If there is a good reason to view this movie is only if you enjoy stereotyping. The movie did an "excellent" job at validating all the stereotypes existent for any one who has lived in that area.
This is a strong first feature from Marisol Torres depicting several Latino characters during a summer in Chicago's Humboldt Park. The performances are strong particularly the character of Willy as played by Ramses Jimenez.
This movie is listed as "Boricua" on IMDb, but it is currently in video stores using the title, "Chicago Boricua." I see many, many films, and most of them don't stick with me for very long, but this one has....
This movie was terrible in pretty much every respect, but the worst part of it was the insulting stereotypes and shallow clichés. On a superficial, surface viewing and understanding of the movie, one would think the movie was about Puerto Ricans finding their identities in a world where they are the minority, but that isn't what I was left with.
