Heroes, Lovers, and Others tells the fascinating history of Latino actors in American film from the silent era to today. Rodriguez examines such Latino legends

The bandido, the harlot, the male buffoon, the female clown, the Latin lover, and the dark lady—these have been the defining, and demeaning, images of Latinos

Latino American cinema is a provocative, complex, and definitively American topic of study. This book examines key mainstream commercial films while also spotli

From the early passions of the 'Latin Lover of the silver screen', to the adventures of modem-day heroes such as Antonio Banderas, this is an illuminating voyag

A penetrating analysis of the construction of Latina/o stardom in U.S. film, television, and celebrity culture since the 1920s