Is Speedy Gonzales A Mexican Hero Or A Stereotype In Cartoon Form?

Wearing an over-sized yellow sombrero and yelling "¡Arriba! ¡Arriba! ¡Andale! ¡Andale!," Speedy Gonzales raced straight into the hearts of viewers when he debuted in the 1950s. But with recent news that an animated film featuring "the fastest mouse in all of Mexico" could be on the horizon, we wondered if the little Mexican mouse has a place in an industry that's trying to eradicate Latino stereotypes. Speedy Gonzales may have been a mouse with a heroic heart, often helping his fellow mice...