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Posted on: January 10th, 2007
Filed Under: [ Entertainment ] [ Hispanic News ]
Tags: Film, Guatemala
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“Guatemalas presidential commissioner on racism said Tuesday that Mel Gibsons record-breaking film “Apocalypto” paints Mayan people in a derogatory light.
Ricardo Cajas said the film sets back the understanding of the Mayan people by 50 years and compared it to the negative images of Native Americans in U.S. movies from the 1950s.”
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