Critical Response

When looking for a logical explanation in the public sphere, there are multiple layers of genre that present questions of truth and rationality. Portillo's film, El Diablo Nunca Duerme, presents a portrayal of some of the different types of genre that are interwoven when trying to decipher the 'truth' behind the death of Uncle Oscar. Portillo explores genres such as religios aspects, actual evidence, verbal claims and cultural representation to try and unearth the truth, only to be left with as many questions as she started out with. Each narrative or individual account veils the truth behind different perspectives which makes a rational approach hard to come by. "Complicated intersections" in genre prove difficult through the past or dealing with issues in the present.