VIDEO : Jimmy Smits to Star in Baz Luhrmann?s Hip-Hop Drama 'The Get Down'

Baz Luhrmann and Netflix have found their leading man.
Jimmy Smits will play Francisco Cruz, better known as "Papa Fuerte," a South Bronx political boss who delivers services to his constituents that the city has failed to provide, such as jobs, housing and healthcare. A big man with brass, he navigates downtown politics the same way he handles his uptown turf ? with ease and a touch of deception. Whether it?s his niece?s desire for disco stardom or a recent immigrant?s struggle to grab ahold of the American dream, if you want something in the neighborhood, you come to Papa Fuerte.??