Doctor Strange In the Multiverse Of Madness Needs To Give America Chavez The Spotlight
Landing in theaters on May 6th, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness promises to address the fallout from Spider-Man: No Way Home and events in WandaVision and Loki, seeing Strange traversing the multiverse in order to fix the fabric of reality. The movie is also introducing the character of America Chavez, giving audiences that may be unfamiliar with the character a chance to learn about her diverse background and unique powers.
However, with the movie already jam-packed with plot and existing characters, there is a definite risk that America Chavez could be lost in the noise. America is an important character for representation for Latin-Americans and LGBTQIA audiences and just shoehorning her in as a plot device is not going to be enough.
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Up and coming 15-year-old actress Xochitl Gomez is playing America Chavez in the film, already an important step toward accurate representation. To understand the importance of accurate representation and why America Chavez is such an important character, it's necessary to dive into the history of her character, who she becomes, and what she means to audiences.
America was introduced in Marvel Comics in 2011 when she was featured in a limited run series Vengeance. From there the character went on to join The Young Avengers and A-Force and went on to have her own series America. The character has an interesting origin story. In her memory, she comes from an alien reality called the Utopian Parallel where she was raised by her 2 moms and given powers by an entity known as the Demiurge. When she was young destruction came to the Utopian Parallel in the form of a black hole and her mothers sacrificed themselves to
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