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Today we take a look at Part Ii of the Amnesty International and Gael Garcia Bernal short film series on Central American migrants traveling through Mexico towards the U.S.

This part is called 6 out 10 , because that is the estimate of the number of women who are sexually assaulted as they travel to the United States through Mexico. Most of the women featured in this part of the film are mothers. According to the film, many women who make the trip to the U.S through Mexico expect to get raped, and take precautions to prevent pregnancy.

Imagine having to plan for that possibility.

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Yesterday, I wrote to you all about a four part film released by Amnesty International and Gael Garcia Bernal, los Invisibles. The film focuses on Central American immigrants traveling through Mexico into the United States. Today, as promised, here is part one of the film, titled Seaworld. Why Seaworld ? Because that is how one little girl in the film envisions the United States to be like.

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Last week Amnesty International, in conjunction with Mexican actor/director/producer Gael Garcia Bernal released Los Invisibles, The Invisible Ones, a series of four short documentaries about the trip thousands of Central Americans make traveling across Mexico in an attempt to reach the U.S.

I really wanted to highlight this series because of how accessible it is to many. I can imagine people in my neighborhood accessing the four films via their cell phones. In light of the anti-immigrant rhetoric in the U.S. combined with the revealed horrors Latinos from Central and South America face when traveling through Mexico al rumbo a los E.U., this film coming in part from a Mexican seems really important. There seems to be a new market for reality tv focusing on the border. Using buzzwords like “war”, outlets like National Geographic Channel and Current TV each have their own series about those who cross the frontera for a better life. But those series feel like exploitation films to me, with an U.S. gaze framing the crisis not so much in terms of the inherent human rights of the migrants, but rather the fear of invasion.

Tomorrow we will feature part I of the film.

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romanRoman Polanski is a child rapist, right? He gave drugs and alcohol to a 13-year-old girl, and then molested and raped her vaginally and anally (trigger warning, transcript of court hearings at link).

And yet, even as he raped a little girl, Polanski can’t seem to get enough support from stars everywhere–including a whole slew of the top rung of Hollywood Latin@s. A petition of support of Polanski has been making the rounds the past few days:

On September 16th, 2009, Mr. Charles Rivkin, the US Ambassador to France, received French artists and intellectuals at the embassy. He presented to them the new Minister Counselor for Public Affairs at the embassy, Ms Judith Baroody. In perfect French she lauded the Franco-American friendship and recommended the development of cultural relations between our two countries.

If only in the name of this friendship between our two countries, we demand the immediate release of Roman Polanski.

And everyday, more Latin@s are signing on, including:

Pedro Almodovar (Spanish),
Penelope Cruz (Spanish),
Guillermo del Toro,
Gael Garcia Bernal,
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
Richard Pena (who is the director of the NY film festival, which VL has promoted)
Harold Alvarado Tenorio

Now, technically, the point *could* be made that the petition is calling for international film festivals to be “neutral” sites that exist outside of legal jurisdictions:

Filmmakers in France, in Europe, in the United States and around the world are dismayed by this decision. It seems inadmissible to them that an international cultural event, paying homage to one of the greatest contemporary filmmakers, is used by the police to apprehend him.

By their extraterritorial nature, film festivals the world over have always permitted works to be shown and for filmmakers to present them freely and safely, even when certain States opposed this.

The arrest of Roman Polanski in a neutral country, where he assumed he could travel without hindrance, undermines this tradition: it opens the way for actions of which no-one can know the effects.

But there are two things that keep me from buying that:

This section:

His arrest follows an American arrest warrant dating from 1978 against the filmmaker, in a case of morals.

and this:

Filmmakers, actors, producers and technicians – everyone involved in international filmmaking – want him to know that he has their support and friendship.

Is drugging and raping a 13-year-old child really a case of morals? Does it show the best morals in the world to support and give friendship to a man who drugs and rapes a child? To advocate for that man’s freedom? Is a rapist’s freedom really more important than recognizing the crime of rape? Is friendship with a rapist really more important than standing in solidarity with women and girls (and men and boys) worldwide that are raped, have been raped and/or will be raped?

