Description
Book SynopsisDrawing on extensive interviews with the late actress and other film industry professionals, this book surveys the work of performer, director, and producer María Elena Velasco and her central place in Mexploitation cinema.
Trade ReviewRohrer has produced a genuinely ground-breaking account of popular Mexican cinema through the prism of this specific director-producer-star. * The Year's Work in Critical and Cultural Theory *
Rohrer charts the rise of [María Elena] Velasco from vaudeville performer to comedic icon...The film historical interventions of the project are the book’s strength, but Rohrer’s project of recovery also discusses the narratives of Velasco’s films in relation to Mexploitation tropes and genres in order to identify the different symbolic functions of her India María character. * Revista de Esudios Hispánicos *
Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. La India María: From Vaudeville to the Big Screen
- 2. Mexploitation
- 3. Box-Office Moneymakers and Small-Screen Hits
- 4. Hated by Critics, Loved by the People
- 5. Crossing Borders: India María’s Diaspora
- Epilogue: India María and Mexploitation Today
- Overview of India María Films
- Filmography
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
