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howdicallme · 1 year

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Sacred Lies season 1 (2018)

#angel trujillo #minnow bly #sacred lies #oohyo #Youtube

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bellacardoza16 · 8 months

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Me right now because we did it guys! 🥹😭 ✊🏽🇲🇽🤎 I’m literally crying tears of joy right now!! 😭😭😭😭🥹🥹🥹🥹 I never in my entire life felt this proud to be Mexican American! 🇲🇽🤎✊🏽 anyways, go support Latin American cinema this week y’all! Viva La Raza! I can’t wait to go tomorrow! 🥹🥹🥹😭😭😭

#xolo maridueña #angel manuel soto #blue beetle #bruna marquezine #belissa escobedo #elpidiacarrillo #george lopez #harvey guillen #damian alcazar #adriana barraza #raoul trujillo #becky g #susan sarandon

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harveyguillensource · 6 months

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Harvey treating us to some Blue Beetle set selfies ✌️

#harvey guillén #harvey guillen #blue beetle #susan sarandon #xolo maridueña #dcu #dr sanchez #set photos #november 2023 #angel manuel soto #raúl max trujillo #ángel manuel soto #raul max trujillo #victoria kord #carapax

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mysoulisasunflower · 10 months

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Ez's Prospection

Mayans MC | 1.7 "Cucaracha/K'uruch"

#they look really desperate 😂#they really seem to want to throw themselves out of a window than live these 8 months #che taza romero #taza romero #raoul max trujillo #angel reyes #clayton cardenas #obispo losa #bishop losa #michael irby #mayans mc #mayans fx #mayans #gif #my post

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romancomicsnews · 9 months

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Blue Beetle is a triumph for DC, the Latinx Community, and Superhero Movies - SPOILER FREE REVIEW

Ángel Manuel Sotos new DC film Blue Beetle is hitting theaters this week but has had a significantly hard road to get here.

The film was originally sold as a direct to streaming film, then was moved to theatrical release, was caught in the middle of a James Gunn take over, and now a writer's/actor's strike. Couple all that with superhero fatigue, and DC's not so clean track record, the film would have to jump massive hurdles to be successful most movies do not.

Blue Beetle, however, is a magnificent departure from superhero films of late that coast on past projects, name dropping, or cameos. It is a delightful film that centers on family, responsibility, and the many different types of Latinx experiences, all while being extremely funny and full of incredible action.

Director Manuel Soto breathes new life into the DCU in a way few directors have before. instead of opting for uniformity with other superhero projects, the film has a distinct color and design that feels unique and fresh. Excellent design, costuming, and vibrancy make up a beautiful Palmera City.

One of the most notable aspects of the film was the fluid, dynamic fight choreography for Blue Beetle and our main physical antagonist, Carapax. While there are several heroes who have similar powers to Jaime, none quite have used it as interestingly. The shifting of weaponry, flight, and hand to hand combat make for types of fights we don't really see in live action.

This film of course is not just made up of excellent visuals, but a phenomenal supporting cast. It is hard to pick out favorites, as most characters are given an opportunity to shine.

Through this cast, Manuel Soto shows the many realistic day to day fears and feelings of a Latinx/Hispanic person. Responsibility, family, and becoming who you are supposed to be are all at the heart of the film. As a Latinx man, so many aspects of the film hit home for me, sometimes comedically, sometimes tragically.

The movie also emphasizes different kinds of experiences in our community. Undocumented citizens, first generation, the religious traditional older member of the family, even the slacker uncle. Every member of the family feels different, but they all feel like a family.

For me, I'd say Belissa Escobedo as Milagro Reyes brings excellent sisterly back and forth with our hero and has some very emotional moments in the film. Brother/sister chemistry is sometimes difficult to pull off, but Escobedo makes it look easy. I think she has the making of a comedic star on the rise and is someone to lookout for.

I'd say most members of the family will be someones favorite. George Lopez as Rudy, Jaimes Uncle Rudy, Damián Alcázar as Alberto Reyes, Jaimes Father, and Adriana Barraza as Nana, the matriarchal head of the family all got big laughs and, at times, tears from their performances.

This cast is phenomenal and elevates excellent writing into several iconic scenes. I don't see this film working without the perfect familial blend of actors. And they got it perfectly.

