Mexican filter explained

The Mexican filter, or Mexico filter, is a yellow-colored or sepia filter that is sometimes employed in films and television productions to visually represent scenes set in Mexico.^{[1] [2]}

Use in movies and television

Notable examples of Mexican filter use include:

• Traffic^[3]
• Breaking Bad^{[1] [4]}
• Saw X^[5]
• Extraction^[6]

Other usages

The term Mexican filter has been used to describe the appearance of New York City during the 2023 Canadian wildfires.^[7]

See also

• Photographic filter

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Mexican Movie Filter Is Worse Than We Thought . Cracked.com . 2023-12-31.
2. Web site: Mexican Filter . Know Your Meme . 2023-12-31.
3. Web site: Mexicans wince at Hollywood's sepia portrait . The Christian Science Monitor . 2023-12-31.
4. Web site: Breaking Bad Recap: Ground Control to Walter White . LA Times . 2023-12-31.
5. Web site: 'X' Review . The Digital Fix . 2023-12-31.
6. Web site: Yellow Filter: A Cinematic Technique or Pushing Stereotypes? . Media Diversity Institute . 2023-12-31.
7. Web site: The Internet Thinks NYC Looks Like It Has 'Mexico Filter'—We Explain . Remezcla . 2023-12-31.