Star Tribune - Highly Recommended

"...The cast has flawless timing. Elvey, a newcomer to the Twin Cities, nails Hanan from her shock to her doubts. In the opening audition, she explains how she made her demo tape by talking about a boy who was a boyfriend before he came out. It's a breathless tour-de-force performance. Kapil is excellent as Mary, an academic-cum-record exec with a dominatrix streak."
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Twin Cities Daily Planet - Recommended

"...The satire and impropriety of Mixed Blood’s production of Learn To Be Latina are not for the faint of heart. The show is, however, for anyone ready to laugh and groan at the absurdity of race in media, and in American culture more generally. One moment a campy slapstick comedy, and the next a thoughtful commentary on individual identity and responsibility, Latina builds naturally on the themes raised in Mixed Blood’s season opener Neighbors, and delivers the audience an experience that is not merely entertaining, but truly challenging in its content."
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Twin Cities Pioneer Press - Recommended

"...What makes this show a little different is the over-the-top way that it smacks the theme upside the head. It's more outrageously ridiculous than it is laugh-out-loud funny. We can see the ending coming a mile away - because the actors and script are happy to suggest it numerous times along the way with winking reactions and discoveries."
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Aisle Say Twin Cities - Recommended

"... Learn to be Latina at the Mixed Blood Theatre throws political correctness out of the window and presents the notion of “palatably ethnic” entertainment to post-9/11 audiences. In the hysterical comedy written by Enrique Urueta and directed by Mark Valdez, the Lebanese-American heroine, Hanan Mashalani, played charmingly by Jaime Elvey in a Mixed Blood debut, must sacrifice her identity in order to sign a lucrative contract with FAD Records. What follows is part social commentary, part sex farce and, ultimately, a biting satire on pop culture, the entertainment industry and “hyphen-American” sensibilities."
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