Encyclopedia of Latino popular culture / Cordelia Chávez Candelaria, executive editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Candelaria, Cordelia.

García, Peter J.

Aldama, Arturo J., 1964-

Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hispanic Americans--Social life and customs--Encyclopedias.

Hispanic Americans.

Hispanic Americans--Intellectual life--Encyclopedias.

Hispanic Americans and mass media--Encyclopedias.

Hispanic Americans and mass media.

Hispanic American arts--Encyclopedias.

Hispanic American arts.

Popular culture--United States--Encyclopedias.

Popular culture.

Ethnic relations.

Civilization.

Hispanic Americans--Intellectual life.

Hispanic Americans--Social life and customs.

United States--Civilization--Hispanic influences--Encyclopedias.

United States.

United States--Ethnic relations--Encyclopedias.

Genre:

Encyclopedias.

Physical Description:

2 volumes (xxvii, 981 pages) : illustrations, map ; 27 cm

Other Title:

Latino popular culture

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn : Greenwood Press, 2004.

Contents:

Aguilera, Christina 1

Airto 3

Alabados 4

Alabanzas 5

Alambrista! 5

Alamo 6

Alba, Jessica 10

Alfaro, Luis 10

Algarin, Miguel 11

ALMA Awards 12

Almeida, Laurindo 13

Alomar, Roberto 13

Alonso, Maria Conchita 14

Alonzo, John A. 15

Alou Family 16

Alurista 17

Alvarado, Linda G. 19

American G.I. Forum 20

American Me 20

Americanos: Latino Life in the United States 21

Amores Perros 22

Anaya, Rudolfo A. 23

Anthony, Marc 26

Antilles 27

Anzaldua, Gloria 28

Appropriation and Popular Culture 30

Architecture and Urbanism 34

Arias, Ron 37

Arnaz, Desi 39

Asco 40

ASPIRA 43

Auto Sacramental 44

Avila, Carlos 46

Azpiazu, Don 46

Aztlan 47

Baca, Jimmy Santiago 49

Baez, Joan 50

Bailando con el Diablo 51

Baile 51

Baile Folklorico 52

Ballad of Gregorio Cortez, The 55

Balseros 56

Bandas 57

Barrios and Borderlands 60

Bauza, Mario 73

Bay of Pigs 74

Berrios, Steve 77

Blades, Ruben 78

Body Building 79

Bolero 80

Bomba 80

Boricua, Borinqueno 85

Born in East L.A. 86

Bossa Nova 86

Bound by Honor 87

Bracero Program 88

Braga, Sonia 89

Bratt, Benjamin 90

Brazilian Popular Music in the United States 91

Bread and Roses 95

Brothers Garcia, The 95

Buena Vista Social Club 96

Cabeza de Baca Gilbert, Fabiola 97

Calypso 98

Camacho, Hector "Macho" 99

Cancion 100

Candomble 102

Canseco, Jose 102

Cantinflas 103

CARA 104

Cara, Irene 105

Carbajal, Michael 106

Carey, Mariah 106

Carreta de la Muerte 109

Carrillo, Elpidia 109

Carter, Lynda 110

Casa de las Americas 110

Cascarones 113

Castaneda, Carlos 114

Castillo, Ana 116

Castro, Fidel 118

Cempasuchil 122

Ceron, Laura 123

Cesar and Ruben 123

Cha cha cha 124

Charanga 125

Charreada 126

Charro 129

Chavez, Cesar 129

Chavez, Denise 134

Chavez, Julz 135

Chicana/o Rock and Popular Music in Southern California 135

Chicano 142

Chicano Movement Music 143

Chicano Mural Movement 147

Chicano Power Revival 149

Chicano Renaissance 150

Chicanos por la Causa 155

Children's and Youth Theater 155

Chili 158

Cholo 160

Chulas Fronteras 160

Chupacabra 161

Cinco de Mayo 163

Cinco Puntos Press 163

Cisneros, Henry 164

Cisneros, Sandra 167

Clemente, Roberto 168

Coca, Imogene 171

Cockfighting 171

Colon, Jesus 174

Colon, Miriam 174

Colon, Willie 175

Columbus, Christopher 176

Comedy 179

Comic Books 181

Congressional Hispanic Caucus 184

Conquistador 186

Cordero, Angel, Jr. 186

Corea, Chick 187

Corpi, Lucha 189

Corrido 191

Cota-Cardenas, Margarita 192

Cruz, Celia 194

Cruz Gonzalez, Jose 196

Cuban Americans 198

Cuban Revolution 201

Cubanidad 203

Cuentos 205

Cugat, Xavier 205

Cultural Centers 206

Cumbia 210

Dance of the Millions 217

Danza 218

Danzon 220

Dawson, Rosario 221

De La Hoya, Oscar 221

Decima 223

Del Rio, Dolores 223

Del Toro, Benicio 224

