Reposting this here-
If there was any doubt about Santana's fate, the "new" Suicide Squad roster...
If anyone is still wondering or claiming otherwise how a Latino (and Native American) rose to be prominently featured in DC/WB film.
It's
ONLY because of the nature of concept THEY NEEDED A CHARACTER TO SACRIFICE!
You can see above the characters they are genuinely interested in developing further.
It it does not include Santana, whose identity will be used and left as a one note cliche.
And don't get me wrong, I love the expendable theme of the Squad, knowing they are there to die, it's what makes it work, the character role is important, I like this character, I'm ecstatic to see him on film and hoping he is a character you can root for, till hopefully his epic yet predictable end. And that he isn't just punked (see poor slipknot for that). I appreciate the arc (despite however horribly cliched it is) of a salvatrucha looking gang member trying for redemption, to do something right with the last moment of his life, it's tragic and powerful, a great theme and character rooted in some truths, that should be explored.
But the underlying (if it wasn't so disgusting it would be laughable) irony is that it is because the implicitly "expendable" nature of the role, that we get a Latino "superhero" on film at all, that they took that opportunity and reached into their pantheon of "who do we have that is most expendable" and
that is where it defaulted to roles for native american and mexican american male on film.
Those are not the characters who get to survive, who you get to follow to other great adventures.
That
truth shouldn't be lost on anyone.
A look at their in development film properties, doesn't have roles for latino hero leads.
They have none (because they never created one) to stand shoulder to shoulder with their biggest franchise JL.
Vibe is a sidekick.
Blue & Gold will likely default to the popular Ted Kord & Booster Gold
Renee Montoya is dead in the comics, the next wave of Bat Films if she's used at all will be likely a background cop.
And these are their supposed most
prominent most pushed, well developed Latino characters they have, and they have no chance.