Baldo by Hector D. Cantú and Carlos Castellanos for October 04, 2013
Transcript:
Dad: Look, playing a bandido is all behind Hidalgo now. Dad: He owns a taqueria over on Popular Street. Baldo: Do you hold a grudge? Hidalgo: Well, I admeet I wuz wrong... but times were deeferent. Hidalgo: I'm jus grateful for dee forgeeveness of kind-hearted peepo. Baldo: I bet you could auction this stuff for lots of money. Hidalgo: I know, right?
Leftists may not believe it, but we impressionable youth of that era did not believe all Hispanics were banditos or lazy mice from Speedy Gonzalez cartoons or slow-witted “Jose Jimenez” types. We just thought they were characters created for our amusement.