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

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Beltrán, Mary.
Imprint:	Urbana : University of Illinois Press, c2009.
Description:	ix, 212 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Hispanic Americans in motion pictures. Hispanic Americans on television. Hispanic American motion picture actors and actresses -- Biography. Hispanic American television actors and actresses -- Biography. Hispanic American motion picture actors and actresses. Hispanic American television actors and actresses. Hispanic Americans in motion pictures. Hispanic Americans on television. Biography.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7804465

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Varying Form of Title:	Latina stars in U.S. eyes Latino stars in U.S. eyes
ISBN:	9780252034541 (cloth : alk. paper) 0252034546 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780252076510 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0252076516 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of 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.

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