Berman's Pancho Villa versus neoliberal desire

Sabina Berman, using biting, ironic humor, highlights the blurred lines bet ween neoliberalism - characterized by privatization, austerity programs, an d the "free" market - and statism, showing that traditional political affil iations have been dislodged in the wake of NAFTA and other neoliberal refor ms that increased dramatically under the leadership of Salinas de Gortari. Gina, one of the protagonists of Entre Villa y una mujer desnuda, eventuall y finds personal freedom in the trappings of neoliberal ideology - not in t he arms of her La Jornada - reading, revolutionary history - teaching boyfr iend. Berman turns the spotlight on conservatives who are (neo)liberal and on liberals who maintain the status quo, leaving the audience to envision a new political future for Mexico.