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Mexploitation
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English
Etymology
en :af Mexico -sploitation + 1
Noun
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en film A genre of exploitation films produced in and/or set in Mexico, and often featuring plots dealing with crime, drugs, and sex.
en MaryAnn Johanson Class Warrior: Machete provides a slice of surprisingly effective entertainment – and political commentary http://www.montereycountyweekly.com/entertainment/movies/class-warrior-machete-provides-a-slice-of-surprisingly-effective-entertainment/article_7a94561d-6135-5de2-8df3-6f255030ecd7.html Monterey County Now 2 September 2010 Remember that crazy-funny fake trailer for the nonexistent ’70s Mexploitation flick Machete that preceded the “Planet Terror” segment of Grindhouse a few years back? https://web.archive.org/web/20261017123401/https://www.montereycountynow.com/entertainment/movies/class-warrior-machete-provides-a-slice-of-surprisingly-effective-entertainment/article_7a94561d-6135-5de2-8df3-6f255030ecd7.html 17 October 2026
en Tara Brady Savages http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-33667270.html The Irish Times 21 September 2012 The Mexploitation fall-out runs to explosives, rape, death by flame-thrower and a cavalcade of unconvincing plot turns.
en Ray Monell Robert Rodriguez corners Mexploitation film market with ‘Machete Kills’ http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/robert-rodriguez-corners-mexploitation-film-market-machete-kills-article-1.1482264 New York Daily News 10 October 2013 Robert Rodriguez, 45, creator of the "Mexico" trilogy and "Spy Kids" films, arguably sired the Mexploitation genre in 1992 with the campy vengeance film "El Mariachi." https://web.archive.org/web/20160305215504/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/robert-rodriguez-corners-mexploitation-film-market-machete-kills-article-1.1482264 5 March 2016
en Mexico