Yay for roles for Latinas! But we always greet movies like Down for Life with mixed feelings. While it’s true that the lives and struggles of young Latinas (and Latinos) caught up in gang violence make for interesting and engaging stories, we can’t help but wonder about what public reaction might be.
16 September 2009
3 September 2009
French Filmmaker Christian Poveda Shot Dead In El Salvador, Police Suspect Mara 18 Involvement
By Alex Alvarez at 9:32 AM.
French documentary filmmaker Christian Poveda recently found himself the center of controversy as a result of a movie he’d made about a Salvadoran street gang. That controversy may have resulted in his death.
16 July 2009
If Al Sanchez’s Trial Has Taught Us Anything, It’s That Being A Former Gang Member Will Hurt Your Credibility
By Alex Alvarez at 5:15 PM.
Al Sanchez believes he shouldn’t be found guilty of having done bad things because someone who described the bad things he did had also done things that were bad. Sad.
19 June 2009
Members Of The Barrio Azteca Prison Gang Are Up And Quitting
By Alex Alvarez at 9:55 AM.
Various members of the Barrio Azteca prison gang have quit following a series of police investigations into their activities.
22 May 2009
20 May 2009
Los Angeles Suggests Finding Out If Your Child Is Likely To Be A Gang Member By Asking Him If He’s Ever Been In A Gang
By Alex Alvarez at 3:00 PM.
Social psychologist Malcolm Klein has developed a comprehensive quiz aimed at helping parents determine whether their little terrors will grow up to be vicious gang members. Among the 70 questions on Klein’s list is “Have you… Been a member of a gang?”
18 May 2009
Enrique Gonzalez Arrested After Forcing 7-Year-Old Son To Get Gang Tattoo
By Alex Alvarez at 10:45 AM.
Enrique Gonzalez, 26, of Fresno, California has pleaded not guilty to charges that he held down his seven-year-old son as he forced him to get tattooed with a gang symbol. Way to be a winner, World’s Koolest Dad. :)
7 May 2009
Boy And Girl Scouts Of America Attracting Nicotine-Addled Gang Members, Little Girls
By Alex Alvarez at 11:15 AM.
In South Florida and across the country, the Boy and Girl Scouts of America are attracting more and more young Latinos into their fold. One Eagle Scout in particular, 28-year-old Richard Hernandez, commends the scouts for saving him from a life of gangs, “nicotine, liquor” and abuse.
20 March 2009
Wal-Mart Gang Shooting Hoax Incites Momentary Panic Among Concerned, Email-Forwarding Relatives
By Alex Alvarez at 9:31 AM.
A text message sent to authorities in Medford, Oregon warning off a gang initiation shooting at a local Wall-Mart is now determined to the latest such text message in an ongoing hoax.
