Mexican filter

Yellow color filter sometimes applied in films to depict Mexican locations

The Mexican filter, or Mexico filter, is a yellow-colored or sepia filter sometimes employed in films and television productions to visually represent scenes set in Mexico.[1][2]

## Use in movies and television[edit]

Notable examples of Mexican filter use include:

* Traffic[3]
* Breaking Bad[1][4]
* Saw X[5]
* Extraction[6]

## Other usages[edit]

The term Mexican filter has been used to describe the appearance of New York City during the 2023 Canadian wildfires.[7]

## See also[edit]

* Photographic filter

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "The Mexican Movie Filter Is Worse Than We Thought". Cracked.com. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
2. ^ "Mexican Filter". Know Your Meme. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
3. ^ "Mexicans wince at Hollywood's sepia portrait". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
4. ^ "Breaking Bad Recap: Ground Control to Walter White". LA Times. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
5. ^ "'X' Review". The Digital Fix. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
6. ^ "Yellow Filter: A Cinematic Technique or Pushing Stereotypes?". Media Diversity Institute. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
7. ^ "The Internet Thinks NYC Looks Like It Has 'Mexico Filter'—We Explain". Remezcla. Retrieved 2023-12-31.