Filmed in 2004, the film looks at what would happen if Latino workers refused to work for a day.

This book will only cement further the status he has in their struggle. Oct. 1, 2020. Here's a little bit.

Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing A Day Without a Mexican … But it comes from a real desire to be appreciated, to be told that, you know, it does make a difference that you're on this earth. Actress Yareli Arizmendi talks about her movie A Day Without a Mexican. A great idea, no doubt! CHIDEYA: Has divided not only Anglos and whites, not only Spanish speakers and non, not only citizens and non, but people within the movement for immigrant rights. We didn't have any money. I shed a few tears when the last Latino left in California, reporter Lila Rodriguez (actress Yareli Arizmendi, who also co-wrote the film) finds out that she is really an adopted Armenian, proclaims that she is Mexican, and promptly disappears.Director Sergio Arau said that the point of the film is to raise awareness of the importance of Latinos. Filmed in 2004, the film looks at what would happen if Latino workers refused to work for a day.

Never mind the recent real life boycott and hunger strikes and a long and well-documented history of struggles for equal rights. I had to wash a dish. But you can't just say that at like a tourist attraction. A museum in Chicago that gave us... CHIDEYA: There's a lot of Mexicans in Chicago. The blonde news reporter desperately searches for her Latin lover. The distributor of the film, Televisa Cine, is owned by Televisa (a powerful Mexican media network, which also owns the Stars Channel ‘El Canal de las Estrellas), where there is not really much room for popular struggles for equal rights. How did you even come up with the concept?

It's just--you know, to clarify, in the film, anybody speaking Spanish around here is called a Mexican, right? CHIDEYA: A friend of mine, who is the founder of Latina Magazine, she said, well, you know, there's those Dominican Mexicans, there's the Puerto Rican Mexicans, you know, just like a joke. We Insist: A Timeline Of Protest Music In 2020.

The film made me laugh and made me cry. Like winners of a boxing match, newcomers are paraded on the shoulders of patrolmen. It is in the, you know, the lips and minds of everybody in the nation. I need these Mexican individuals. A Day Without a Mexican Synopsis Favorite Movie Button Overview; Movie Times + Tickets; Movie Reviews; More. And audiences had such a reaction that, obviously, producers approached us and said, have you thought of doing the feature length?

And right now, I'm stunned because, of course, I grew up in Latin America, and it--over there it takes on a very dark tone to it. I mean, you've got to live up to it. Topics: Paper. A Day Without a Mexican Reaction Paper. And what if I wasn't here, then you'd be crying. In a sense--we talk about it in the film--we made them disappear.

We are so proud to always say that we're a country built on immigrants, etc., etc. We need to be paid a living wage, to have health insurance, to not be harassed by the police, to have good schools, etc. I was laughing at the hypocrisy of anti-immigrant wealthy whites who rely on Latino domestic labor and at the no holds barred humor on everything from apocalyptic Christians to ambitious Latinos trying to pass as white, to Bush’s war in Iraq. CHIDEYA: Yareli Arizmendi starred in and co-wrote the screenplay for A Day Without A Mexican.

A new wave of undocumented folks has come to restore their livelihood and hope!“These gringos are cool,” says a Mexican national, overwhelmed by such a warm welcome. Now the term disappeared has often been used in Latin America in a context of people being abducted and killed. Border Patrol men and women welcome a crowd of undocumented newcomers.

Thank you. I would love to see a film where Latino workers could speak for themselves, and not just be noticed by their absence. So in a sense, we're making absence weigh heavier than the presence that is under appreciated. You take it away. Ms. ARIZMENDI: Whenever you have, you know, such a large group of people, you're going to have a debate on what the best strategy is, and definitely, to boycott, boycott, that is the extreme. Fandango helps you go back to the movies with confidence and peace of mind.

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How does the whole idea of people disappearing relate to just the very nature of life--life in America but also life throughout the Americas, of which this country is not the only part? Based on the premise that California is covered by a thick fog and Latinos have vanished, the movie satirically deals with role of Mexicans and Latinos in the California economy. Tyler Posey realizes he's on his own in an exclusive clip from 'Alone,' now on FandangoNOW, What to Watch on FandangoNOW: ‘Unhinged,’ ‘The Opening Act,’ Miranda July’s ‘Kajillionaire’ and More, This Week in Family Movie News: ‘Thomas & Friends’ Coming Down the Track, First ‘Addams Family 2’ Teaser and More, R, Buy a copy of Frank Chapman's autobiography.

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You know, your film really has struck a nerve. Candlelight vigils, flowers, teddy bears...guilty white folks sing Cielito Lindo, a traditional Mexican love song. Surrounding them, other officials hug, dance, clap and cheer them. Screen Reader Users: To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our Flixster.com website, which has the same tickets as our Fandango.com and MovieTickets.com websites.

We're going to lose the entire crop.

Ileana Gadea and Naomi Nakamura, both regular contributors to Fight Back!, reviewed the film A Day Without A Mexican. And by Mexicans, we mean Latinos. The landowner cries for Jose. If that's true, is it a deep setback? When he points the way forward, they believe in him.

On the screen, the fog does not let us see them, but they are still there, not rebelling, just there, somewhere. And it seems like your movie has done a similar thing.