Furthermore, Spy Kids was quietly revolutionary for its representation. The Cortez family is explicitly Latino. Gregorio speaks with a Spanish accent. They eat arroz con pollo. Rodriguez never made a big deal about it; he simply put a brown family at the center of a blockbuster franchise and let them save the world. In 2001, that was radical.
So go ahead. Fire up the streaming service. Watch Juni trip over a rope. Watch Carmen roll her eyes at a thumb-man. And remember: Spy Kids