While characters like Elpidia Carrillo as Rocio Reyes or Bruna Marquezine as Jenny Kord do get the short end of the stick in the film, I think they get their moments and will be greater utilized in (hopefully) future installments of the franchise.

What made it most clear that Manuel Soto understands character were the two antagonists of the film.

While they are not nearly as significant as the rest of the family, both Susan Sarandon as Victoria Kord and Raoul Max Trujillo as Conrad Carapax are not reduced to twirling mustache villains. They both have realistic and at times tragic stories that explain (but does not justify) their actions.

While both give solid performances and are a step above your average Marvel/DC villains, I think the film could've benefitted from more of them.

But the real highlight of the film, to no ones surprise, was Xolo Maridueña as Jaime Reyes.

Maridueña as Blue Beetle feels like one of those castings that seem impossible to be topped. He brings excellent comedy, pain, and honor to Jaime in a way that feels natural. He is Blue Beetle.

In the film, Maridueña displays a wide range of emotions while he goes through an incredibly grueling 2-3 days. There is comedy, awkwardness, strength, anger, and pain, and Maridueña nails every moment of it.

I expect you will see a lot more Xolo in the future even if we don't see more Blue Beetle. But I hope he does return.

I think this movie has the potential to connect with audiences in a way we just haven't seen in a long time from a Superhero film. It is original, fun, and shows us a side of DCU we've never seen before, without endless cameos and reminders of past projects.

I hope other studios take away that audiences want more representation via original content from creative visionaries. But Hollywood often takes away the wrong lesson.

All in all, Blue Beetle is an incredible film that balances comedy, drama, and action in a way superhero movies rarely do. If you get the chance to, I highly recommend you go out and give it a watch. Films as good as this deserve support.

Blue Beetle is out in theaters this Friday August 18th.

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moviehealthcommunity · 8 months

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Blue Beetle (2023)

This is a Movie Health Community evaluation. It is intended to inform people of potential health hazards in movies and does not reflect the quality of the film itself. The information presented here has not been reviewed by any medical professionals.

Blue Beetle has several scenes that use rapid-firing weapons, both realistic and sci-fi based, all used in dark environments with bright flashes. Flickering lights and electrical sparks and arcs create frequent and severe strobe effects. One pivotal scene occurs with emergency vehicle strobe lights flashing on the entire screen.

There is high-speed flying through complex maneuvers and extreme heights, typical to many other superhero films.

Flashing Lights: 10/10. Motion Sickness: 7/10.

TRIGGER WARNING: One character is almost constantly using microaggressions against Hispanic people. There is a brief allusion to a villain's motivation possibly being caused by physical disability.

Image ID: A promotional poster for Blue Beetle

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hughmanrights · 8 months

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Blue Beetle review

Director(s):

Angel Manuel Soto

Main cast:

Xolo Mariduena, Bruna Marquezine, Susan Sarandon, Raoul Max Trujillo, Becky G, Damian Alcaraz, George Lopez, Elpidia Carrillo, Adriana Barazza and Harvey Guillen.

Runtime: 127 minutes.

Does it pass the Bechdel test? Yes

Basic Plot:

College graduate Jaime Reyes is chosen by the Scarab, a power piece of alien technology, to become the Blue Beetle.

Overall Thoughts:

Blue Beetle is an excellent family-driven superhero film. The special effects, acting, storyline and costumes are all great. Moreover, this film discusses important issues about family, immigration, racism, sexism, gentrification and capitalism. The only issue I had with the Blue Beetle film is that essential comic book characters Brenda and Paco, who are Jaime Reyes’ best friends, are completely omitted. Still, Blue Beetle is another excellent addition to the DC Universe.

Overall rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars.

#blue beetle #dc comics #dc universe #jaime reyes #angel manuel soto #xolo maridueña #bruna marquezine #susan sarandon #raoul max trujillo #becky g #damian alcazar #george lopez #elpidia carrillo #Adrianna barazza #harvey guillen #ted kord

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twenty-words-or-less · 8 months

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Blue Beetle

Summary: Law graduate Jaime Reyes (Xolo Maridueña) returns home from university only to find his family facing eviction. He comes into possession of an artifact known only as the Scarab. Things only get better from here.

