In the movie, Men with Guns, a concise representation of Native American communities in Latin America during the Cold War is portrayed in an educational manner that coincides with articles written previously in relation to the indigenous struggle. As the result of the refusal of many indigenous people to assimilate into ladino culture, a divide developed separating the indigenous from the non-indigenous. Subversive groups formed leaving the passive and hesitant people, too afraid to take a stand against the government, behind. The idea of mestizaje forced the guerilla to mobilize, with the assistance of the Catholic church, and tackle the division between class and ethnicity. These three themes are illustrated not only in the movie, but in
