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Old 20-11-2007   #12
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Originally Posted by MulletProof View Post
what's tacky about them?. if anything, the idea seems extremely cliché. I mean, Salma Hayek = Mexican Hacienda, Penelope Cruz = Flamenco and bullfighter.. they can do better than just pleasing their demographics' cultural issues. I don't question the quality, it's Leibovitz afterall and she's an admittedly gifted photographer but the idea is obnoxiously and absurdly cartoon-ish, not to mention passé. what's next, charlotte gainsbourg eating a baguette and smoking a cigarrete?, lucy liu as a geisha?.

psst. thanks for posting MMA! [nevermind a late night downer ]
I couldn't agree more with what you said.
Such a terrible cliche..but I guess they had to make it one since the subheading says "Penelope Cruz at home in Madrid"
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