A classic of New Mexican Cinema, Y Tu Mam-ambi-/em> courted controversy with its explicit depictions of teenage sexuality and its forthright perspective on the country-s inequality. The cinematic sensation gained international accolades for its mixing of genres and film styles and inspired a wide body of writing from both critics and scholars. The multimedia lives of Y Tu Mam-ambi-(especially in music, music videos, and social media) have kept the film relevant for audiences too young to have seen it when it debuted.
Juan Llamas-Rodriguez revisits Y Tu Mam-ambi-/em> after more than two decades of social, industrial, and technological change to show how it astutely captures a particular moment in Mexican history and film production. The film was a turning point for Mexican stardom on the world stage, and the performances and celebrity of its stars, Diego Luna and Gael Garc-Bernal, reframed millennial Mexican masculinities. The eclectic and popular bilingual soundtrack i
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