By Vera Castaneda – LATimes.com – Photo Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times
Just a couple of months after costarring in the hit L.A. revival of “Zoot Suit,” Rose Portillo is reprising the role of another matriarch — leader of the Ramirez family in “They Shoot Mexicans, Don’t They?”
Portillo plays a dance school teacher whose family members are forced to confront their cultural identity in the early 20th century California. One nephew is trying to build a dance career that mixes tradition with his own new creative vision, while a niece dreams of becoming a silent film star like Dolores del Río.
