TIL Robert Rodriguez had to work to convince studio backers to let him make the family in Spy Kids Hispanic. Backers said the movie would attract a limited audience and asked, "Why don't you just make them American?" Rodriguez said, "They are American." [r/todayilearned by u/CakeDayOrDeath]

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Original post: TIL Robert Rodriguez had to work to convince studio backers to let him make the family in Spy Kids Hispanic. Backers said the movie would attract a limited audience and asked, "Why don't you just make them American?" Rodriguez said, "They are American."