Hosts Armando & Joey discuss two Mexican Border films of the past that are relevant to today’s political climate surrounding immigration in the United States.

Joey discusses “Mojados (1979)”: A film starring Jorge Rivero as a man who infiltrates the group of bigots behind the mass murder of Mexican immigrants who crossed over into the Rio Grande Valley. Based on the historical Bracero Program between the US & Mexico from 1942-1964.

Armando discusses “El Vagon De La Muerte (1988)”: A group of Mexican immigrants head out to the USA in a boxcar which leads to very disturbing & tragic events. Based on a real event that occurred in 1987.

Watch Mojados on YouTube: https://youtu.be/aNqrzKUGIIU?si=QFgpWALHzWYrqJAP

Watch El Vagon De La Muerte (broadcast tv version) on YouTube: https://youtu.be/y8koumsA_ZQ?si=Eg0mItqrRlJKJu6E

Uncut VHS Rip download from Armando: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/pwzhxp9xm7x3nifi0el1u/El-Vagon-De-La-Muerte.m4v?rlkey=d71s45wlnnttn0gx2gus5pyqn&st=wjz5dxly&dl=0

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Recorded in Chino, CA.

Fuck ICE.

No Human Is “Illegal” on Stolen Land.

The Trash-Mex Podcast gets strange (or even more so) with a couple of films that truly warped our minds!

We begin with Hermelinda Linda (1984), a peculiar & colorful horror-comedy based on a popular Mexican comic book character. Joey breaks down the film & its intriguing background.

Then we get really drunk (not literally) with Las Caguamas Ninjas (1991), a videohome that drunkenly parodies Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with pot-bellied comedic actors wearing cheap costumes & doing bad karate moves with broomsticks.

What is a “videohome” anyway? Armando chimes in on what the so-called Mexican home video “phenomenon” of the 1990’s-2000’s was really about.

Watch Hermelinda Linda (1984) for free on Tubi: https://tubitv.com/movies/639249/hermelinda-linda

Watch/Download Las Caguamas Ninjas (1991) on Dropbox (courtesy of everyone’s favorite gatekeeper: Armando): https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/xfk77mg9h360dh1ka8m2x/CaguamasNinjas.mp4?rlkey=kycwrylt9h3qbdeefqrniyq63&st=qej8xioz&dl=0

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The Trash-Mex Podcast is now on season 2!

Hosts Joey & Armando discuss what’s to come on season 2, then discuss the legendary Mexican luchador El Santo + his first film Santo Vs The Evil Brain (1961) which is the first film screening in the upcoming “Santo Sundays” screenings at The Frida Cinema. In collaboration with Permanencia Voluntaria Archivo Cinematografico. (begins June 15th)

Visit the official Permanencia Voluntaria website for more info:

https://mxfilmarchive.com

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Get tickets to all 8 Santo Sundays screenings here: https://thefridacinema.org/film-series/santo-sundays/