Isabel Fuentes 'Fools Rush In'

In the film “Fools Rush in”, the audience can understand that despite all the obstacles the lovely couple had to face later on in their relationship because of their background differences, they still managed to save their marriage and fall in love even more. Eighteen years have passed after this film was produced; yet it interprets how couples that come from different backgrounds can manage to make their marriage and family work successfully. Isabel Fuentes is a Mexican-American photographer with happens to meet Alex Whitman at a restaurant. Isabel comes from a big family. Her family is very religious and very traditional. When she finds out she is pregnant, she becomes very nervous of what her father would say. Because of her culture as a catholic Mexican, she decides to keep her baby. As mentioned in the textbook Communication Between Cultures on page 165, “Culture’s influence in establishing an individual’s identity is demonstrated by contrasting student interaction styles in U.S.” In the case of Isabel, however; her identity was more influenced by her family’s culture. Isabel was religious and very close to all her family members. This is very typical of Mexican families. “Mexicans “have respect for and pride in their past and their traditions, and they would not trade them for any other collection of traditions.” …show more content…
He was a very successful real state developer who came from a wealthy family, unlike Isabel who came from a very humble and hardworking family.
Alex and Isabel’s social and cultural identities were more voluntarily. For example, all of Isabel’s family came over Alex’s house to decorate