Mi Vida Loca

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over a boy, Ernesto. Sad Girl is the main narrator of the movie. This drug dealer first falls for Mousie, but then gets Sad Girl pregnant also. He spends most of his money on his two babies and his prize possession, Suavecito, his mini-truck. The two young mothers arrange a fight one-on-one for a bloody confrontation. Neither of them gets hurt, but Ernesto is shot by one of his Caucasian clients on the same night. With Ernesto out of both of their lives, they can move on and earn back each other’s friendship.
After Ernesto’s death shadow takes over his brother’s drug dealing business with the help of Shadow, a female gangster that was shot with Ernesto. Meanwhile, Anhenica “Giggles” is released from a four-year sentence in prison for the crimes of her deceased boyfriend. As an older “homegirl”, the girls look up to her and ask for guidance. Giggles and the girls discuss the future of Sauvecito and agree selling it. But the men have already decided to enter it in a car ...

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is Juan, who was just a sweet talker the whole time. The next day, a young boy in the neighborhood admits that he “borrowed” the car and crashed it on the steep streets of Echo Park during a joy ride. In retaliation, El Duran’s followers the little girl standing by Little Sleepy on the sidewalk the next day, thinking she’s his. But that little girl was actually Big Sleepy’s daughter. The movie ends with the females becoming independent and starting their own operations. Sad Girl says, “Women don’t use weapons to prove a point. Women use weapons for love.”
Gender roles are very evident in the movie. The boys are very young, yet they display manliness to the best of their ability. ...

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