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Latino/a Mobility in California History

Genevieve Carpio, Javier Cienfuegos, Ivonne Gonzalez, Karen Lazcano, Katherine Lee Berry, Joshua Mandell, Christofer Rodelo, Alfonso Toro, Authors

This comment was written by Karen Lazcano on 29 Oct 2014.

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#LALL: Let A Latina Live!

I agree with Ivonne’s analysis of the difference in interpretation of Camilla in the book versus the film. I think that Latinas in the media tend to be portrayed as a vessel for consumption. Whether it be through the sexualization of the Latina body or simplification of her mind, the Latina role in forms of visual media serves for the purpose of enticing the audience to stick around, as the muse/something to be conquered such as in Ask the Dust, for outrageous comedic relief (ex: Sofia Vergara in Modern Family), as the 'bitch' type of character (Santana in Glee),etc. Unfortunately, Hollywood controls the manner in which Latinas are represented. It molds characters to convey a luring image, one that is not representative of all Latinas, but which garners them viewers and thus upholds these standards of what they believe it means to look and be Latina.
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