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Hollywood-- Se Habla Español
Preface / Ricardo Montalbán -- Silence is golden: The beginning of the motion picture industry and an international visual language is created -- The Latin lover: the creation of an image -- It talks!: a little known chapter on the success of Hollywood Spanish-language films -- Alla en el rancho grande: the era of the "shoot-em-ups" westerns: the film is only as good as its villain is bad -- The Hispanic Hollywood hall of fame: brilliant stars who shot across the silver screen burning an everlasting image in our hearts -- Hollywood today and tomorrow: The "gold rush" continues
Revolvers and Pistolas, Vaqueros and Caballeros
This riveting exposé reveals how a distorted belief in Anglo superiority necessitated the rewriting of American western history, replacing heroic images of Mexican and Spanish cowboys with negative stereotypes. Early Anglo settlers in the Old West crafted negative images of Latinos in part to help justify the takeover of land occupied by Mexicans and Spaniards at the time. Unfortunately, these depictions were perpetuated throughout the 20th century in art, popular culture, and media ... eventually reshaping the narrative of the American West to the exclusion of the non-Anglo people. This book contrasts dominant lore with historical reality to provide a broad overview of the history and cont...
Chicano Popular Culture, Second Edition
"An updated and expanded edition of Tatum's Chicano Popular Culture (2001), touching upon major developments in popular culture since the book's original publication"--Provided by publisher.
Annual Report
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Who's Who Among Hispanic Americans
All areas of the United States have been surveyed to insure balanced national coverage in this work on Hispanic Americans. The work covers individuals from a broad range of professions and occupations, including those involved in medicine, social issues, labour, sports, entertainment, religion, business, law, journalism, science and technology, education, politics and literature. Listees have been selected on the basis of achievement in their fields and/or for considerable civic responsibility.
Dream Chaser - The Business of Showbiz
The creation of ICM ( International Creative Management ), a major talent agency during the decade of the 1970s and the Author's interaction with major entertainment personalities. The skyscraper fire, the bombing of Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center and the Havana Jam Concert became historical events and are fully illustrated.
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