Las familias de Gregory Nava: ¿Revisión o perpetuación de los estereotipos?.

Abstract

Chicano director and screenwriter Gregory Nava’s production, though not extensive, is renowned and has been acclaimed both by critics and the general public. His works My Family (1995) and American Family: A Journey of Dreams (2002) describe the lives of two Mexican-american/chicano families, their dreams and experiences as citizens of the United States, and ultimately, each of their member’s personal lives and dreams. These two productions are the focus of this paper, whose main aim is to observe the way in which Gregory Nava exposes the myth of the Chicano family, observing whether their characters stand as subversions of the stereotypes about Latinos created by the Hollywood industry, or otherwise, maintain the standard and contribute to the stereotypical classification of Latinos and “ lo Latino,” as well as to propose a reflection on such stereotypes.