#mexicanity

[leonesrey]

Duncan Bridgeman weaves a beautiful and rhythmic cinematic tapestry composed of original songs, conversations, reflections, wisdom and humor featuring many of the greatest performers and sharpest minds of Mexico today. The film showcases the richness of Mexican music both young and old, from traditional music to pop rock and rap blended with interviews from Diego Luna, Lila Downs and many more leading personalities. The result is an inspiring and often funny musical road trip through modern day "Mexicanity", which resonates globally.

[mexicanity]

Here to Stay

As some may have noticed, I'm not in Mexico. I'm still living in Austin and happily married to La Gringa. But some things need to be addressed.

I took the Twitter handle @mgourmand as I thought that would showcase my love for food. But then I found other "gourmands" that sounded pretentious and snobbish, something that I'm not. I love food that makes my taste buds scream with joy and my mind race thinking how can I learn to make something this awesome.

There is a possible Slow Foods session with me in the future, but La Gringa pointed that if I wanted to pursue teaching others my family cooking traditions, I would need a more appealing name. I agreed. So came Mexicanity.

This is a concept that I've been joking a lot with her and it is one of our things. I need to preserve my Mexicanity, as she wants our kids to be proud of their Mexican heritage. Eating at Rosita's Al Pastor is a way to recharge my Mexicanity levels, according to me. I even call it The Mexican Embassy.

And my Mexicanity is what I want to share with others in the kitchen. I'm no chef and I have no professional training. I have a mother that cooks amazingly and taught me her secrets. And I want to share our magic with you.

There are more details coming up, so keep your eyes peeled.

And keep it spicy!

[rarararangaro-blog]

I am touched to see Steve be the one to breach this subject. I'm only 1/4 Mexican at most, and most times feel ambivalent about all parts of my heritage, but I have to say I've felt rather perturbed in the past at the vaguely racist attitude British comedy seems to have in general towards Mexicans. As an American I tend to feel like (good) British comedy is much more progressive than a lot of US comedy, so when I discovered the frequency with which archaic ~silly lazy Mexican~ jokes are made, I was a bit taken aback. I always felt like because of their lack of geographic proximity, it's been sort of made okay to keep the cultural view of Mexicans all the way back in the Speedy Gonzales era. So, thanks, Steve :>