Movie Quote of the Week

This will become a legend too, you know. It'll change a little from person to person, of course. Brenda'll become a guy, you'll become a cop, and I'll end up in some insane asylum.
--Alicia Witt, Urban Legend (1998)

Leyendas

1. leyenda -- legend.
2. leyenda blanca -- literally, white legend; a uncritical or whitewashed portrayal of Spain and the Spaniards during colonial times.
3. leyenda dorada -- literally, golden legend; a book about saints.
4. leyenda negra -- literally, black legend; the claim that Spain and the Spaniards were depicted as uniquely bloodthirsty, cruel, greedy and licentious, in excess of reality.
5. leyenda rosa -- literally, pink legend or white legend; the claim which promoted an ideal view of Spaniards.
6. leyenda urbana -- urban legend.

Movie Quote of the Week

Why would I want to be a real person when I'm already a legend?
--Danny Trejo, Machete (2010)