Kid’s films are adorable and innocent as they can be and I have selected one of the most cutes yet despicable films that has a poor choice of Latino representation. My choice includes the 2013 Despicable Me 2 film that is a sequel to the original Despicable Me (2010) film by produced Pierre Coffin. Despicable…
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Up in Smoke
High Praise for Up in Smoke The images being displayed on the big screens in American theaters of the 1970’s were of a new era depicting a more diverse and inclusive genre. After years of progress was made by minority film makers the industry itself was forced to accept and acknowledve Latino protagonists, played by…
Spanglish The Latin Lover
The movie Spanglish (2004) is a romantic comedy about an unintended love interests between the leading role John Clasky, played by Adam Sandler, who is the loving husband and father and Mexican housekeeper and nanny, Flor Moreno who is played by fellow Latina Paz Vega. In the film we see many of your typical Latina stereotypes,…
Under the Same Moon (Film Review #1)
A Mexican single mother Rosario left her 7-year-old son Carlitos in Mexico with his grandmother. She crossed the border illegally by swimming the river to enter the U.S. She was hoping to make a better life for herself and Carlitos by making better amount of money. She was doing housekeeping works in Los Angeles without…
Machete don’t smoke, tweet, or joke
As an individual who thoroughly enjoys watching films, there are certain filmmakers that appeal to this writer’s visual/contextual preferences. One of those filmmakers is Robert Rodriguez since first seeing the film From Dusk Till Dawn (1996). Robert Rodriguez has proven to be a director that can appeal to a wide variety of audiences but his…
Don the Only One
Hello i’m Donald with just two semesters remaining. I like the film Notebook and Super Fly (1972)
A bit of me
Hello, I am Nessa. This is my first semester at CSUDH and honestly I am nervous because my start has not been to great. I am a full-time employee with L A County and it is like a daily novela! I’m a single mother of two young mature men who are my world. Traveling has…
Latinos in television series
Selecting the Television show Breaking Bad was questionable in that the two protagonists Walter White and Jessie Pinkmen are anglo however, the plot of this television series revolves around the production and distribution of methamphetamines and the involvement with the drugs trafficking cartels. The connection between the drug cartels and Latin characters whoms roles were…
Making this work
Hello class, My name is Rafaela, I’m new to the program, this is my 1st semester at CSUDH. I look forward to making this work since I have no idea what to expect. So far I’ve been able to schedule my work on a day to day basis just to be…
Selena a Latinx reality
Selena 1997 is a biopic directed by Gregory Nava and is based off of the life of the famous Mexican American singer Selena Quintanilla. The films leading role is played by a fellow Latina Jennifer Lopez, who is a New York born Puerto Rican American actress, she plays the role of the famous singer and in…