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American Actors of Mexican Descent
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 43. Chapters: Alana de la Garza, Alexis Love, Alvin Alvarez, Alyssa Diaz, Belita Moreno, Christian Camargo, Clifton Collins, Jr., Danny Trejo, Edward Albert, Edward James Olmos, Gilbert Roland, Jasmine Byrne, Jay Hernandez, Jesse Garcia, Joshua Alba, Kevin Alejandro, Louis C.K., Lupe Ontiveros, Lynda Carter, Marisol Nichols, Pedro Gonzalez-Gonzalez, Raymond Cruz, Robert Beltran, Salma Hayek, Shelbie Bruce, Stacey Dash, Steve Cardenas. Excerpt: Salma Hayek Jimenez (born September 2, 1966) is a Mexican American film actress, director and producer. She began her...
Edward James Olmos
Tells the story of Mexican-American actor Edward James Olmo, emphasizing how he used his Chicano background as a resource for his art and his commitment to bringing integrity to portrayals of Latinos.
Latinx Actor Training
Latinx Actor Training presents essays and pioneering research from leading Latinx practitioners and scholars in the United States to examine the history and future of Latino/a/x/e actor training practices and approaches. Born out of the urgent need to address the inequities in academia and the industry as Latinx representation on stage and screen remains disproportionately low despite population growth; this book seeks to reimagine and restructure the practice of actor training by inviting deep investigation into heritage and identity practices. Latinx Actor Training features contributions covering current and historical acting methodologies, principles, and training, explorations of linguis...
Heroes, Lovers, and Others
Heroes, Lovers, and Others tells the fascinating history of Latino actors in American film from the silent era to today. Rodriguez examines such Latino legends as Desi Arnaz, Dolores del Rio, Rita Hayworth, Raquel Welch, Anthony Quinn, Selma Hayek, and Antonio Banderas. More than just a collection of celebrity stories, the book explores the attitudes, cultural conditions, and assumptions that influenced the portrayal of Latinos in film as well as their reception by the public. Heroes, Lovers, and Others is a comprehensive volume packed with carefully researched information and analysis for both students and cinema enthusiasts alike.
A Biographical Handbook of Hispanics and United States Film
Keller has collected biographical information on hundreds of Hispanic actors, directors, cinematographers, screenwriters, producers, animators, and other film professionals who have participated in United States film from its beginnings in 1894 through the contemporary period, as well as filmographic information on the thousands of films in which they have been involved.
America Ferrera
Looks at the life and career of popular young actress America Ferrera.
Latino Images in Film
The bandido, the harlot, the male buffoon, the female clown, the Latin lover, and the dark lady—these have been the defining, and demeaning, images of Latinos in U.S. cinema for more than a century. In this book, Charles Ramírez Berg develops an innovative theory of stereotyping that accounts for the persistence of such images in U.S. popular culture. He also explores how Latino actors and filmmakers have actively subverted and resisted such stereotyping. In the first part of the book, Berg sets forth his theory of stereotyping, defines the classic stereotypes, and investigates how actors such as Raúl Julia, Rosie Pérez, José Ferrer, Lupe Vélez, and Gilbert Roland have subverted stere...
Latina/o Stars in U.S. Eyes
A penetrating analysis of the construction of Latina/o stardom in U.S. film, television, and celebrity culture since the 1920s
Hispanics and United States Film
In its role as handbook, Hispanics and United States Film provides the best single source of information on Hispanic personalities in American film and on American films with a Hispanic focus produced from 1896 to the present time. Hundreds of films, actors, and other figures of the film industry are referenced. This informational component of the book, which provides titles, dates, and other filmographic information, is supplemented by a bibliography on the subject.
