Posts Tagged With: Orquidea Morales
The Curse Of La Llorona, Part 3 (Bernadette Calafell And Stefanie Fajardo)
The following is the third installment of a three-part series. The first can be found here. The second is here. Post/Colonialism in the Film There are not only unequal and exploitative relationships between men and women in The Curse of La Llorona, the relationship between whiteness and Mexican bodies and culture…
The Curse Of La Llorona, Part 2 (Bernadette Calafell And Stefanie Fajardo)
The following is the second installment of a three-part series. The first can be found here. Patricia represents elements of La Malinche and a becoming of La Llorona through her desperation and subjugation. In the beginning of the film, Patricia and her two sons are introduced as having a long…
The Curse Of La Llorona, Part 1 (Bernadette Calafell And Stefanie Fajardo)
La Llorona as the Space for Discourse Surrounding Colonialism and Motherhood The American psyche is currently saturated with images of children in cages at the southern border and discussions about women’s reproduction and sexual rights. Immigration and women’s bodily autonomy are issues that were a polarizing force in the 2016…