¡Feliz Cinco de Mayo!

Ms. Tovar would like to wish all my loyal readers a pleasant holiday. I hope you all enjoy the weekend.

¡Feliz Cinco de Mayo!

That's right, Ms. Jurado. It's that time again.

I hope all my loyal readers enjoy the holiday today -- but not in such a way as to prevent them from witnessing next year's holiday. Good luck!

¡Feliz Cinco de Mayo!

I hope all my loyal readers enjoy the holiday today -- but not in such a way as to prevent them from witnessing next year's holiday. Good luck!

¡Feliz Cinco de Mayo!

I hope you all enjoy the holiday.

Five Movies to Watch on Cinco de Mayo

1. Salt of the Earth (1954).

The one movie about Mexican-Americans that was banned by the U.S. government. In fact, the U.S. government went so far as to try and deport the movie's lead actress in an effort to prevent it from being made. Ironically, you can rent it today at Blockbuster Video -- if you can still find one open.

2. El Norte (1983).

One of the most powerful films about illegal immigration I have seen thus far. It is not necessarily about Mexican immigrants though it has more to say about the interactions between the various types of Hispanic immigrants and the native-born Mexicans than most movies of its kind.

3. My Family (1995).

One of the most ambitious films made about Mexican-American life thus far.

4. Lone Star (1996).

Director John Sayles' depiction of life in a Southwestern border town and the various relationships that exist between Anglos and Hispanics in said town, framed against the backdrop of a murder mystery involving a former sheriff. It's not always as imaginative in said depiction as I would like but it does contain one of the most interesting metaphors for the relationship between the United States and Mexico that I have yet to see on screen.

5. Machete (2010).

But, of course.

¡Feliz Cinco de Mayo!


Ms. Dolores del Río has been requesting that I stop fooling around with dolls and write some more film reviews.


She has also requested that I wish you all a Happy Cinco de Mayo. And, of course, I have never been one to say "no" to a lady.

¡Feliz Cinco de Mayo!



I hope you all have a good holiday.

Cinco de Mayo Is “Diss the Mexicans” Day

The DJs on one local radio morning show that shall remain nameless used the recent Cinco de Mayo holiday to go off on all things Mexican. They dissed illegal aliens, they dissed Americans who were sympathetic to illegal aliens, they dissed the Mexican government, and they dissed Mexicans in general.

Then of course they complained about the way that Mexican-Americans were always accusing people like themselves of racism.

Heh. Irony.