tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769582070673052767.post753960049933418675..comments2023-08-21T04:54:52.711-07:00Comments on Girls Can Play: A Movie a Day, day 96: RománticoElise Nakhnikianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01440060265899485266noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769582070673052767.post-86721762816525717932010-08-22T09:13:23.010-07:002010-08-22T09:13:23.010-07:00And thank you for telling me about this movie, Leo...And thank you for telling me about this movie, Leonila! I'm so glad I got to see it. After complaining for so long about not being able to find any good movies about the "illegal" immigrant experience, which is such a defining experience of this age (http://girls-can-play.blogspot.com/2009/04/sin-nombre.html, http://girls-can-play.blogspot.com/2010/05/movie-day-day-five-welcome.html), it was a special pleasure to be led to one that, as you say, exemplifies that experience.Elise Nakhnikianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01440060265899485266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769582070673052767.post-28201475724361111252010-08-22T06:55:02.740-07:002010-08-22T06:55:02.740-07:00Thank you for such moving and accurate review! Th...Thank you for such moving and accurate review! This movie is a little gem and it is tragic that it was not widely distributed. For all the thousands of hateful, prejudicial and violent words written against men like Carmelo, this is a work of art that exemplifies the humble truth the millions of Carmelos live in a divided reality of their daily lives: working hard for their American dream in a foreign and harsh reality while yearning for bright, sunny happy Mexico with their families.Leonila Vega, Esq.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05888387810750734759noreply@blogger.com