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Latino Women: Power And Respect In Hollywood
It can be summed up that these common stereotypical roles marginalized Latina women. The power of this medium could create more positive roles if only given a true opportunity. The film is not just an escape from reality, it has the power to send messages to audiences everywhere. To a certain degree, U.S. government understood this power and made a good attempt at depicting Latin Americans in a better light, even if their reasons behind weren’t to inspire Latinos of aiming higher in life. All the beautiful women discussed in this paper have experienced the same obstacles, accepting to play these stereotypical roles in hopes they can attain the fame required to gain power and respect in Hollywood.
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