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Jennifer Lopez and Bordertown
I get regular updates on Jennifer Lopez in my email because I’ve been writing about her as an actor and star/celebrity. What is very clear from the daily coverage is the level of scrutiny and speculation she, her partner, and … Continue reading
Posted in Chicana/o, Mexican film
Tagged Bordertown, Fashion, Jennifer Lopez, Juárez, Star persona, Star Studies, Taste
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Kóblic: A Troubling Perpetrator Story
I am currently on a trip to Buenos Aires as part of a project on commemorative practices. My work will focus on Mexico, but Argentina is a locus for much of the critical work around this in Latin America and … Continue reading
Posted in Latin American Film
Tagged Argentina, Argentine cinema, Dirty War, Star Studies
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YouTube as Archive: Fans, Gender and Mexican Film Stars Online
I am doing the final edits of a chapter, “YouTube as Archive: Fans, Gender and Mexican Film Stars Online” for a book entitled Revising Star Studies edited by Guy Austin and Sabrina Yu. In the chapter I’m exploring what it … Continue reading
Posted in Mexican film, Technology
Tagged Digital Archive, Dolores del Rio, Emilio Fernández, Fan Studies, Jorge Negrete, María Félix, Pedro Infante, Star Studies, YouTube
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The lady with the tutti-frutti hat
Review: Lisa Shaw Carmen Miranda London: BFI/Palgrave Macmillan, 2013. I recently reviewed the first three books in this series: Martin Shingler’s Star Studies: A Critical Guide, Ginette Vincendeau on Brigitte Bardot, Susan Smith on Elizabeth Taylor and Pam Cook’s Nicole … Continue reading
Posted in Latin American Film
Tagged Brazilian cinema, Carmen Miranda, Star Studies
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Monkey Business in Hollywood and Mexico
Me Cheeta: The Autobiography James Lever London: Fourth Estate (2008) 2009. I spoke at the Revisiting Star Studies conference in June held at the University of Newcastle about the online presence of Mexican male stars from the so-called Mexican Golden … Continue reading
Posted in blog
Tagged Hollywood, James Lever, Me Cheeta, Mexico, Star memoir, Star Studies, studio film
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