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Identity

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Snapshot 10:

Samuel Lange Zambrano portrays a 9-year-old Venezuelan boy obsessed with straightening his hair in the 2013 film.

‘Mejorar la Raza,’ which translates to ‘improve the race,’ is a prevalent expression in Latin American countries. It means that you should marry or have children with someone who is whiter to have more “attractive” or “better-looking” offspring.

Considering he didn’t have any white parents, the young boy straightened his hair to appear less black and “more attractive.”