Mexican film lampoons California's haves without have-nots

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By Susana Hayward

Knight Ridder Newspapers

MEXICO CITY - On a recent sunny day, a mysterious pink fog descended on the borders of California and 13 million Mexicans and other Latinos suddenly vanished.

Gone were maids, field hands, car washers, waitresses and waiters, and their families.

Chaos and paralysis quickly followed. Schools closed, grocery shelves emptied, and garbage piled up in streets clogged with abandoned cars. Martial law was quickly declared (emphasis mine).

This is the scene painted in the satiric comedy "A Day Without Mexicans," subtitled "The Gringos Are Going to Weep," and its reception at private premiers here before its official launch Friday suggests it is going to be a big success.

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Now, if the "pink fog" could only make one Austrian disappear.