Emilia Pérez and the colonisation of culture

Zapata Celestino, Kevin ORCID: 0000-0002-4200-0143 (2025) Emilia Pérez and the colonisation of culture. International Development (17 Feb 2025). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

The French musical film “Emilia Pérez” has garnered international acclaim but sparked outrage in Mexico due to its stereotypical and insensitive portrayal of the country and its people. Kevin Zapata Celestino calls out the film’s Eurocentric perspective, which fails to understand the country’s reality and trivialises an utterly sensitive topic, such as violence, for Mexican people. He argues that the controversy around the movie highlights the ongoing problem of colonial narratives in the media, reinforcing harmful stereotypes and deepening cultural divides between the Global North and South.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/internationaldevelopment/
Additional Information:	© 2025 The Author(s)
Divisions:	Social Policy
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HM Sociology H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races
Date Deposited:	31 Mar 2025 23:11
Last Modified:	01 Apr 2025 03:21
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/127690

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