Despues del Terremoto 225

Dia de la Raza 225

Dia de los Muertos 226

Dia del Nino 228

Diaz, Cameron 229

Dichos 229

Downs, Lila 230

Dr. Loco's Rockin' Jalapeno Band 232

Duran, Roberto 234

El Chicano 237

El Mariachi 238

El Norte 238

El Super 239

Elizondo, Hector 240

Espada, Martin 240

Espinosa, Paul D. 242

Estefan, Gloria 244

Estevez, Emilio 246

Estrada, Erik 247

Ethnomusicology 247

Family 257

Fandango 262

Fashion and Clothing 263

Feliciano, Jose 267

Felix, Maria 269

Fender, Freddy 270

Fernandez, Evelina 272

Ferrer, Jose 273

Film 274

Flores, Juan 277

Folklore 278

Food and Cookery 285

Fuentes, Daisy 292

Fusco, Coco 294

Galan, Nely 297

Gangs 298

Garcia, Andy 301

Garcia, Jerry 302

Gaspar de Alba, Alicia 307

Gender 308

Gestos (Gestures) 312

Girlfight 313

Globalization 314

Gomez Cruz, Ernesto 315

Gomez-Pena, Guillermo 316

Gonzales, Henry B. 317

Gonzalez, Elian 318

Gonzalez, Pancho 319

Gonzalez, Rigoberto 321

Gonzalez, Tony 322

Grito de Lares 323

Guajira 324

Guerra, Juan Luis 324

Guerrero, Lalo 325

Guerrero, Zarco 326

Guevara, Che 328

Hayek, Salma 331

Hayworth, Rita 332

Healing Practices, Spirituality, and Religious Beliefs 335

Hernandez, Joseph Marion 340

Herrera, Carolina 341

High Noon 342

Hijuelos, Oscar 343

Hinojosa Smith, Rolando 345

Hip-Hop and Rap 347

History, Chicana/o and Mexican American 350

History, Cuban American 358

History, Historiography, and Popular Culture 362

History, Puerto Rican 365

Holidays and Fiestas 373

Homies 377

Huerta, Dolores 379

Huerta, Jorge 380

I Like It Like That 383

Iglesias, Enrique 384

Iglesias, Julio 385

Immigration 386

Indita 392

Jacal 393

Jimenez, Flaco 394

Jimenez, Jose Alfredo 395

Julia, Raul 396

Jurado, Katy 398

Kahlo, Frida 401

Kapp, Joe 404

Kid Chocolate 404

Kid Gavilan 405

Kiss of the Spider Woman 406

"La Bamba" 409

La Bamba 409

"La Borinquena" 410

La Ciudad 411

La Cucaracha 412

La India 412

La Leyenda Negra 414

La Llorona 415

La Malinche 417

La Vida Loca 418

Las Doce Verdades 418

"Las Mananitas" 419

Latin American Musical Instruments 422

Latin American Musicology 430

Latin Grammy Awards 435

Latin Jazz 436

Latin Rhythms 437

Latin Soul 438

Latina and Latino Literature and Popular Culture 439

Latina Feminism 452

Latina Magazine 458

Latino Visual Arts 458

Leanos, John Jota 471

Leguizamo, John 472

Libraries and Archival Collections 473

Like Water for Chocolate 476

Literature, Puerto Rican 477

Little Joe Hernandez y La Familia 481

Lomas Garza, Carmen 484

Lone Star 485

Lopez, George 485

Lopez, Jennifer 486

Lopez, Josefina 489

Lopez, Trini 490

Lopez, Yolanda M. 491

Los Lobos 492

Los Tigres del Norte 493

Lowriders 496

LULAC 499

Luminarias 501

Machito 503

Magic Realism 504

MALDEF 508

Mambo 509

Mambo Kings 512

Mana 512

MANA 513

`Manitos 514

MAPA 516

Maquiladora 516

Mariachi 517

Mariachi Cobre 522

Marielitos 523

Marin, Cheech 524

Marquez, Thomas J. 526

Marti, Jose 526

Martin, Ricky 528

Martinez, Demetria 530

Matachines 532

Matos, Luis Pales 532

MEChA 534

Menudo (Food) 536

Menudo (Music group) 537

Merengue 538

Mestizaje 541

Mexican American Opportunity Foundation (MAOF) 544

Mexican Museum 545

Mexico Lindo 546

Mi Familia/My Family 547

Mi Vida Loca 549

Miguel, Luis 550

Milagro Beanfield War, The 553

Minoso, Minnie 553

Miranda, Carmen 554

Mission, The 556

Mixed Blessings: New Art in a Multicultural America 557

Molcajete 558

Montalban, Ricardo 559

Montez, Maria 560

Mora, Pat 561

Moraga, Cherrie 563

Morales, Esai 565

Moreno, Arturo 566

Moreno, Rita 567

Mujeres Muralistas 569

Museums 570

Musicians, Cuban American 573

NACCS 577

Nacimiento 578

Najera, Eduardo 578

Narcocorridos 579

National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) 582

National Council of La Raza (NCLR) 582

National Hispanic Cultural Center of New Mexico 584

