The Inspirational Film Selena

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Selena is a very inspirational film in my opinion. Within the film we see that there is a sense of finding, understanding, and dealing with Latin identity. Selena’s father was a second generation Mexican American, in which during his time the Spanish language was not accepted and thus was punished if it was heard. Thus, Abraham having the ability to teach his kids (third generation Texans) Spanish while they were young only spoke to them in English. However, due to her talent and expectations from society, Selena learns to speak and sing phonetically in Spanish, with the help and coaching from her father, and hence she becomes very fluent in the language. Furthermore, I can say that Spanish language is one issue that arises in the Americas

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