# Shaping Latino Representation at the Movies with Alejandra Vasquez

Alejandra Vasquez discusses important personal and professional influences on her work, the significance of documentaries as a storytelling practice, and representation in her newest film and the film industry at large. Vasquez is a Mexican American film director and producer from west Texas whose most recent film and feature length directorial debut is "Going Varsity in Mariachi" (2023). She has worked on many documentary film and series projects predominantly on topics of immigration and activism. She was producer of the Sundance Special Jury Award-winning series "Mantangi/Maya/M.I.A." (2018) and the Kathleen Bryan Edwards Human Rights Award winner, "US Kids" (2020). She directed "When It's Good, It's Good" (2021) and "Folk Frontera" (2022) with Sam Osborn, a film that won the SXSW 2022 Jury Award for Texas Short and the San Diego International Shorts Fest Best Social Impact Award. "Cine Latine: Shaping Latino Representation at the Movies" is the work of 2023 Library of Congress Junior Fellows and highlights the Library's vast moving image collections, while emphasizing the importance of Latino contribution and representation within the history of U.S. cinema. The interview series accompanies the Latinx Representation in Film Research Guide by showcasing emerging and established Latino or Latina filmmakers whose work is making a significant impact on the industry.

- Kind: Talk
- Year: 2023
- By: Library Of Congress. Latin American, Caribbean, & European Division
- Archive: [Library of Congress](https://www.loc.gov/item/2025661304/)
- Licence or status: Rights statement at the Library of Congress (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Library of Congress
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/loc/2025661304?play=1)