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Pedro Camacho

Leguizamo makes the case for increased representation at the Emmys: 'everybody played us, except us'

John Leguizamo speaks during the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards (Credit: Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Besides showcasing the most diverse group of nominees in history, Sunday's 76th Emmy Awards also featured some memorable speeches by Latino luminaries such as Diego Luna and Gael García Bernal, who handed out the award for Best Directing in a Limited Series or Movie while speaking 100% in Spanish, to the excitement of the audience.

Fellow star John Leguizamo took the stage later on in the evening and delivered another impassioned speech, this one in favor of diversity and inclusion in Hollywood, an issue the Colombian-born actor has been heavily advocating for in recent months, going as far as to pay for a full-page New York Times ad in June urging voters to choose candidates of color.

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