Jugándose La Vida

Audience:  Latino teens and adults

Year: 1990
Running Time: 15 minutes

Speech Rate: 193 words/min

Large Words
Average: 3.2
Minimum/Maximum: 0/12

Language(s): Spanish


Purchase Price (VHS): $25
Rental Price: Not Available

Distributor:
Health Research Inc.
c/o Bureau of Community Relations
NY State Health Dept.
Empire State Plaza
Corning Tower
Albany, NY 12237
(518) 474-5370

 

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This video emphasizes the connection between AIDS and intravenous drug use. It is a dramatization of a young Latino drug user whose girlfriend and best male friend convince him to stop using drugs and engaging in high risk behaviors. The video provides information about specific HIV transmission routes, condom negotiation, and demonstration of needle cleaning.

The script appeals to Latino values such as religiosity (the presence of a priest and a religious statue), machismo (characters who are moved to protect their loved ones), hembrismo (a woman taking action to protect her unborn baby and her brother), and familismo (triumph through the strength of the family).

The overall technical quality of this production is good. The characters are believable and the acting is good, although some portions of the drama (such as the confrontation with the drug dealers) are slightly unrealistic.

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