| Description |
1 online resource (xxiii, 246 pages) : illustrations. |
| Series |
Latinx pop culture
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Latinx pop culture.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: title, subtitle, context -- 1. "I hate all forms of nationalism": Anthony Quinn's unconventional adventure -- 2. "Art doesn't have borders": Katy Jurado standing strong onscreen, in Hollywood -- 3. "A human being with a creative mind": Robert Beltran, from classical theater to deep space -- 4. "Notable, humorous, and human": Lupe Ontiveros and the art of the character actor -- Conclusion: reimagining Americana. |
| Summary |
"Chicano-Chicana Americana is a cultural history of Mexican Americans in film, television, and theater. Each chapter presents an in-depth case study analyzing the lives and creative careers of four underappreciated actors--Anthony Quinn, Katy Jurado, Robert Beltran, and Lupe Ontiveros-to answer the question: How do racially and socio-economically marginalized Latino-Latina subjects contribute to U.S. culture, beyond the black-white binary? Drawing on methods borrowed from cultural studies, Macías argues that these performers, neither assimilationists nor nationalists, expressed a dynamic, complex ethnic identity, created an alternative strategy for how Latinos and Latinas are seen in popular culture, and carved out a space for imagining a polycultural America. These artists altered cinematic representations and audience expectations of ethnic Mexicans by challenging, undermining, and surpassing stereotypes. By documenting their presence in motion picture studio-era movies, and public, network, and cable TV, Chicano-Chicana Americana demonstrates how Chicanas and Chicanos made their mark on Americana"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost All EBSCO eBooks |
| Subject |
Hispanic American actors -- United States -- Biography.
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Hispanic Americans in the performing arts -- United States.
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Hispanic Americans in popular culture -- United States.
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Hispanic Americans -- United States -- Ethnic identity.
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Hispanic American actors. |
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Hispanic Americans -- Ethnic identity. |
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Hispanic Americans in popular culture. |
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Hispanic Americans in the performing arts. |
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United States. |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / General |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Macias, Anthony F. Chicano-Chicana Americana [Tucson] : The University of Arizona Press, 2023 9780816547234 (DLC) 2022018665 |
| ISBN |
0816547246 electronic book |
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9780816547241 (electronic bk.) |
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9780816547234 paperback |
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