Rodriguez, in Next of Kin Focuses on the representation of Chicanos in the Media, Specifically the recent representation of Chicanos on media. Films like Mi Familia focuses on what every other ethnicity is supposed to think about Chicanos. This Film shows the extreme Patriarchal lifestyle that every Chicano is supposed to live within their family structure.

In the website about.com Five Common Latino Stereotypes in Television and Film, the different roles Latinos take in the media are explained. With Latinos being the largest racial minority in the United States today, racial stereotypes about Latinos abound in television and film. The most common portrayal of Latinos in media are gangsters and maids. Latinos had replaced African Americans in the domestic worker portrayal.

I find it interesting how most assume that a Latino in television is automatically a Mexican. I guess, other ethnicities find it easier to categorize us all into one large Mexican group.

When it comes to representation of men in media, throughout history they were being represented as sexy, thugs and now immigrants.

This article is able to describe the transition of Latinos in the media both for men and women, and it just supports the idea the stereotypes will continue to grow in the world. This means that the idea of Latinos relies on media, and unfortunately many people will believe what the media wants them to believe about Latinos

Nittle, Nadra K. Five Common Latino Stereotypes in Television and Film, January 8^th, 2016 http://racerelations.about.com/od/hollywood/a/Five-Common-Latino-Stereotypes-In-Television-And-Film.htm Accessed September 09, 2016