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** The characters of Mr. Lisp and OSS head Devlin were originally a single character- Devlin Lisp, the head of the OSS who would betray the Cortezes, planning to use the Spy Kid robots to replace adult spies as a means for world domination.
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** Despite centering on a Latine family, the studio auditioned white non-Hispanic actors [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE3t0gjm2tw such as]] Creator/BrieLarson.

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** Despite centering on a Latine Latino family, the studio auditioned white non-Hispanic actors [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE3t0gjm2tw such as]] Creator/BrieLarson.
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** Despite centering on a Latine family, the studio auditioned white non-Hispanic actors [[[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE3t0gjm2tw such as]] Creator/BrieLarson.

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** Despite centering on a Latine family, the studio auditioned white non-Hispanic actors [[[[https://www.[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE3t0gjm2tw such as]] Creator/BrieLarson.

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* CreatorsOddball: Creator/RobertRodriguez, then best known for NewOldWest action and horror films like ''Film/ElMariachi'' and ''Film/FromDuskTillDawn'', making a family comedy [[SoMyKidsCanWatch for his kids]].



* GenreAdultery: Creator/RobertRodriguez, then best known for NewOldWest action and horror films like ''Film/ElMariachi'' and ''Film/FromDuskTillDawn'', making a family comedy [[SoMyKidsCanWatch for his kids]].
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Only Alexa Vega is Latina and all of the main characters are white Latines.


** The studio executives originally wanted white non-Latine actors, as they thought a Latino family wouldn't relate to the audience. This appears to have gotten as far as auditioning white actors, since Creator/BrieLarson [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE3t0gjm2tw mentioned it among the films she didn't get]] (presumably having tried out for Carmen).

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** The Despite centering on a Latine family, the studio executives originally wanted auditioned white non-Latine actors, as they thought a Latino family wouldn't relate to the audience. This appears to have gotten as far as auditioning white actors, since Creator/BrieLarson [[https://www.non-Hispanic actors [[[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE3t0gjm2tw mentioned it among the films she didn't get]] (presumably having tried out for Carmen). such as]] Creator/BrieLarson.
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** The studio executives originally wanted white non-Latino actors, as they thought a Latino family wouldn't relate to the audience. This appears to have gotten as far as auditioning white actors, since Creator/BrieLarson [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE3t0gjm2tw mentioned it among the films she didn't get]] (presumably having tried out for Carmen).

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** The studio executives originally wanted white non-Latino non-Latine actors, as they thought a Latino family wouldn't relate to the audience. This appears to have gotten as far as auditioning white actors, since Creator/BrieLarson [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE3t0gjm2tw mentioned it among the films she didn't get]] (presumably having tried out for Carmen).
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** The studio executives originally wanted white actors, as they thought a Latino family wouldn't relate to the audience. This appears to have gotten as far as auditioning white actors, since Creator/BrieLarson [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE3t0gjm2tw mentioned it among the films she didn't get]] (presumably having tried out for Carmen).

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** The studio executives originally wanted white non-Latino actors, as they thought a Latino family wouldn't relate to the audience. This appears to have gotten as far as auditioning white actors, since Creator/BrieLarson [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE3t0gjm2tw mentioned it among the films she didn't get]] (presumably having tried out for Carmen).
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** The studio executives originally wanted white actors, as they thought a Latino family wouldn't relate to the audience.

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** The studio executives originally wanted white actors, as they thought a Latino family wouldn't relate to the audience. This appears to have gotten as far as auditioning white actors, since Creator/BrieLarson [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE3t0gjm2tw mentioned it among the films she didn't get]] (presumably having tried out for Carmen).
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* DawsonCasting: While their ages are never brought up, the film implies that like Carmen and Juni, Machete and Gregorio only have an age difference of a few years. In real life, there is a sixteen year age gap between Creator/DannyTrejo and his onscreen brother Creator/AntonioBanderas.

