Hollywood's Latin lovers : Latino, Italian, and French men who make the screen smolder / Victoria Thomas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thomas, Victoria, 1956-

Contributor:

Gotham Book Mart Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Latin lovers in motion pictures--United States.

Latin lovers in motion pictures.

Latin lovers.

Motion pictures.

United States.

Penn Provenance:

Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)

Physical Description:

144 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Latin lovers

Place of Publication:

Santa Monica : Angel City Press, 1998.

Summary:

Profiles Hollywood's famous Romeos including Rudolph Valentino, Ricardo Montalban, and Marcello Mastroianni.

Contents:

Introduction: From stereotype to archetype

Rudolph Valentino : an invitation to the sublime

Ramon Novarro : against the current

Antonio Moreno : the screen's first sheik

Gilbert Roland : and the crowd roars "¡Olé!"

Cesar Romero : the gay caballero

Ricardo Montalban : the reluctant Romeo

Fernando Lamas : featherweight fandango

Desi Arnaz : hurricane in the hips

Ooh-la-la : the French kiss

Anthony Quinn : coyote laughter and blarney

Marcello Mastroianni : La dolce vita

Terra nova : the moderns.

Notes:

Includes index.

Local Notes:

Gotham Book Mart Collection copy has dustjacket retained.

Other Format:

Online version: Thomas, Victoria, 1956- Hollywood's Latin lovers.

ISBN:

1883318416

9781883318413

OCLC:

38174172