Normal people with normal problems can be hilarious.
As a child of West Texas, I identify with Hispanic culture every bit as much as I do North American culture.
I think any stereotyping is too much.
I've worked with some very good directors and some very bad ones. I learned a great deal from both. From the bad, untalented people, you learn what not to do. And when you work with very highly talented people, you want to emulate them.
The most important question in American cinema, I've learned, is 'When is lunch?'
I always told my children when they whined... Only the boring are bored.