Very fun and engaging start to DCU with joyful Maridueña in title role. Appreciate subtitled Spanish, too.

Rating: 4.25/5

Photo credit: Tech Advisor

#blue beetle #2023 #angel manuel soto #superhero #dc extended universe #xolo maridueña #adriana barraza #damian alcazar #raoul max trujillo #susan sarandon #george lopez #4.25 #film reviews #film review #twenty-words-or-less #twol #from the vault

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comicweek · 8 months

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Ángel Manuel Soto - on Carapax backstory and shooting Blue Beetle

Brian Davids: I’ve always liked Raoul Max Trujillo, and Carapax represents a huge opportunity for him. Was the character’s School of the Americas backstory something you pulled from your Bane pitch?

Ángel Manuel Soto: Yeah, when we were building the character of Carapax as a Latino villain in the movie, I purposefully wanted him to have a reason why he’s a villain. Oftentimes, when Latinos are villains in movies, they never tell you why. They’re just bad people, and I think that stereotype has been very harmful to our community. There’s a lot of obscure history in Latin America that the history books don’t teach us, but all of Latin America knows it. A lot of the violence has been perpetrated in part by U.S. military interventionism, and one of the more obscure topics is the School of the Americas, which started the whole neoliberalism movement. Even before it was called the School of the Americas [in 1963], it was a more organized attempt from the CIA to inflict the same type of interventionism, only they were using locals to do it for them.

So this history has never been taught in schools, and we wanted to have our characters live in a world that is grounded in the realities that affect us. And when we were developing Raoul Max Trujillo’s character, we always had the idea that maybe Carapax and Bane came from the same experiments. Of course, the backstory of Bane is different. His whole journey is very different from Carapax, but the fact that they’re both victims of historical exploitation in our communities is something that I wanted to share. Maybe they brushed shoulders or maybe they never saw each other, but they’re both victims of a similar experimentation.

BD: Can you say what you went back and added earlier this year during those couple days of additional photography?

AS: To be honest, we didn’t add anything that wasn’t in the script already. We shot things that were in the script, but we just didn’t have time to do them [during principal photography]. In order for me to finish the movie, we needed those extra days. So they weren’t necessarily reshoots, but we did reshoot one scene to make it tighter. Everything else was a lot of the backstory that was very important to the story and Raoul Max Trujillo’s character. It was very important for me to tell the backstory of our villain, and that was pretty much the reason why we continued shooting. So I don’t call it reshoots; it was just finishing what was promised to me.

BD: Besides the Nana reveal, Carapax’s backstory was my favorite part of the movie, especially since it led to Jaime (Xolo Maridueña) showing compassion.

AS: I fought for that scene and to be able to tell the story of the interventionism in Latin America. If you go through Latin American cinema, all this stuff has been explored, but it’s never been explored in mainstream Hollywood. So we had a minute to showcase this history of violence and how the exploitation and the weaponization of somebody else’s trauma has been used, historically, to inflict more violence on behalf of corporations that only want greed and power. So now that you mention it, it was very important to show that, and I think that is my proudest moment in the movie. We need to recognize that these issues are not just fantasy. They’re very, very real, and if we’re more aware of stuff like this, I believe that we can have a more compassionate and empathetic world.

BD: And revealing Carapax’s backstory in reverse probably had a lot to do with the moment landing as well as it did.

AS: Yeah, doing it backwards was a creative decision. We designed that whole sequence as a peeling back of layers to get to the root of Carapax’s trauma, which was the fact that this kid witnessed the death of his mom. And then through that experience, he now understands that the woman [Victoria Kord] who’s been exploiting him was responsible, to some extent, for everything that caused his trauma.

#blue beetle #angel manuel soto #raoul max trujillo #carpax #storytelling #quotes

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josiebelladonna · 2 years

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-joey belladonna is iroquois indian -chuck billy is pomo indian -alex skolnick is jewish -eric peterson is half-mexican -mark osegueda and rob cavestany are both filipino -kirk hammett is filipino -ra diaz is chilean -rob trujillo is mexican -sepultura are brazilian -moonspell are portuguese

minorities make the metal world go ‘round (feel free to add more, by the way!)

