a new breed of media designed to appeal to people of mexican decent. like blaxploitation, except for mexicans.
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handy mandy, the mexican bob the builder ripoff on disney, is the only example of mexploitation that comes to mind right now
by bobertdude December 3, 2007
A merging of the words Mexican and exploitation. Cinematically, the Mexican equivalent of a blaxploitation flick.
This new trend in the rise of Mexploitation flicks in the 2000's is similar to the rise of Blaxploitation flicks in the 1970's.
by RayDogg072 September 1, 2011
A subgenre of exploitation film that portray Mexican culture and portrayals of Mexican life, often dealing with crime, drug trafficking, money and sex. Examples include "El Mariachi", "Machete" and anything that features famed luchador Rodolfo Guzmán "El Santo" Huerta.
"For me, Mexploitation seemed like something that should have existed, but didn't."
-- Robert Rodriguez
-- Robert Rodriguez
by The Logical Fallacy June 11, 2017