{"product_id":"latinao-stars-in-u-s-eyes-9780252076510","title":"Latinao Stars in U.S. Eyes","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA penetrating analysis of the construction of Latina\/o stardom in U.S. film, television, and celebrity culture since the 1920s\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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.\"--\u003ci\u003eFeminist Media Studies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A must read for anyone interested in media, film, ethnic studies, or Latina\/o studies. . . . Recommended.\"--\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Meticulously unfolds the layers of media and political bureaucracy that have largely informed the shifts and trends in popular tastes and sentiments regarding American film and television stars.\"--\u003ci\u003eMulticultural Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eLatina\/o Stars in U.S. Eyes\u003c\/i\u003e is well researched, highly readable, and tremendously significant in terms of how it expands our understanding of media, stardom, and Latino and multiracial identities historically and in the present day.\"--Diane Negra, coeditor of \u003ci\u003eInterrogating Postfeminism: Gender and the Politics of Popular Culture\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This fascinating work makes a significant contribution by examining how the times have influenced the construction of Latina\/o race within the film medium. By focusing on select Latina\/o stars, Beltrán investigates how these constructions have differed over time and why.\"--Clara E. Rodríguez, author of \u003ci\u003eHeroes, Lovers, and Others: The Story of Latinos in Hollywood\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments   vii\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: Latina and Latino Stars in U.S. Eyes   1\u003cbr\u003e 1. Latin Lovers and American Accents: Dolores Del Rio and Hollywood's Transition to Sound   17\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Good Neighbor on Prime Time: Desi Arnaz and \u003ci\u003eI love Lucy\u003c\/i\u003e   40\u003cbr\u003e 3. A Fight for \"Dignity and Integrity\": Rita Moreno in Hollywood's Postwar Era   62\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Burden of Playing Chico: Freddie Prinze and Latino Stardom in Television's Era of \"Relevance\"   86\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Face of the \"Decade\": Edward James Olmos and Latino Films of the 1980s   108\u003cbr\u003e 6. Crossing Over the Latina Body: Jennifer Lopez and the 1990s \"Latin Wave\":   131\u003cbr\u003e 7. Ethnic Ambiguity in the Era of \u003ci\u003eDark Angels\u003c\/i\u003e: Jessica Alba and Mixed Latina\/o Trends   154\u003cbr\u003e Notes   173\u003cbr\u003e Index   201","brand":"University of Illinois Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400484266327,"sku":"9780252076510","price":18.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/latinao-stars-in-u-s-eyes-9780252076510","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}