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Maluma: What I Was, What I Am, What I Will Be
Representation Score
3.0/10
Limited
2019
Director
Jessy Terrero
Runtime
84 minutes
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This documentary successfully provides a platform for Latino visibility by focusing on a Colombian artist's rise to global fame. It disrupts Western-centric pop narratives by highlighting the cultural roots and musical landscape of Medellín. However, the film remains conventional in its social outlook, adhering to traditional biographical structures that prioritize individual success and capitalist frameworks of celebrity over systemic critique. Ultimately, the focus on a singular, straight-centered male persona limits the film's engagement with broader multi-layered themes or diverse social identities.
Category Breakdown
Does Maluma: What I Was, What I Am, What I Will Be have LGBTQ+ representation?
The film focuses on a male pop star and does not include any significant LGBTQ+ characters or narratives that challenge traditional norms.
How does Maluma: What I Was, What I Am, What I Will Be portray gender?
The narrative emphasizes the male experience of stardom and does not provide a platform for diverse gender expressions or challenge gender hierarchies.
How racially and ethnically diverse is Maluma: What I Was, What I Am, What I Will Be?
The documentary highlights Latino identity and Colombian heritage, celebrating the cultural nuances of Medellín and the broader Latin American musical landscape.
How does Maluma: What I Was, What I Am, What I Will Be represent religion and culture?
The film follows a typical trajectory of upward mobility and professional success, functioning as a celebration of personal brand rather than a critique of systemic institutions.
Does Maluma: What I Was, What I Am, What I Will Be include disability representation?
The documentary does not feature characters or narratives centered on physical or neurodivergent disabilities.
Present on Screen
- Highlights significant visibility for Latino identity and Colombian heritage.
- Disrupts Western-centric pop narratives by centering a non-Anglo-Saxon artist.
- Celebrates the specific cultural nuances of the Latin American musical landscape.
Limited or Absent
- Lacks representation of LGBTQ+ characters or narratives.
- Emphasizes traditional masculine identities and male-centric stardom.
- Does not engage with diverse gender expressions or challenge social hierarchies.
Official Synopsis
Intimate interviews, sold out concerts and archive footage that narrates the path to success of the Colombian singer and songwriter Maluma.
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