Do these “stars” have no responsibility at all to the young girls that watch their films?

On a different note, the girl that Polanski raped was also a worker–she was raped by him while on a shoot. Her career was finished the moment she told what happened–why is it more wrong to be arrested for a crime you admitted to committing while at a work party, than it is to be raped by your boss while at work? Why does Polanski have more right to a career than that girl did? Why do the careers of women seem predicated on their ability to keep their mouths shut about the violence and power male colleagues and bosses exert over them?

Do no workers owe their solidarity to a fellow worker who was assaulted and then blacklisted?

What is most disappointing about the list of Latin@ stars is that Gael Garcia Bernal is on it. Coming from a background of radical activism, and having appeared in several movies with leftist politics, I expected more of him.

But when has a belief in radical politics ever made men more inclined to stand against gender based violence?

Violence against women and girls, and sexual violence against children is endemic throughout the world. It is not progressive, radical or liberatory to stand in support of a rapist–it is the norm. It is saying it is ok for child rape to be a normal part of the world.

Latina women and children deserve more, and expect more.
The survivor of Roman Polanski’s assault deserves more.
These “stars” should be ashamed of themselves.

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La Macha Has Salma, Mala Has……

6:00 am By Maegan la Mamita Mala · mexico|Movies|New York · 2 Comments

29 Apr 2009

Don’t think Macha is the only one who can do some objectifying.
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Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna are in New York City to see me. Pero first they had to stop at the Tribeca Film Festival for the U.S. premiere of Rudo y Cursi.

Gael can give me his Mexican flu whenever he wants.

Via / Lossip

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Gael Has a Son!

3:32 pm By Maegan La Mala · Celebrities|Chismes · Comments Off

13 Jan 2009

0110_dolores_fonzi_468.jpg_687088226.jpgAfter much speculation, the rumor ended up being true. Mexican actor Gael Garcia Bernal and his consort (girlfriend? no sé…) Dolores Fonzi actually were expecting a child and it’s finally been born:

…Gael García Bernal and his partner, Argentinian actress Dolores Fonzi, became the parents of a boy last Thursday, and according to a statement released by the couple, they’ve named him Lázado. “The three are very happy and tired, and in great health. We appreciate the attention and the respect that has been shown in the welcome given to this new member of planet Earth,” said Icunacury Acosta, the actor’s representative.

Little Lázaro was born in a hospital in Madrid, delivered 20 days late by C-Section.

Via / Hola!

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Monday Morning Musica

7:03 am By Maegan La Mala · mexico|Movies|Music · Comments Off

22 Dec 2008

This is a clip from my Mexican boyfriend (even though he won’t admit it publicly and is having a baby with another woman). Gael Garcia Bernal sings his heart out in this clip from the film Rudo y Cursi.

Via / Sound Taste

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Mexican (Wet) Dream : Gael & Diego Together Again

9:56 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · mexico|Movies · 1 Comment

27 Nov 2007

bernal_luna.jpgWhile Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna have been working together on human rights causes and film production projects, it’s been a moment since we’ve seen this Mexican duo together acting. Well wait no more. They will star in the Carlos Cuaron (little bro to Alfonso who directed them in Y Tu Mama Tambien) flick Rudo y Cursi. The film is about two professional soccer playing brothers.

I can’t wait!

Via / Noche Latina

Image Via / Blog del Cine

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Gael García Bernal Becomes Pedro Páramo

12:47 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Books|mexico|Movies · Comments Off

31 Jul 2007

gael_3.jpgHe may not know he’s my man yet, but Mexican actor/producer/ and hottie Gael García Bernal is set to star in the film adaptation of the 1955 Juan Rulfo classic book Pedro Páramo. With a $7.5 million budget, filming is set to start in September in Mexico and Spain.

Add this to your must see film list.

Via / Univision.com

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DramaMex Deserves an X

11:22 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · mexico|Movies · Comments Off

29 Jul 2007

This Mexican film, released here in the U.S. on July 11th, seems like an interesting interweaving of tales Amores Perros style plus Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna are on board as executive producers. That was enough for me to lay down some cash this weekend to see DramaMex.

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