Thanks to Netflix, I was able to watch this movie on my own.
There was a lot of culture in this film, both Hispanic and Cuban. The machismo men were Adolfo, Gina's husband, and Mariano, Gina's former student and admirer. Adolfo was a gross little dictator who beat his wife, forced her to dress how he liked and didn't have any feelings for anyone except himself. Mariano was good-looking, and had a girl in every port, even leaving one when she claimed to be pregnant with his baby.
Gina was a submissive wife until the end, when she finally got up the nerve, thanks to her aunt's lover's help. I loved when she finally bought the dress that she knew Adolfo would hate, just to look pretty for Mariano.
Some of the things that characterized Cuban culture were the gasoline and food rationing (the scene with the riot at the funeral over sandwiches was sad but a little funny), the tropical food (bananas and rum and coffee) and the music ("Guantanamera" is known as Cuba's national song, according to Wikipedia). Also, the legend of Olofin and Iku seemed to be a Cuban legend.
So true, Mariano was a hot guy, but I did not like it that he seemed to have a girl in every place. The other trucker, also was a bit of a rascal, stating that he had married the woman that would take care of him, when he got old. She was not attractive, but she seemed to care a lot about him. His message to Mariano was very hispanic, that he should be with the girls outside of the marriage, but know who to come home to at the end of the day.
ReplyDeleteI think Gina came out the victor in this movien, but I am not sure she is going to get the right guy (Mariano). I wish that she would be with Candido, who as the older man, father figure, seemed the only man with sense.
Isn't Netflix WONDERFUL!!!!
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