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Ward 2022-03-01 08:01:27

I love this movie.
Probably because of Thomas, he was indeed a saint, not only the spiritual pillar of Magdalena and CARLOS, but also the spiritual pillar of many people around him.
When you are old, you can accept, absorb, and tolerate like him, which is something that many people cannot do. His role is quite like the mother in "QUEER AS FOLK".
Forgot a lot of good places, because I have seen it for a long time.

Magdalena reminds me of the missionary's daughter in "ken park", who was caught and raped in bed by her father and then beaten. This time, she got pregnant before having sex, which is quite surprising. The father, who is also a missionary, kicked his daughter out, and Thomas took her in.

CARLOS's true feelings are touching, and stealing flowers for his sister is enough to see. It's just that he is helpless, letting Magdalena call him loser, lier, fag,.... The sarcasm between the two is not too hostile, and it is quite powerful.

In short, this is a commendable work, I like it~very much.

Maybe it's because of the many cultural elements in Mexico that I've seen recently in movies and TV shows. The special culture of Mexico is another landscape.

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Quinceañera quotes

  • Magdalena: What do you do with those guys anyway?

    [pauses]

    Magdalena: You embarrassed or something?

    Carlos: No.

    Magdalena: So?

    Carlos: What do you think we do?

    Magdalena: [sarcastically] I don't know. I'm a virgin, remember?

    Carlos: Yeah, right.

    Magdalena: Come on, Carlos, I told you stuff.

    Carlos: We mess around, alright?

    Magdalena: Are you the peanut butter in the sandwich?

    Carlos: Fuck you...

  • Carlos: [at Tio Tomas' funeral] Tomas Alvarez was born in Jalisco, Mexico in 1921. The 13th kid out of 22. When he was born, he was so small, the midwife said he wasn't worth washing. But he ended up outliving all of them. In his life, he was an office boy, a barber and a farm worker. Then in America, he sold champurrado. Everybody knew him. If you walk down the street, he would stop every two minutes to talk to someone. They were always happy to see him.

    [pauses]

    Carlos: He had a love inside him that was so strong. It came from his heart and out through his eyes like a golden light. Everybody could see it, because he loved everyone and judged no one. At the end of my life, I will count it as my greatest privilege that I knew a saint. Because Tomas Alvarez was a saint. And he will not leave us. His spirit is still strong. He will be with us 'til the end of our days.