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Cast members from the In the Heights movie are opening up about their hopes for a sequel!

The movie is based on the hit Broadway musical, so the source material was already there for the movie. There currently is no sequel to the stage show, so creator Lin-Manuel Miranda would have to think up a new story and music.

“We’ve already started the petition [for a sequel],” Leslie Grace, who plays Nina, told Entertainment Tonight.

Melissa Barrera, who plays Vanessa, added, “Yes! There is nothing that we would want more in the world.”

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Leslie Grace is opening up about her audition process for In The Heights.

The 26-year-old singer and actress plays Nina in the new movie, however, it’s not the only role she went out for.

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The complete soundtrack for the new summer musical In The Heights is here!

The movie’s soundtrack features 17 tracks from the cast of the movie, including Anthony Ramos, Leslie Grace, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Melissa Barrera, Corey Hawkins, and Daphne Rubin-Vega.

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Lin-Manuel Miranda gets his dance on with wife Vanessa Nadal during the In The Heights Opening Night After Party on Wednesday night (June 9) in New York City.

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Melissa Barrera stuns in a gorgeous green gown at the premiere of In The Heights during the 2021 Tribeca Festival held at United Palace Theater on Wednesday night (June 9) in New York City.

The 30-year-old actress joined many of her co-stars including Dascha Polanco and Daphne Rubin-Vega on the yellow carpet for opening night of the festival.

Marc Anthony, Gregory Diaz IV, Olga Merediz, and Jimmy Smits were also seen at the premiere event, plus Anthony Ramos and Leslie Grace.

Set in New York’s Washington Heights, In The Heights centers on bodega owner Usnavi, who has mixed feelings about closing his store and retiring to the Dominican Republic after inheriting his grandmother’s fortune.

Be sure to check out the movie when it premieres in theaters and HBO Max on June 10!

FYI: Gregory wore a DSquared2 look. Melissa wore a Dundas dress.

35+ pictures inside of Melissa Barrera, Dascha Polanco, Daphne Rubin-Vega and more…

Stephanie Beatriz is pregnant with her first child and she just debuted her baby bump on the red carpet!

The 40-year-old actress joined co-stars Melissa Barrera and Leslie Grace at a screening of their new movie In the Heights on Friday night (June 5) at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.

The ladies were also joined at the event, held during the 2021 Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival, by co-star Jimmy Smits and director Jon M. Chu.

In the Heights will be arriving in theaters and on HBO Max on June 11. The first reactions from critics were released back in April and it got rave reviews. The actual reviews were released this week and the movie currently has a 99% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

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Melissa Barrera is taking on a new role.

The 30-year-old Vida actress will star as the lead in Netflix’s upcoming drama series Breathe, per Deadline.

According to the outlet, the show will follow a woman who is forced to battle the elements in order to survive when her plane crashes in the middle of the Canadian wilderness.

The protagonist, Eve, is “a razor-sharp Manhattan attorney who finds herself profoundly out of her comfort zone when her plane crashes and she must battle for survival.”

The series is helmed by Blindspot creator Martin Gero and writer-executive producer Brendan Gall, and is being produced with Warner Bros. Television.

Melissa‘s latest project is the highly anticipated movie musical In the Heights.

The movie is set to be released in theaters and on HBO Max on June 11 and you can watch the trailer here.