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Ovalle, Priscilla Peña, 1976-

Dance and the Hollywood Latina race, sex, and stardom / [electronic resource] : Priscilla Peña Ovalle. - New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2011. - 1 online resource (xi, 178 p. :) ill. ; - Latinidad--transnational cultures in the United States . - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-169) and index.

Mobilizing the Latina myth -- Dolores Del Rio dances across the imperial color line -- Carmen Miranda shakes it for the nation -- Rita Hayworth and the cosmetic borders of race -- Rita Moreno, the critically acclaimed "all-round ethnic" -- Jennifer Lopez, racial mobility, and the new urban/Latina commodity.

ISBN: 9780813550251 0813550254

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Subjects--Topical Terms:
Sex in motion pictures.
Race in motion pictures.
Dance in motion pictures, television, etc.--United States.
Hispanic American motion picture actors and actresses.
Hispanic Americans in the motion picture industry.
Hispanic Americans in motion pictures.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: PN1995.9.H47 / O93 2011

Dewey Class. No.: 791.43/652968073