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Book SynopsisIn the summer of 1995, El Vez, the Mexican Elvis, along with, The Lovely Elvettes and the Memphis Mariachis, served as master of ceremony for the show, Diva LA: A Salute to LA's Latinas in the Tanda Style. The author argues that performances like Diva LA play a vital role in shaping and understanding contemporary transnational social dynamics.
Trade Review"Offers insight into the dynamics of race, class, gender and sexuality." * Hispanic LInk Weekly Report *
"Loca Motion is a work of intelligent exuberance. Michelle Habell-Pallán has the eyes, ears, and heart to read popular performance, culture, and music as the new archives of Chicana and Latina transnational and translocal histories." -- Lisa Lowe,UC San Diego
"Forget about Ricky Martin and Shakira, here come El Vez and Marga Gomez. Habell-Pallán has produced a highly original study of Chicano/Latino popular culture and of its local, national and international dimensions by taking us into the world of alternative and experimental Chicano/Latino art." -- Arlene Davila,author of Barrio Dreams
Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction 1 From the Shadows of the Spanish Fantasy Heritage to a Transnational Imaginary 2 "No Cultural Icon": Marisela Norte and Spoken Word-East L.A. Noir and the U.S./Mexico Border 3 The Politics of Representation: Queerness and the Transnational Family in Luis Alfaro's Performance 4 Translated/Translating Woman: Comedienne/Solo Performer Marga Gomez, "Sending All Those Puerto Ricans Back to Mexico," and the Politics of a Sexualized Location 5 "'Soy Punkera, Y Que?": Sexuality, Translocality, and Punk in Los Angeles and Beyond 6 Bridge over Troubled Borders: The Transnational Appeal of Chicano Popular Music Epilogue: "Call Us Americans, 'Cause We Are All from the Americas": Latinos at Home in Canada NotesBibliography Index About the Author