#minority men especially #joey belladonna #chuck billy #alex skolnick #eric peterson #mark osegueda #rob cavestany #kirk hammett #ra diaz #rob trujillo #anthrax #testament #death angel #metallica #suicidal tendencies #sepultura #moonspell #text

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ruleof3bobby · 5 months

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BLUE BEETLE (2023) Grade: D+

Such a disappointment. George Lopez had as many action scenes as the Blue Beetle. They dropped the ball on this. Copy and past scenes from old movies it felt like.

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bellacardoza16 · 9 months

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Late night thoughts:

With the writer’s and actors strike going on, it makes me sad that with Blue beetle coming out this month, Angel Manuel Soto (the director), Xolo Maridueña, and the rest of the entire cast of Blue beetle won’t be able to promote or see the success of the movie if it does well. What I mean by this is because this is the first superhero movie to not only have a predominately Latino and Indigenous cast (minus Susan Sarandon), but the movie also has Angel Manuel Soto who is taking the lead as the director, and also Xolo Maridueña who is going to be the first Latin American actor to be the first Latino actor to be the lead in a live action superhero movie and even be centered on the promotional pictures for once. (Yes, I’m aware that Miles morales was the first Latin American superhero to be the lead in a superhero movie and to be on a poster, but Into the Spiderverse is animation and Blue beetle is live action and in live action superhero movies, Latin American people have been stereotyped which is a conversation for another day).

Anyway, as someone who is a huge advocate for Latin American representation and a comic book fan, I hope that the people in my community show up for blue beetle just like we did for Black panther 2. Support the actors and writers during this strike and let’s hope they all reach a fair deal and the studio CEO’s realize that they should pay their writer’s and actors, and they don’t have to rely on AI anymore. 🙏🏽🇲🇽🤎

#blue beetle #xolo maridueña #angel manuel soto #belissa escobedo #vent post #representation matters #bruna marquezine #susan sarandon #raoul trujillo #adriana barraza #damian alcazar #elpidiacarrillo #jaime reyes #george lopez #harvey guillen #sag aftra strike #sag aftra strong

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harveyguillensource · 11 months

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Another peek at Harvey as Dr. Sanchez on the new Blue Beetle poster.

#harvey guillén #harvey guillen #blue beetle film #blue beetle #angel manuel soto #xolo maridueña #susan sarandon #george lopez #bruna marquezine #raoul max trujillo #adriana barraza #damián alcázar #elpidia carrillo #belissa escobedo #becky g #khaji da #jaime reyes

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cinemaquiles · 7 months

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Sessão da tarde: Besouro Azul (Blue Beetle, 2023)

#blue beetle #Jaime Reyes #Angel Manuel Soto #dc comics #Bruna Marquezine #Xolo Maridueña #George Lopez #Becky G #Susan Sarandon #Belissa Escobedo #Raoul Trujillo #Damián Alcázar #Harvey Guillén #Adriana Barraza #Elpidia Carrillo #Youtube

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geekcavepodcast · 10 months

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Blue Beetle Final Trailer

Jaime Reyes graduates college to find home isn’t quite as it was when he left. While searching for purpose, and a job, Jaime comes into possession of “an ancient relic of alien biotechnology: the Scarab. When the Scarab suddenly chooses Jaime to be its symbiotic host, he is bestowed with an incredible suit of armor capable of extraordinary and unpredictable powers, forever changing his destiny.” (DC Comics)

Blue Beetle stars Xolo Maridueña, Adriana Barraza, Damían Alcázar, Elpidia Carrillo, Bruna Marquezine, Raoul Max Trujillo, Susan Sarandon, George Lopez, Belissa Escobedo, and Harvey Guillén. The film is directed by Angel Manuel Soto from a screenplay by Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer.

Blue Beetle hits theaters on August 18, 2023.

#blue beetle #jaime reyes #xolo maridueña #adriana barraza #damian alcazar #elpidia carrillo #bruna marquezine #raoul max trujillo #susan sarandon #george lopez #belissa escobedo #harvey guillen #angel manuel soto #gareth dunnet alcocer #warner bros #dc entertainment #TGCLiz #Youtube

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gameofthunder66 · 26 days

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'Blue Beetle' (2023) film

-watched 4/2/2024- 2 [3/4] stars- on Max

I couldn't really get into this movie; that's probably only because, I never even heard of this superhero before now.

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