"In many points in history films and filmmakers have been banned for political reasons- that's how annoying they can be to oppressing systems, how dangerous."
"Being Latina in the US is something I'm learning about everyday. I don't feel inherently different in any way from anybody else and it is a feeling I cherish and that has helped me avoid thinking of my ethnicity as a potential obstacle from what I want to achieve."
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