There Are No Hispanic Stars!

Collected Writings of a Latino Film Critic in Hollywood, 1921-1939

von Gabriel Navarro

336 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Selected writings by early LA cultural critic Gabriel Navarro, in English for the first timeIn the 1920s and 1930s a uniquely Mexican American entertainment culture flourished across the southwestern United States. Spanish-language newspapers offered theater listings, coverage of favorite performers, cultural criticism, and serialized novels that thematized entertainment culture. Gabriel Navarro was a key figure in this milieu. "There Are No Hispanic Stars!" assembles the novellas and articles that represent his extensive body of film and cultural criticism. Covering a range of topics from the lives of Hollywood's well-known Mexican actors to the plight of Mexican extras and the formation of amateur film clubs, Navarro allowed his readers to participate in the construction of a Latina/o Hollywood. At the same time, he urged Hollywood not to overlook its Latina/o audiences. Together, these writings present a lively look at the film culture that emerged in the Southwest's Mexican immigrant community. The introduction situates Navarro's writing within the context of Mexican-oriented journalism and cultural politics of the era.

• Themen: Gesellschaft und Sozialwissenschaften Gesellschaft und Kultur, allgemein Kultur- und Medienwissenschaften Medienwissenschaften
• ISBN: 9780895512048
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 05.12.2023
• Größe: 226 x 150 mm
• Verlag: University of Washington Press
• Herausgegeben von: Laura Isabel Serna, Colin Gunckel