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Latina/o Stars in U.S. Eyes: The Making and Meanings of Film and TV Stardom
Mary C. Beltran
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Paperback. A penetrating analysis of the construction of Latina/o stardom in U.S. film, television, and celebrity culture since the 1920s Num Pages: 224 pages, 18 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APB; APF; APT; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 346.
This book explores the role film and television stardom has played in establishing, reinforcing, and challenging popular ethnic notions of Latina/os in the United States since the silent film era of the 1920s. In addition to documenting the importance of Latina and Latino stars to American film and television history, Mary C. Beltrán focuses on key moments in the construction of "Hollywood Latinidad" by analyzing the public images of these stars as promoted by Hollywood film studios, television networks, producers, and the performers themselves. Critically surveying the careers of such film and television stars as Dolores Del Rio, Desi Arnaz, ... Read more
This book explores the role film and television stardom has played in establishing, reinforcing, and challenging popular ethnic notions of Latina/os in the United States since the silent film era of the 1920s. In addition to documenting the importance of Latina and Latino stars to American film and television history, Mary C. Beltrán focuses on key moments in the construction of "Hollywood Latinidad" by analyzing the public images of these stars as promoted by Hollywood film studios, television networks, producers, and the performers themselves. Critically surveying the careers of such film and television stars as Dolores Del Rio, Desi Arnaz, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Weight
345g
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Baltimore, United States
ISBN
9780252076510
SKU
V9780252076510
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About Mary C. Beltran
Mary C. Beltrán is an assistant professor of communication arts and Chicana/o and Latina/o studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the coeditor of Mixed Race Hollywood.
Reviews for Latina/o Stars in U.S. Eyes: The Making and Meanings of Film and TV Stardom
"Exceptionally well written and researched and achieves the rare triumph of being highly informative and academically rigorous, yet simultaneously accessible and thoroughly enjoyable to read."
Feminist Media Studies "A must read for anyone interested in media, film, ethnic studies, or Latina/o studies. . . . Recommended."
Choice "Meticulously unfolds the layers of media and political bureaucracy that have largely informed the shifts ... Read more
Feminist Media Studies "A must read for anyone interested in media, film, ethnic studies, or Latina/o studies. . . . Recommended."
Choice "Meticulously unfolds the layers of media and political bureaucracy that have largely informed the shifts ... Read more