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Cesar Chavez

Posted on December 7, 2019December 7, 2019 by lore

Diego Luna‘s biographical film Cesar Chavez (2014) depicts the struggle of the agricultural worker population in California during the mid-1960s’-1970. The film demonstrates how Mexican American labor Activist Cesar Chavez, played by actor Michael Peña, united the …

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A Young Girl’s Freedom in Freedom Writers (2007)

Posted on December 7, 2019December 14, 2019 by Lucy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The film, Freedom Writers (2007) directed by Richard LaGravenese, is based on the actual diary entries written by the students of first-time teacher, Erin Gruwell, played by Hillary Swank. The …

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Goal! The Dream Begins

Posted on December 7, 2019December 7, 2019 by Rafis

Goal! The Dream Begins

Goal! The Dream Begins    

The film Goal (2005) by Danny Cannon, starting Kuno Becker as Santiago Munez, is a story of a boy’s dreams of soccer stardom (or football as it’s called in Europe). One can dream big and …

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My Family/Mi Familia (1995)

Posted on December 6, 2019 by Silvia Dee

 

My Family/Mi Familia (1995) directed by Gregory Nava is a story about Jose Sanchez (Jacob Vargas) a Mexican from Centro Mexico who crossed the border and settles in East Los Angeles, with his uncle El Californio (Leon …

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A Day Without A Mexican

Posted on December 5, 2019 by vrichardson4

The film a Day without a Mexican by Sergio Arau, filmed in 2004 highlighted the significance and impact of the Mexican/Chicano in our society. This film employs us to put aside our political opinion and see the socioeconomic contribution of …

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McFarland USA (2015)

Posted on December 5, 2019 by Cindy Lou

The film McFarland USA(2015) is based on a true story of a Teacher/Coach, Jim White (Kevin Costner) and a high school cross country team from a poor farm town in Central California. So, White relocates his family …

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How To Be A Latin Lover (2017): A Not So Debonair Modern Concept

Posted on December 4, 2019December 4, 2019 by Lupita

How To Be a Latin Lover (2017), directed by Ken Marino, is a comedic film about a Latin gigolo who is no longer in his young, prime adulthood.  In the beginning of the film, we learn that the Latin playboy, …

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Border Incident

Posted on December 3, 2019 by GRAN-SALSERO

The genre of Westerns are universally synonymous with American identity and have been responsible for conveying racial and cultural misrepresentations of non-Anglo Americans since film began production in the United States.  Film director Anthony Mann has a plethora of films …

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The Making Of A Man In Hollywood Films

Posted on December 2, 2019 by lindamorris

Posted on December 02, 2019

By Linda Morris

 

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    In 1995, Wesley Snipes was a bankable activity legend comparable to Sylvester Stallone. Patrick Swayze was a heartthrob who’d softened crowds in Ghost and Dirty Dancing. It was likewise the year …

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Mayans M.C.- A New Chicano Bad Boy?

Posted on November 30, 2019 by Lupita

Mayans M.C. (2018) directed by Norberto Barba is a TV crime drama series on the FX network. In, Season 01, Episode 01, (Perro/Oc) we are introduced to Ezekiel ‘EZ’ Reyes (J.D. Pardo), a prospect trying to earn his membership into …

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