People Exclusive Jimmy Smits stars as Kevin Rosario in In the Heights , now playing in theaters and on HBO Max Advertisement Jimmy Smits is preparing for a whirlwind of emotions for the premiere of In the Heights . The 65-year-old actor stars in Lin-Manuel Miranda ‘s movie musical, playing Kevin Rosario. Ahead of Wednesday’s premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York’s United Palace, Smits told PEOPLE the emotions he felt preparing to reunite with his family. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow Following You’ll get the latest updates on this topic in your browser notifications. “I haven’t been back to New York at all,” he said. “This whole thing about the premiere with the movie is going to be so emotional for me because I haven’t really seen my extended family. I haven’t seen my kids, my adult kids. They’re on the East Coast. Everybody’s in New York, so it’s just me and my honey here. Yeah, it’s going to be… I’m going to take my hankies with me.” The In the Heights in-person premiere was kicked off with Smits’ castmates, including leading star Anthony Ramos. Directed by Crazy Rich Asians’ Jon M…. Read full this story
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