movie Mi Familia
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My Family portrays a Mexican/American family dealing with daily struggles of living in a society where their ethnicity is not of the majority. The characters in the movie can be somewhat stereotypical of most Mexican families, but the central theme of the movie and the characters represented is the binding force of the movie. The women play a very important role in the film since it is through them that one may see what is faced as a Chicana in an Anglo-Saxon world. The Chicanas in the film range from the stereotypical mother, nun, and caretaker to independent, fierce, and stubborn women. They have the personalities that make them dynamic characters in the movie.
The first woman seen in the film is Maria, who is swept off her feet by Jose, a landscaping man. She marries and bears him two daughters. This is a stereotype that often times than not is true. Once she is married she is expected to have the husband's children, it is what is expected. What makes her character unique is her struggle...