updated: 22/01/2010

disguise makeups: ethnic disguises

Charlie’s Angels
La hermana Trinquete

These are disguises that achieve a radical change of the character’s appearance by changing their apparent ethnic background.

Hollywood has a fairly abysmal record on the portrayal of trans-ethnic roles: both the characters and the makeups have more than tended to the stereotypical. So I have to admit that mostly blackface makes me cringe and it’s a real question: is blackface ever okay?