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Latina/o Stars in U.S. Eyes: The Making and Meanings of Film and TV Stardom Book
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Foyles
A penetrating analysis of the construction of Latina/o stardom in U.S. film, television, and celebrity culture since the 1920s
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Book Description
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. In addition to documenting the importance of Latina and Latino stars to American film and television history, Mary C. 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. Critically surveying 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, Latina/o Stars in U.S. Eyes also addresses the impact of the rise in Latina and Latino media producers and the current status of Latina/o stardom.
- 0252076516
- 9780252076510
- Mary C. Beltran
- 7 October 2009
- University of Illinois Press
- Paperback (Book)
- 224
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