7/1/2023 0 Comments Gigi saul guerrero hulu![]() Soon enough, the US anthem is played on the speakers, and a piercing sound announces an imminent blackout ––next day begins with a jolt. Before her, the US is the land of plenty, welcoming of diversity but eerily perfect. “So many paisanos,” she expresses in disbelief ––despite of her white passing demeanour, fitting this already whitening fantasy. Her newborn baby slumbers in the stroller, neighbours in pastel outfits wave and smile beneath the streamers of small US flags garnishing the streets. As Betty and Marisol stroll with the baby through an impeccable suburban landscape in the eve of the 4 th of July, the dirt roads that saw Marisol’s traumatic border crossing have become well-manicured green lawns bathed in golden sunlight. She hears herself speaking perfect English, a skill that seems to have appeared by magic. In a blurry wink, her baby has been born and she wakes up clad in a neat yellow dress with matching brogues. Her companions, Guatemalan boy Ricky (Ian Íñigo) and hardened Santa Muerte devotee Santo (Richard Cabral), have disappeared. The eyes we’ve borrowed are Marisol’s (Martha Higareda), a Mexican woman whose second attempt at crossing the Mexico-US border seems to finally find a happy ending. ![]() ![]() “Just one more push… It’s a beautiful baby girl!” chuckles Crampton while we are immersed in a subjective shot. Screams and muffled feedback enfold her sweet, yet jarring whisper. “Keep breathing, just like that,” whispers a blurry, steely eyed Betty (Barbara Crampton). 1 WIHM-La Jaula de Oro (The Gilded Cage): The Political Possibilities of Gigi Saul Guerrero’s Border Horror. ![]()
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