Review of Quinceañera (2006) by Marta I — 16 Jul 2008

I saw 1/2 but dying to watch the last...it seems the first time a Hispanic gay man is portrayed like a real person and not some cliched sassy side kick...

So I watched the film and I was a bit disappointed. I guess thinking about it I find some shitty contradictions in this film.

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Like Magdalena's family is understandably upset about her pregnancy and no penetration but sexual acts were still going on! I found that logic ridiculous yeah your kid got pregnant but is still a virgin but she was in a position of sexual experimentation. I guess when I was a kid, either you had sex or you didn't now it seems kids are doing everything but. This bothers me because it is still an intimate act that opens the door to intercourse...anyhow off my soapbox, the film has its high points like the wonderful bond between the cousins and uncle. Aspects of the relationships in the fim are unrealistic, like the 3some business, the rent being lowered in LA to help them out, the uncle making his living selling chaparado. But we do not see many film showing the hispanic/mexican lifestyle, but it was enjoyable.