Guantanemera

I enjoyed screening this film; there were many aspects of Hispanic culture represented yet again. There was the 'macho' concept that was portrayed by Adolfo, who I could probably use up a whole blog for him. He was so self absorbed, and only cared about himself and his agenda. He didn't care for his wife Gina, I believe that he married her more for a status perspective. The end of the film was very powerful, in which Adolfo ended up creating his own fate with his attitude. He knew that Gina's aunt wasn't the body in the coffin, and yet to serve himself he went through with the funeral! That was the point where death (represented by a little girl, all dressed up who appeared throughout the movie), found Adolfo.

Hispanic culture is rich with music and food, both of which were shown in this movie. Even around the sadness of her aunt's funeral, Gina tries to maintain a hopeful attitude for her own life, even though she knows in the back of her mind that her marriage to Adolfo is not right for her. He runs almost every aspect of her life, right down to the clothes she wears and the way she wears her hair. Candido tries to get Gina to see through Adolfo's controlling ways, and throughout the film convinces her to go out on her own. Mariano, who was once a student of Gina's fell in love with her and was very different from Adolfo. Even though he was portraying the macho culture of Hispanic men in the film, he only loved Gina and I am pretty sure that he would be faithful to her. I lost track of how many times they ran into each other on their journeys, but their love ultimately brought them together in the end. All in all, this was a very nice film and I enjoyed it very much.