Latina/o Stars in U.S. Eyes

Acknowledgements; Introduction: Latina and Latino Stars, in U.S. Eyes; 1. Latin Lovers and American Accents: Dolores Del Rio and Hollywood's Transition to Sound; 2. The Good Neighbor on Prime Time: Desi Arnaz and I Love Lucy; 3. A Fight for 'Dignity and Integrity:' Rita Moreno in Hollywood's Post-war Era; 4. The Burden of Playing Chico: Freddie Prinze and Latina/o Stardom in Television's Era of ''Relevance''; 5. The Face of the ''Decade'': Edward James Olmos and Latino Films of the Eighties; 6. Crossing Over the Latina Body: Jennifer Lopez and the 1990s ''Latin Wave''; 7. Ethnic Ambiguity in the Era of Dark Angels: Jessica Alba and Mixed Latina/o Trends

''Well researched, highly readable, and tremendously significant. This book expands our understanding of media, stardom, and Latino and multiracial identities historically and in the present day.'' Diane Negra, coeditor of Interrogating Postfeminism: Gender and the Politics of Popular Culture