National Hispanic University 585

Nava, Gregory 587

Newspapers and Periodicals 588

Noloesca, Beatriz 591

Novena 592

Nuevo Teatro Pobre de America, El 594

Nuyorican Poets Cafe 595

Obejas, Achy 597

Olmos, Edward James 598

Olvera Street 600

Ontiveros, Lupe 601

Operation Wetback 601

Oso, Juan 603

Ozomatli 604

Pachanga 607

Pacheco, Johnny 608

Pachucos 610

Padilla, Pilar 611

Palmieri, Eddie 612

Pantoja,

Antonia 613

Papel Picado 614

Pastor, Ed 615

Pastores, Los 617

Paz, Octavio 618

Pena, Elizabeth 619

Penitentes 620

Perez, Rosie 623

Perez Prado, Damaso 623

Pilon 624

Pinatas 625

Pinero 626

Pinero, Miguel 628

Pinto Arte 630

Plena 633

Plunkett, Jim 637

Police 638

Portillo Trambley, Estela 641

Posadas, Las 642

Pozo, Chano 644

Price of Glory 645

Prinze, Freddie 646

Puente, Tito 647

Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund (PRLDEF) 649

Quebradita 651

Quinceanera 654

Quinn, Anthony 656

Quinto Sol 657

Race and Ethnicity 659

Ramona 663

Ranchera 665

Real Women Have Curves 666

Rechy, John 667

Recording Industry and Studios in the Southwest Borderlands 669

Relajo 673

Resolana 674

Resurrection Blvd. 675

Retablos 676

Reyes, Guillermo 677

Richardson, Bill 678

Rios, Alberto 681

Rivera, Alex 682

Rivera, Chita 684

Rivera, Diego 685

Rivera, Geraldo 688

Rock en Espanol 690

Rodriguez, Alex 695

Rodriguez, Chi Chi 697

Rodriguez, Luis J. 698

Rodriguez, Michelle 699

Rodriguez, Paul 700

Rodriguez, Tito 701

Rodriguez de Tio, Lola 702

Romero 704

Romero, Cesar 705

Ronstadt, Linda 705

Rosita the Riveter 707

Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana 710

Royal Chicano Air Force (RCAF) 711

Rumba 712

Sabado Gigante 727

Salinas, Maria Elena 728

Salsa 729

Salt of the Earth 735

Samba 736

Sanchez, Linda 737

Sanchez, Loretta 739

Sandoval, Arturo 740

Santaliz, Pedro 741

Santana, Carlos 742

Santos, Rolando 744

Saralegui, Cristina 744

Sarape 745

Schifrin, Lalo 746

Schomburg, Arturo Alfonso 748

Secada, Jon 749

Segovia, Josefa 750

Segura, Pancho 751

Selena 752

Selena 755

Semana Santa 756

Sesame Street 756

Shakira 757

Sheen, Charlie 759

Sheen, Martin 760

Sheila E. 761

Smits, Jimmy 762

Soccer 764

Son 766

Son Cubano 768

Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz 773

Sosa, Sammy 775

Soto, Gary 776

Soto, Talisa 778

Soul 778

South American Music in the United States 779

Spanish Caribbean Music 783

Spanish-Language Radio 788

Spanish-Language Television 792

Spanish Market 796

Sparx 797

Speedy Gonzalez 798

Sports 799

Sports, Cuban American 801

Stage Performers and Film Actors 803

Stand and Deliver 806

Star Maps 808

Stereotypes 808

Stowe, Madeleine 811

Straw Applique 812

Suarez, Ray 813

Tale of the Lost Mine 815

Tango 815

Tanguma, Leo 816

Tatuaje 818

Teatro Campesino 819

Teatro Pregones 821

Tejana Artists 821

Tejano Music 823

Texas Rangers 832

Thalia 834

Theater 836

Thomas, Piri 840

Tin Tan 842

Tortilla 842

Tortilla Soup 843

Touch of Evil, A 844

Traffic 845

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo 846

Turlington, Christy 848

Valdez, Daniel 851

Valdez, Luis 852

Valens, Ritchie 853

Valenzuela, Jose 855

Vargas, Elizabeth 855

Vasquez, Richard 856

Vea, Alfredo, Jr. 858

Velasquez, Nydia 860

Velez, Lauren 861

Velez, Lupe 862

Vigil, Cipriano 863

Villa, Pancho 864

Villancicos 866

Villanueva, Alma 867

Villasenor, Victor 869

Viramontes, Helena Maria 871

Virgin of Guadalupe 873

Wedding Customs 877

Welch, Raquel 882

West Indies 884

West Side Story 884

Xicanindio Artes 887

Y Tu Mama Tambien 889

Yzaguirre, Raul 890

Zapata, Carmen 891

Zapata, Emiliano 893

Zoot Suit 897

Zoot Suit 898

Zozobra 900.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [901]-918) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

ISBN:

0313322155

031333210X

0313332118

OCLC:

54974592