Disney Pixar’s animated film "Coco” is one of the few, if not the first, movies that aims to accurately represent the Latino culture. As a proud Latina, from the moment I heard about the making of "Coco", I was both ecstatic and skeptical about the final result. Seeing as the movie seemed to specifically center on Dia de Los Muertos, I worried whether Coco was going to be just another movie that appropriates Latino Culture. So when the movie finally came out, I, along with my younger brother, headed straight to the theater with our fingers crossed hoping that my skepticism would be proven wrong. Now I am not saying that "Coco" was the absolute perfect portrayal of Latinos since … [Read more...] about ‘Coco’ the movie and the importance of representation in film
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