La Mission (2009)
from Do We Like Movies? Hosted by Angel Figueroa & Javier Lopez
It is very rare when we get to review a movie that is so personal to us. This week in the spirit of Pride month we decided to focus on this independent Chicano film that revolves around an aging Cholo coming to terms with his son's homosexuality. There are several layers to this film that makes it personal to us, from the ethnicity of this almost completely non-white cast, to the city and neighborhood in which it's filmed. We actually even know people and friends of people who took part in the production of this movie as well. It is also most important that in addition to just reviewing this movie we discuss several of its themes including Gentrification, homosexuality in the Latinx community, and even take a moment to highlight how important the Black Live Matter movement is to people in the Hispanic community who are also victims of police brutality. We hope you enjoy this both more serious and personal episode of the show. As our main character would say stay Brown; and Since we're neighbors, lets be friends.
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