Films Target U.S. Latinos, English-Speaking Audiences

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July 14, 2004

Increasingly, the American film industry is producing movies that target both English-speaking art house audiences and Spanish-speaking audiences in the United States. Among such films is Maria Full of Grace, shot in Spanish in the U.S. and Latin American with English subtitles. David D'Arcy reports.

 
 

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