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 the outlaw motorcycle club, named after the series, Mayans M.C. The series is sure to…
Month: November 2019
It’s Me Vance
I realize I didn’t introduce myself earlier. I’m a senior at CSUDH. I’ve been going to school here completing classes as life presents itself. Planning to finish next semester. I’m glad to be a part of the discussion this semester looking at and analyzing Mexicans/Chicanos depiction in film.
Hot Pursuit (2015)
Being a fan of Reese Witherspoon and Sofia Vergara, I was excited to watch Hot Pursuit (2015) the female buddy film comedy directed by Anne Fletcher. However, after about twenty minutes in, I lost interest in the film, but watched the entire 87 minutes of it,…
The George Lopez Show
The George Lopez Show is the first situation comedy (Sitcom) television show that started and was written and produced by a Chicano. It first aired in 2002; lasted 6 seasons through 2007. The famous actress Sandra Bullock and her production company searched Latin clubs which led her to find George Lopez. Her approach was to create…
Maid in Manahattan
Maid in Manhattan (2002) directed by Wayne Wang, it is about Marissa Ventura (Jennifer Lopez) whom is a single Latina mother that was born and raised in New York City, working in hopes of obtaining a position in management. She works as a maid in a luxurious hotel, she is labeled…
A Million to Juan (1994)
A Million to Juan (1994) is a romantic comedy film directed by Paul Rodriguez, Rudy’s cosine “Javier” in Born in the East LA (1987), of which his directorial debut. The story is Mark Twain’s “The Million Pound Bank Note”. There were many stereotype of Mexican culture described in this film, for example not paying rent,…
Bless Me Ultima
The film shot in 2013, “Bless Me Ultima,” shot in Santa Fe and Albuquerque New Mexico by Director Carl Franklin. He brought to life the 1972 novel of the same name written by Rudolfo Anaya. This film showed the struggle of a Mexican family living in the plains, the struggle to protect his family from…
El Mariachi – Robert Rodriguez’s Debut
Many directors are known for a specific aesthetic associated with their style of filmmaking. David Lynch and Quentin Tarantino are two names that come to mind automatically and another is Robert Rodriguez. Rodriguez is known for displaying violence, almost to a hyper-violent degree, and mixing it with a little bit of camp, a style that…
Hands of Stone
Often time films that recreate historic mainstream contemporary sporting events take on an exceptional task and fail to give new perspectives of the event that make the film better than the event itself. That was the case with the film Hands of Stone (2016), the biopic – biography film – of International Hall of Fame…
The George Lopez Show / comedy and culture
The character of George played by George Lopez himself is second-generation Mexican American and his wife Angie, played by Constance Marie, is first-generation Cuban American. George and Angie’s diverse cultural upbringing gives the show a balance that contributes to the show’s overall comical success.