Nuyorican
noun
Nu·yo·ri·can
ˌnü-yȯr-ˈrē-kən 
: a person of Puerto Rican birth or descent who is a current or former resident of New York City
Nuyorican
adjective
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The moment was particularly special given that his father was born in Brooklyn and the Cosa Nuestra tour concept pays homage to the Nuyorican diaspora.
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Griselda Flores, Billboard, 24 May 2025
Happy Place Deadline reported in June 2024 that Jennifer Lopez's production company, Nuyorican Productions, would adapt Henry’s 2023 novel Happy Place for a Netflix series.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Today, Goldsmith-Thomas is Lopez’s producing partner and President of the actress and pop singer’s Nuyorican Productions.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2025
Star and Goldsmith-Thomas, a producing partner to Jennifer Lopez and president of Lopez’s Nuyorican Productions, will co-write and executive produce the series as part of an overall deal with Universal Television.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
The film, produced by Artists Equity and Lopez’s Nuyorican Productions, is based on Manuel Puig’s critically acclaimed and bestselling 1976 novel.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 21 Nov. 2024
The two-time Grammy Award nominee also served as a producer for the biographical sports drama through her company Nuyorican Productions.
—Ashley Hume, Fox News, 8 Sep. 2024
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Griselda Flores, Billboard, 24 May 2025
Happy Place Deadline reported in June 2024 that Jennifer Lopez's production company, Nuyorican Productions, would adapt Henry’s 2023 novel Happy Place for a Netflix series.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Today, Goldsmith-Thomas is Lopez’s producing partner and President of the actress and pop singer’s Nuyorican Productions.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2025
Star and Goldsmith-Thomas, a producing partner to Jennifer Lopez and president of Lopez’s Nuyorican Productions, will co-write and executive produce the series as part of an overall deal with Universal Television.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
The film, produced by Artists Equity and Lopez’s Nuyorican Productions, is based on Manuel Puig’s critically acclaimed and bestselling 1976 novel.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 21 Nov. 2024
The two-time Grammy Award nominee also served as a producer for the biographical sports drama through her company Nuyorican Productions.
—Ashley Hume, Fox News, 8 Sep. 2024
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“Nuyorican.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Nuyorican. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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