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Another Side of History: Review of David Dorado Romo’s Borderlands and the Mexican American Story
Another Side of History breaks down the hegemonic door that has tried to shut out complexities of Mexican American and borderland history.
Mar 12, 20253 min read
Los Exóticos de la Lucha Libre: Subverted Masculinity in Cassandro
The lyrics of Celia Cruz’s “Yo viviré” rhythmically play out above a brightly lit luchador ring in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico in the beginning scenes of Roger Ross William’s 2023 film, Cassandro: “Mi voz puede volar, puede atravesar cualquier herida, cualquier tiempo, cualquier soledad... Yo viviré, yo viviré.” A crowd gathers around the ring to watch lucha libre, a professional wrestling style in Mexico characterized by hypermasculine men traditionally fighting in colorful masks
May 22, 20245 min read
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