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‘Hazlo Como Hombre’s Director Argues That the Film’s Homophobic Jokes Aren’t Problematic

Manuel Betancourt — Fri, 01 Sep 2017 18:13:46 +0000

When the trailer for Nicolás López‘s latest film, the Mexico-set Hazlo como hombre, dropped I had a lot of questions. Here was a comedy that, from what I could tell, was designed to poke fun at the regressive, machista, and homophobic men that are sadly all too common in Latin American countries. Thus, when Santiago (Alfonso

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TRAILER: Are ‘Hazlo Como Hombre’s Homophobic Jokes Fighting Stereotypes or Strengthening Them?

Manuel Betancourt — Thu, 03 Aug 2017 12:13:34 +0000

“Times have changed,” we’re told in the trailer for Nicolás López‘s upcoming comedy Hazlo como hombre, “but some people have not.” Case in point: Raúl (Mauricio Ochmann) has wildly outdated concepts about gay people. When his best bud comes out to him (in the showers, no less!) he doesn’t play the part of the supportive friend. Instead,

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TRAILER: In This Chilean Comedy, a Passive Woman Suddenly Unleashes Her Rage on Everyone

Andrew S. Vargas — Mon, 16 May 2016 18:14:21 +0000

In 'Sin filtro' a nice, excessively passive woman beaten down by the world suddenly loses all of her filters and unleashes her fury on everyone.

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