I'm doing a paper on the misrepresentations of Latinas, but I can't seem to find any films with Latinas as maids. I KNOW they're out there! Does anyone have any names, specifically older ones, in the 70s, 80, or 90s? (Not Maid in Manhattan, I mean)
Thanks!
Name of a movie with Latina Maid?
Bottle Rocket. Genius movie, by the way. OOh and Spanglish!? (Owen Wilson and Wes Anderson's FIRST movie -- pure freakin genius!!)
BR is from the 90's and Spanglish is more recent.
Good luck!
Reply:One that comes to mind immediately is Down and Out in Beverly Hills, in which Elizabeth Pena plays the maid for a dysfunctional Beverly Hills family. Richard Dreyfuss' character has a fling with her and I remember thinking, even though the movie is fairly funny, that aspect was kind of offensive to me.
Reply:Two come to mind immediately, one fairly recent and one from several years back. Both films are comedies.
Down and Out in Beverly Hills (80s)
Orange County (00s)
I'm not certain, but two other films in which there are probably glimpses of Latino maids are "Get Shorty" (90s) and "Slums of Beverly Hills" (00s).
Reply:Maid to Order - it's a bit cheesy, though
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