Borderline Entertainment

July 07, 2006

The Juarez murders have inspired songs, plays, and telenovelas, and now, feature films. In two movies scheduled for release later this year, Minnie Driver and J-Lo play journalists on the trail of the killers. You might think the attention would be welcome. But Diana Washington Valdez, who covered the story for the El Paso Times for almost 12 years, tells Bob why the Hollywood treatment might do more harm then good.


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