Some web series are driven by strong ideas. Others focus on providing strong characters who can connect with audiences. For some creators, serving underrepresented audiences is a primary goal.
For Brujos, created by Ricardo Gamboa, all of these statements are true. Gamboa's project is a bold, ambitious show that offers up complex heroes and places them within a supernatural situation. Its protagonists are gay, Latino witches who possess special powers thanks to their initiation into a cabalistic club. At the same time, they're also grad students who must master political theory, navigate their respective personal relationships and romances, and fend off a group of white hunters who are looking to spill the blood of their coven.
The strength of Brujos is not just degree to which it presents complex, challenging characters, but also its compelling cinematography, which allows the lives it depicts to resonate brilliantly. This is a show that succeeds on all levels,...
For Brujos, created by Ricardo Gamboa, all of these statements are true. Gamboa's project is a bold, ambitious show that offers up complex heroes and places them within a supernatural situation. Its protagonists are gay, Latino witches who possess special powers thanks to their initiation into a cabalistic club. At the same time, they're also grad students who must master political theory, navigate their respective personal relationships and romances, and fend off a group of white hunters who are looking to spill the blood of their coven.
The strength of Brujos is not just degree to which it presents complex, challenging characters, but also its compelling cinematography, which allows the lives it depicts to resonate brilliantly. This is a show that succeeds on all levels,...
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