Columbus on Trial   00:18:00 1992
In this political satire featuring the comedy trio Culture Clash, sharp dialogue, physical comedy, and state of the art video techniques are used to dramatize a mock trial of Columbus in a present-day courtroom. With a "Spanish-by-way-of-Mexico" judge presiding, Columbus on Trial hits on the complexities of Latino identity in America while slicing into the kitschy consumer icons and buzzwords that stand for racial and ethnic identity in contemporary society. Claiming among his achievements bringing the horse, the wheel, and Julio Iglesias to the New World, Columbus fights for his symbolic life as the "discoverer" of America.	Biography of Lourdes Portillo Titles by Lourdes Portillo: Columbus on Trial Corpus :A Home Movie for Selena Work by Lourdes Portillo also appears on: Anthology: Frames of Reference: Reflections on Media