Marquee Survivals: A Multimodal Historiography of Cinema's Recycled Spaces

Oye, carnal

Here Silva inflects a Chicano accent that will go unnoticed by most of the film's viewers. Warning Adam Kesher (played by Justin Theroux) that shady characters are looking for him and have emptied his bank accounts, their encounter at Park Hotel is brief. However, the scene subtly references the Mexican American vernacular and cultures of Los Angeles with the inclusion phrases like "Mira, esé," "Oye, carnal" and particular vocal inflections suggestive of a Chicano accent.

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  1. Park Hotel in Mulholland Drive