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It's A Cliche, But Americans Are Puritanical. In Their Movies, They Are Scared Of Sex, But They Overindulge In Violence. I Could Have Cut A G-rated Version Of 'y Tu Mama Tambien' That Would Have Pleased The American Ratings Board, But It Would Have Been Five Minutes Long.

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It's A Cliche, But Americans Are Puritanical.

Alfonso Cuaron

It's A Cliche, But Americans Are Puritanical. In Their Movies, They Are Scared Of Sex, But They Overindulge In Violence. I Could Have Cut A G-rated Version Of 'y Tu Mama Tambien' That Would Have Pleased The American Ratings Board, But It Would Have Been Five Minutes Long.

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