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9780252076510 Academic Inspection Copy

Latina/o Stars in U.S. Eyes

The Making and Meanings of Film and TV Stardom
  • ISBN-13: 9780252076510
  • Publisher: UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PRESS
    Imprint: UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PRESS
  • By Mary C. Beltran
  • Price: AUD $58.99
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  • Local release date: 13/09/2009
  • Format: Paperback 224 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: Film, TV & radio [AP]
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This book explores the role film and television stardom has played in establishing, reinforcing, and challenging popular ethnic notions of Latina/os in the United States since the silent film era of the 1920s. Mary Beltrán focuses on key moments in the construction of ''Hollywood Latinidad'' by analyzing the public images of these stars as promoted by Hollywood film studios, television networks, producers, and the performers themselves. The book critically surveys the careers of such film and television stars as Dolores Del Rio, Desi Arnaz, Rita Moreno, Freddie Prinze, Edward James Olmos, Jessica Alba, and Jennifer Lopez.
Acknowledgements; Introduction: Latina and Latino Stars, in U.S. Eyes; 1. Latin Lovers and American Accents: Dolores Del Rio and Hollywood's Transition to Sound; 2. The Good Neighbor on Prime Time: Desi Arnaz and I Love Lucy; 3. A Fight for 'Dignity and Integrity:' Rita Moreno in Hollywood's Post-war Era; 4. The Burden of Playing Chico: Freddie Prinze and Latina/o Stardom in Television's Era of ''Relevance''; 5. The Face of the ''Decade'': Edward James Olmos and Latino Films of the Eighties; 6. Crossing Over the Latina Body: Jennifer Lopez and the 1990s ''Latin Wave''; 7. Ethnic Ambiguity in the Era of Dark Angels: Jessica Alba and Mixed Latina/o Trends
''Well researched, highly readable, and tremendously significant. This book expands our understanding of media, stardom, and Latino and multiracial identities historically and in the present day.'' Diane Negra, coeditor of Interrogating Postfeminism: Gender and the Politics of Popular Culture
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