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The Bronze Screen

The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in Hollywood

The Bronze screen honors the past, illuminates the present, and opens a window to the future of Latinos in motion pictures. From silent movies to urban gang films, stereotypes of the Greaser, the Lazy Mexican, the Latin lover and the Dark lady are examined. Rare and extensive footage traces the progression of this distorted screen image to the increased prominence of today’s Latino actors, writers and directors. Length: 120 minutes.

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The Usual Suspects
Jorge Ramos News: After the Oscars, Mexicans celebrated wins by Alejandro González Iñárritu and Emmanuel Lubezki for 'Birdman.' But amid the celebrations were shades of protest.
Dances With Mexicans, Disney's McFarland, U.S.A.
When placed side by side, the generic formula of McFarland and Spare Parts is made readily apparent. The films include the same heart-tugging scene of the students frolicking on the beach. Their unabashed euphoria stands in stark contrast with their lives of hardship and economic disadvantage. With both films following the same against-all-odds blueprint, why has one been so much more successful than the other? One stars "America's Mexican" George Lopez, the other Kevin Costner.
Mexican farmworkers strike over low wages, blocking harvest
Product of Mexico
The group, the International Produce Alliance to Promote a Socially Responsible Industry, was established in February, after The Times documented widespread labor abuses at Mexican export farms in a series called "Product of Mexico."
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The Bronze Screen

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Spare Parts and McFarland, USA