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Certification

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MPAA Rated PG-13 for some language and suggestive references
Certification

Sex & Nudity

  • Occasional moderate strong crude and sexual lyrics include comedic references to 'condoms', a joke where a character asks 'Have you seen any horses lately then says, I heard you and Nina went for a row in the hay' and frequent innuendoes throughout.
  • Suggestive clothing throughout, no nudity but very strong sexual imagery in one very quick scene.
  • Comedic adult jokes that don't end up being dirty but are heavily referenced such as a character saying 'he's got a big...(pause)....taxi!'
  • There is a swimming pool scene in which women wear bikinis and boys wear swim trunks
  • Opening song sequence includes a montage that has condoms visible and is held by a minor.
  • During the club sequence, various characters say 'Let me interject some' which may go over young viewers head as it may be an implied sexual reference but it actually isn't.
  • In the barber shop scene there is some weird and suggestive moments
  • In the song "In the Heights" (opening song), a character gossips about a woman catching her male partner cheating on her with another man.
  • Carla's nipples poke through her top.

Violence & Gore

  • their is looting during the blackout

Profanity

  • A use of "fawk" which could be an implied "fuck" to some viewers.
  • 1 use of condoms in a song
  • In the song blackouts there is 3 uses of 'Godamn" a use of "God" and also one use of "ass"
  • shit is said 10 times
  • The song "No Me Diga" contains the word "cabrona".

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • Infrequent scenes of drinking, characters are seen drunk with high facial expressions.
  • A man and a woman struggle to open a bottle of champagne.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • Nina discusses how she was racially profiled and searched as a burglarly suspect.
  • The blackout sequence may frighten viewers because people rush out of a club in total dark, pushing and trying to get out and find their friends.
  • TW mentions of racism and prejudice may upset some viewers.

Spoilers

The Parents Guide items below may give away important plot points.

Sex & Nudity

  • In "No Me Diga" Daniela mentions that Usnavi had sex with Yolanda, also this turns out to be a lie to get a reaction out of Vanessa
  • During "Carnival del Barrio" Daniela teases Benny about having sex with Nina (through an innuendo that'll pass over most kids heads) and they then taunt them with the k-I-s-s-i-n-g song like you would in kindergarten

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • An elderly woman passes away from heat stroke complications due to lack of air conditioning during the blackout scenes.
  • Abuela's song is emotional and sad, she dies due to complications and there is a 5 minute scene for her memorial. Strongly emotional.

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