Transformers

I was already excited about the new, live-action Transformers movie coming out this summer. But I noticed something in the previews: The car dealership where the young boy encounters Bumblebee is called “Bolivia’s Used Cars.” Turns out, Bernie Mac plays a car salesman named Bobby Bolivia. Why does “Bolivia” get referenced so frequently in pop movies?

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  • I’m Miguel Centellas, Croft Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Mississippi. I post semi-regularly about Bolivian politics, as well as interesting books, pop culture, and daily life in my new home of Oxford, Mississippi.
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