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* DawsonCasting: While their ages are never brought up, the film implies that like Carmen and Juni, Machete and Gregorio only have an age difference of a few years. In real life, there is a sixteen year age gap between Creator/DannyTrejo and his onscreen brother Creator/AntonioBanderas. Possibly justified by the fact that the former has aged quite well.
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* DawsonCasting: While their ages are never brought up, the film implies that like Carmen and Juni, Machete and Gregorio only have an age difference of a few years. In real life, there is a sixteen year age gap between Creator/DannyTrejo and his onscreen brother Creator/AntonioBanderas.
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** There would've been another Fooglie with pushpins in its head that [[FanNickname fans have named]] "Tape World Monster" [[note]]the character was rediscovered amongst a bunch of cardboard standees from a defunct Tape World store, leading to an internet-wide search to find its origins[[/note]]. Juni has an action figure of it in one scene, suggesting it was cut late in production.

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** There would've been another Fooglie with pushpins in its head that [[FanNickname fans have named]] named "Tape World Monster" [[note]]the character was rediscovered amongst a bunch of cardboard standees from a defunct Tape World store, leading to an internet-wide search to find its origins[[/note]]. Juni has an action figure of it in one scene, suggesting it was cut late in production.

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* GenreAdultery: Creator/RobertRodriguez, then best known for NewOldWest action and horror films like ''Film/ElMariachi'' and ''Film/FromDuskTillDawn'', making a family comedy [[SoMyKidsCanWatch for his kids]].



* SoMyKidsCanWatch: Creator/RobertRodriguez previously directed hard-R movies, so this was one of his reasons for making a more family friendly movie.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The studio executives originally wanted white actors, as they thought a Latino family wouldn't relate to the audience.
** There would've been another Fooglie with pushpins in its head that [[FanNickname fans have named]] "Tape World Monster" [[note]]the character was rediscovered amongst a bunch of cardboard standees from a defunct Tape World store, leading to an internet-wide search to find its origins[[/note]]. Juni has an action figure of it in one scene, suggesting it was cut late in production.

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* SoMyKidsCanWatch: Creator/RobertRodriguez previously directed hard-R movies, so this was one of his reasons for making a more family friendly family-friendly movie.
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The studio executives originally wanted white actors, as they thought a Latino family wouldn't relate to the audience.
** There would've been another Fooglie with pushpins in its head that [[FanNickname fans have named]] "Tape World Monster" [[note]]the character was rediscovered amongst a bunch of cardboard standees from a defunct Tape World store, leading to an internet-wide search to find its origins[[/note]]. Juni has an action figure of it in one scene, suggesting it was cut late in production.production.

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The studio executives originally wanted white actors, as they thought a Latino family wouldn't relate to the audience.

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The studio executives originally wanted white actors, as they thought a Latino family wouldn't relate to the audience.audience.
** There would've been another Fooglie with pushpins in its head that [[FanNickname fans have named]] "Tape World Monster" [[note]]the character was rediscovered amongst a bunch of cardboard standees from a defunct Tape World store, leading to an internet-wide search to find its origins[[/note]]. Juni has an action figure of it in one scene, suggesting it was cut late in production.
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* SoMyKidsCanWatch: Creator/RobertRodriguez previously directed hard-R movies, so this was one of his reasons for making a more family friendly movie.

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* SoMyKidsCanWatch: Creator/RobertRodriguez previously directed hard-R movies, so this was one of his reasons for making a more family friendly movie.movie.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The studio executives originally wanted white actors, as they thought a Latino family wouldn't relate to the audience.
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* SoMyKidsCanWatch: Creator/RobertRodriguez previously directed hard-R movies, so this was one of his reasons for making a more kids movie.

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* SoMyKidsCanWatch: Creator/RobertRodriguez previously directed hard-R movies, so this was one of his reasons for making a more kids family friendly movie.
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* SoMyKidsCanWatch: Creator/RobertRodriguez previously directed hard-R movies, so this was one of his reasons for making a more kids movie.

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