Latina/o stars in U.S. eyes : the making and meanings of film and TV stardom / Mary C. Beltrán.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Beltrán, Mary C.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hispanic Americans in motion pictures.

Hispanic Americans on television.

Hispanic American motion picture actors and actresses--Biography.

Hispanic American motion picture actors and actresses.

Hispanic American television actors and actresses--Biography.

Hispanic American television actors and actresses.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

ix, 212 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Latina stars in U.S. eyes

Latino stars in U.S. eyes

Place of Publication:

Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2009]

Contents:

Latin lovers and American accents : Dolores Del Rio and Hollywood's transition to sound

The good neighbor on prime time : Desi Arnaz and I love Lucy

A fight for "dignity and integrity" : Rita Moreno in Hollywood's post-war era

The burden of playing Chico : Freddie Prinze and Latino stardom in television's era of "relevance"

The face of the "decade" : Edward James Olmos and Latino films of the 1980s

Crossing over the Latina body : Jennifer Lopez and the 1990s "Latin wave"

Ethnic ambiguity in the era of Dark angels : Jessica Alba and mixed Latina/o trends.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780252034541

0252034546

9780252076510

0252076516

OCLC:

244660706