“I Don’t Expect Anyone to Believe Me” Plays with Belief to Lampoon Colonialism
…do first meet our criminal enterprise in Mexico, but they are more mob than cartel – in fact, the exact nature of their business remains hidden for most of the…
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…turn for the worst in Veneno Para las Hadas. Tigers Are Not Afraid (2017), d. Issa López The story of children trying to survive their daily lives while navigating cartel…
Three Titles That Connect Me to Monterrey
…brown and one pale, one sheltered and one affiliated, try to score weed from the cartel. The journey through the city’s underground is a perfect playground for Cartel De Santa’s…
Netflix's "Christmas With You" is the Latinx Christmas Film of the Season
…few instances in which Latino dads and men are presented in a positive way; one that does not include cops, cartels, gangs, or any sort of violence and abusive behavior….
5 Must-See Latinx Films Premiering at the Tribeca Festival
…on Ecuadorian characters (there isn’t a lot of representation of South Americans in film, aside from the drug cartel narratives) and siblings. We are also intrigued by the immigration aspect…
'ÍDOLO: The Ballad of Chalino Sánchez' Rethinks Latinx Drug Lord Tales
…the legacy of Mexican singer/songwriter Chalino Sánchez, a founding father of the folk-music genre “narcocorridos,” in which a singer’s lyrics tell the stories of drug smugglers and cartel bosses. Sánchez…
'Noche de Fuego' Deserves to Win at the Oscars
…vulnerable to kidnapping from drug cartel leaders, they’re forced to cut their hair at a short boyish length, keep their nails polish-free, dress in simple clothing like t-shirts and sandals,…
Queen of the South 507: ‘El zorro en la gallinera’
…look!), and Teresa the relatability. Well, she’s as relatable as anyone can be in a perfectly tailored white suit, running a multimillion dollar coke cartel. LISSETE LANUZA SÁENZ, FANGIRLISH EIC:…
Queen of the South 506: 'Silver or Lead'
…the ending. At some point, something’s gotta go truly wrong, right? CRISTINA ESCOBAR: I don’t know – she’s following more of the conventional cartel wisdom now, not trying to craft…
Queen of the South 505: ‘More Money More Problems’
…Miami (thanks to Boaz and King George), this episode sees our favorite cartel leaders globetrotting and stealing a Van Gogh (of all things). One of the only Latina-helmed shows currently…