According to Variety, number one movie in the United States this weekend is Beverly Hills Chihuahua. Not sure if I should laugh or cry. I'll reserve judgement until I see the movie. And, yes, it's on my list of To Dos this week, along with the season premier of The Real Housewives of Atlanta.
But back to the dog movie: there must be some kind of cultural analysis to glean from a movie about how a "real" Mexican chihuahua (voice by George Lopez) somehow gets the gringa, inauthentic Chihuahua (voice by Drew Barrymore) to get in touch with her Mexican roots via a trip to the Motherland. Sounds like a movie Latinos who care about such things should be lining up to see. It even has Edward James Olmos in it. Talk about your Chicano bonafides.
But again, will get back to you after a viewing. Like I said, I watch these things so you don't have to. Until then, here's the first of what I'm sure will be many parodies to come...
Actually, i think George Lopez's character is only the gardener's dog. They used him in the trailer, but he is a somewhat minor character. The gringa Chihuaua ends up with a German Shepherd in Mexico voiced by Andy Garcia. I know way too much about this movie and I haven't even seen it.
Posted by: La Cindy | 06 October 2008 at 02:20 PM
Oy. This just sounds like too bizarre a project to assess at a distance.
Andy Garcia as a German Shepherd? Guess they couldn't find one of those Caribbean viralata dogs (they're all skinny and yellow).
Posted by: Caro | 07 October 2008 at 10:29 AM