The film Lone Star (1996) by director John Sayles is filled with lots of twists and turns and an unexpected ending. This western, mystery, romantic film appealed to me because the two Latina actresses in the film, Miriam Colon and Elizabeth Peña, play characters that go against the traditional roles most Latinas tend to be…
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The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit (1998)
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit (1998) is a comedy film by Disney, directed by Stuart Gordon and written by Ray Bradbury. Nominated Annie Awards, Fantasporto and the winner of Fantafestival “Best Direction” Stuart Gordon (1998). The original story was in a magazine “Saturday Evening Post ” short story “The Magic White Suit” in 1958. This short…
The Longoria Affair Review
The Longoria Affair is a tragic reminder of the racism and discrimination many minorities have endured across the plains of this nation. Felix Longoria a Mexican-American native of Texas volunteered to serve his country and to go to foreign soil to execute his orders. During World War II he left his family, wife and daughter…
Stand and Deliver
Stand and Deliver (1988) directed by Ramon Menendez is about a group of underprivileged delinquent Garfield High School Latino students from East Los Angeles. The students are accused of cheating on their Calculus exam. Jaime Escalante a new teacher comes in to the school on his first day to teach computers but soon realizes he will be…
Illegal Tender
Talking about Feminist, a young woman from the South Bronx,Millie DeLeon is the epitome of a chicana gangsta girl that you wanted not only by your side but to raise your children with and just like in the film Empire, this chicana woman was smart. This film has everything, it is definitely a must see….
End of Watch – The Conflict Within a Culture
Los Angeles, California has been portrayed in film and television as a place where traditionally Anglo American and Mexican American cultures intersect. However, there are also many films and television shows that show the conflict that can arise within a certain ethnic group when there is a prevalent subculture within the dominant culture. In the…
Chico and the Man – The Man Meets Chico (1974, S1:E1)
Chico and the Man is the first situation comedy (Sitcom) that premiered in 1974 to co-star a Chicano as a main character. This sitcom tackled the never ending racial divide between race and culture through laughter that Los Angeles was going though at that time. This first episode is centered around two unlikely characters Ed…
Jane the Virgin- A Conflicted Love Story
Jane the Virgin (2014) introduces us to a trio of women that gives us a look at the past, current, and future of Latinas in America. The comedic, fictional story of Jane Villanueva (Gina Rodriguez) begins with Jane’s grandmother, Alba Villanueva (Ivonne Coll) comparing the virtue of virginity to a delicate flower. Using a white…
Nacho Libre and the Sexy Nun
Nacho Libre (2006) is a Family Comedy film directed by Jared Hess, staring Jack Black as Nacho, which is loosely based on the life of the famous Mexican Priest turned Luchedore, Fray Tormenta. This film is supposed to be a comedic satire much like Napoleon Dynamite (2004), another film produced by Hess, which takes on…
Empire
The movie starts off by showing the neighborhood culture. A significant difference as the fims American me and Scarface because as the credits role the character of John leguizamo(Victor Rosa) is doing a voiceover as the film begins. He compares himself to Bill gates and Rocca fella, white men but he is proud to be…