Latina/o Stars in U.S. Eyes: The Making and Meanings of Film and TV Stardom
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Latina/o Stars in U.S. Eyes: The Making and Meanings of Film and TV Stardom
Latina/o Stars in U.S. Eyes: The Making and Meanings of Film and TV Stardom

Latina/o Stars in U.S. Eyes: The Making and Meanings of Film and TV Stardom

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Mary C. Beltran (Author)  

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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. In addition to documenting the importance of Latina and Latino stars to American film and television history, Mary C. Beltran 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. 18 black and white photographs CPSIA choking or other US hazard warning - No California Proposition 65 hazard warning necessary
Mary C. Beltran is an assistant professor of communication arts and Chicana/o and Latina/o studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the coeditor of Mixed Race Hollywood.
  • Contributor: Mary C. Beltran
  • Imprint: University of Illinois Press
  • ISBN13: 9780252076510
  • Number of Pages: 224
  • Packaged Dimensions: 152x229x20mm
  • Packaged Weight: 340
  • Format: Paperback
  • Publisher: University of Illinois Press
  • Release Date: 2009-07-13
  • Binding: Paperback / softback
  • Biography: Mary C. Beltran is an assistant professor of communication arts and Chicana/o and Latina/o studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the coeditor of Mixed Race Hollywood.

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