It would seem that Jorge Peña is a 180 degree turn from Popeye, the snitch pimp that Carrasco immortalized some 25 years ago. His casting helps to add authenticity and validity to the show’s storyline, as his street cred is undeniable as a Latino actor. Speaking Spanish, he interacts briefly with Molly while celebrating her parents’ renewal of their vows. From his brief appearance, the audience is led to believe that Carrasco’s character Jorge Peña is a man true to his roots. How many times have y'all seen 'Blood In, Blood Out'? /QVYTGv5EEzĬarlos Carrasco appeared on the HBO hit as the father of Dro the Afro-Latino schoolyard friend of Molly. Many a man has demanded the same ever since.
The latter is a story line that has been brewing for three episodes and will likely come to a head on this week’s season finale.įor those who have eagle eyes, this latest episode squeezed in the man who uttered a long time favorite mating call (if you will) among Latinos: “Give me some chon chon!” It’s a saying responsible for countless memes despite that it originated almost a quarter century ago on the big screen in Blood in, Blood Out. Even more so, by suggesting that she herself is racist against poor Latino kids – the very ones that she is paid to help at the after-school program organized by her non-profit employer We Got Y’all. Or, more obviously by having main character Issa add a “Latin Lover” to her ho-tation and quickly calling out her stereotypical caricatures of him. Case in point: subtly adding nachos to a staff meeting. Granted, some of the efforts are more prominent than others. There is little doubt Insecure is casting a wider net and hoping to attract more Latino eyeballs while also depicting the variety of experiences across the African diaspora. The mainly black show, now in its sophomore year, has injected a few Latinisms into its episodes as of late. Cruz takes Paco to the mural of the three of them, and Cruz is now clean and getting his life back on track Paco sheds a tear.HBO’s Insecure has been one of the bigger hits for the cable network in the last two years. Miklo forgives Paco for the leg thing, and tries to get info from Paco, but Paco tells Miklo he's nothing to him, and walks away. Miklo becomes the leader of the Hispanics, and they use the Compact Act to branch out their gang to prisons in other areas. Then, Miklo's folks turn on the blacks and bump off the black gang's leaders. The black gang leaders come to Miklo, and accuse the whites, and the two gangs join and take out the white gang's leaders. The gang is breaking up by members venturing out on their own, so Miklo devises a plan to kill Montana, the leader of the Hispanic gang, but set it up to look like the black prison gang did it. In a robbery attempt, Paco shoots off Miklo's leg, and Miklo's back to Quentin. When Miklo is release from prison onto parole after serving nine years, he clashes with Paco (since Miklo is will running with the gang). (He was sent there after killing a guy in a gang fight.) Cruz becomes an accomplished artist, but gets all hopped up on heroin, which leads to the death of his younger brother.
gang "Vatos Locos." Crime affects their lives and the paths they choose, leaving Miklo in San Quentin Prison. Half-brothers Pasco and Cruz and cousin Miklo are growing up in L.A., and are members of the east L.A.
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