“Blue Beetle,” which opened Friday, is directed by Puerto Rican Ángel Manuel Soto, written by Mexican Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer and features the fabulous Cuban-Mexican-Ecuadorian Xolo Maridueña of “Cobra Kai” fame as a bonafide non-animated (sorry, Miles Morales) Latino superhero.

Is the Blue Beetle Mexican?

The characters are Mexican and Mexican American, and they live their lives normally — or as normally as a story where an extraterrestrial scarab gives Jaime superpowers. The family is surrounded by cultural touchstones and quirks. Their Thalia telenovelas, their Virgen de Guadalupe paintings, and Selena on the radio.

What country is Blue Beetle from?

Reyes was first introduced in 2006, and he appeared as a Mexican American from El Paso, Texas. Throughout the character's time in the DC Universe, he was known to have his own stories but also joined superhero teams like the Justice League and the Teen Titans.

What do Mexicans think of Blue Beetle?

Aside from the conflictless family and the eccentricity of the revolutionary grandma and the quirky uncle, even some of the references, like El Chapulin Colorado, the Mexican superhero that made it to the film, have actually been referenced too much, and even many Latinos have grown tired of it.

Is the Blue Beetle movie in Spanish?

Last year, Susan Sarandon shared with Comicbook.com that parts of the film would be in the Spanish language with English language subtitles, which is pretty exciting, and it seems like Warner Bros is leaning into highlighting Spanish with their new collaboration with language learning app Memrise.

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Is Jaime Blue Beetle Mexican?

Set in Fictional Palmera City, Blue Beetle follows Mexican-American Jaime Reyes (Xolo Maridueña), who just returned from college (he even shows his Gotham University hoodie in one scene), to his hometown. While trying to find a job, he accidentally gets in possession of an alien Scarab, which makes him a superhero.

Is Blue Beetle in Spanish only?

The movie Blue Beetle will be released in English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, and Mandarin. The movie is directed by Angel Manuel Soto and stars Xolo Maridueña as Jaime Reyes, a young Mexican-American teenager who discovers an alien scarab that grants him superpowers.

What is the Latino reference in the Blue Beetle?

Another reference to Mexican culture included in the movie is El Chapulín Colorado, the popular Mexican TV character created by comedian Roberto Gómez Bolaños. These references help to ground the movie in a specific cultural context and make it feel more authentic to Latino audiences.

What Hispanic references are in the Blue Beetle?

From Calle 13 to Luis Miguel the “Blue Beetle” is packed with Latino classics. Argentinian iconic rock band Soda Stereo's “Nada Personal”, Calle 13's “Atrevete-te-te,” Chalino Sánchez's song “Armando Sánchez,” and even Vicente Fernández's “El Rey” made it on there.

Who is the Mexican comedian in Blue Beetle?

Numerous moments in the movie caught young Latino viewers' attention, from comedian George Lopez's role as Jaime Reyes'/Blue Beetle's tío, or uncle, Rudy, to the reggaeton soundtrack of Calle 13's “Atreve-te-te” and the old-school songs of the late Mexican singer Vicente Fernández, which are a familiar musical backdrop ...

What race is Blue Beetle DC?

“The all-new Blue Beetle not only differentiated his power set from previous iterations but as a Mexican American protagonist, his origin leaned heavily into his family and how they played an integral part of his hero's journey,” Lee said.

Is Blue Beetle based in El Paso?

Where is Blue Beetle from? In the comics, Jaime Reyes is from El Paso. In the movie, the story takes place in Palmera City, a new locale created for the film. Producers wanted their superhero to have his iconic place like Gotham for Batman.

Why isn t Blue Beetle in El Paso?

Palmera looks more like the setting of a futuristic Miami Vice than it does the 915. To make Jaime Reyes a marquee character with global appeal, DC clearly felt it had to remove him from El Paso and ditch the border-town themes that define his comic book stories.

Who is the first Mexican superhero?

in Deadly Hands of Kung Fu (1974) #20

Considered the first Latino, and Puerto Rican, Super Hero, Hector's trailblazer status inspired future generations of White Tigers.

Who was DC first Latino superhero?

The most recent choice of the scarab is Jaime Reyes (Xolo Maridueña), who is DC's first Latino superhero. Director Angel Manuel Soto and writer Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer are also both Latino, and they fill “Blue Beetle” with cultural references that highlight the film's focus on representation.

What is the Latino superhero movie in 2023?

An alien scarab chooses Jaime Reyes to be its symbiotic host, bestowing the recent college graduate with a suit of armor that's capable of extraordinary powers, forever changing his destiny ...

What alien is Blue Beetle?

Jaime Reyes becomes the Blue Beetle when an alien AI beetle chooses him as its human host. The beetle (or scarab, as it is often referred to in the movie) is the agent of an alien force, The Reach, which is trying to take over the galaxy.

Is Blue Beetle DC black?

Jaime Reyes is a teenage Hispanic male with light brown skin, short black hair, and brown eyes. He has a thin, but fit frame. He usually wears casual clothing: a gray sweatshirt, a black T-shirt, and form-fitting blue jeans. As Blue Beetle, he resembles an insect in a blue full-body suit, exactly like his namesake.

What is the Blue Beetle movie based on?

Blue Beetle is a 2023 American superhero film based on the DC character Jaime Reyes / Blue Beetle. Produced by DC Studios and The Safran Company, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, it is the 14th installment of the DC Extended Universe (DCEU).

Is the Blue Beetle good or bad?

Despite some good special effects on the Blue Beetle costume itself, the film never overcomes the fact that it was envisioned as an HBO Max original movie. Consequently, the action is very dialed back compared to other comic book movies, and the fights are often boring to watch.

Is Blue Beetle Native American?

The new avatar of Blue Beetle is Jamie Reyes in DC Comics. To emphasize the Latin American identity, he has been created as a Mexican American who has set up symbiotic relations with an alien. Writer and artist Keith Giffen, John Rogers, and Cully Hamner have created Jamie Reyes.

Was Blue Beetle filmed in Puerto Rico?

Set in the fictional Palmera City, Blue Beetle was filmed primarily in Miami, Atlanta, and Puerto Rico. This story, independent of the DC Extended Universe, contains many references to Mexican culture (and stereotypes), mixed with an interesting and refreshing social point of view.

How do you say beetle in Mexico?

Does Blue Beetle have subtitles for Spanish?

From Warner Bros. Pictures comes the feature film “Blue Beetle,” marking the DC Super Hero's first time on the big screen. The film, directed by Angel Manuel Soto, stars Xolo Maridueña in the title role as well as his alter ego, Jaime Reyes.