-Manuel Miranda, “Making Lemonade From Lemons,” El Diario Nueva York, 5/31/16)

  • Legislation “Must Be Perceived As A Glimmer Of Hope.” (Lin-Manuel Miranda, “Making Lemonade From Lemons,” El Diario Nueva York, 5/31/16)
  • Everyone Must Work Together To Save Puerto Rico. “In Spanish, there is an expression: ‘haciendo de tripas corazones.’  It literally means ‘making hearts out of tripe.’  Its nearest English equivalent is ‘making lemonade from lemons.’  The idiom speaks to a resolute conviction to make the best of a less-than-ideal lot.  So we strive for hearts.  We continue to shine a light on Puerto Rico.  We listen.  We write.  We work.  We make our voices heard.  De corazón (from our heart), we must.  We cannot go it alone.” (Lin-Manuel Miranda,