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Neither Amazon and B&N, Wikipedia nor AllPosters.com break out separate categories for Hispanic-American cinema,
but instead show Latin American cinema as a category, which may or may not include U.S.-made movies
with Hispanic or xicano themes. So the topic of U.S.-made movies with Hispanic themes is the purpose
of this page at Magic Lantern Video & Book Store.
browse Latin American Cinema DVDs at Amazon.com
Spanish-language movie poster catalog at AllPosters.com
Latin American Cinema entry at Wikipedia
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Books
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"Heroes, Lovers, and Others: The Story of Latinos In Hollywood" [2004] by Clara E. Rodriguez Oxford Univ Press 8¼x5¼ pb [2/2008] for $19.95 
Smithsonian Institution Press hardcover [5/2004] for $26.95 |
 | "Brown Celluloid: Latino/a Film Icons & Images In The Hollywood Film Industry" [2003] by Frank Javier Garcia Berumen Vantage Press 9x6 pb [9/2003] for $14.78 |
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"Latino Images In Film: Stereotypes, Subversion & Resistance" [2002] by Charles Ramírez Berg Univ TX Press 9x6 pb [8/2002] for $16.47 Univ TX Press 9½x6¼ hardcover [8/2002] out of print/used |
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"Hispanics In Hollywood: A Celebration of 100 Years In Film & Television" [1994] by Luis Reyes & Peter Rubie Lone Eagle 10x8 pb [10/2000] for $14.93 Garland Science 10x8 hardcover [11/94] out of print/used |
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"The Chicano/Hispanic Image In American Film" [1994] by Frank Javier Garcia Berumen Vantage Press 9½x6¼ hardcover [12/94] out of print/used |
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"Hispanics and United States Film: An Overview & Handbook" [1994] by Gary D. Keller Bilingual Press 10x7 pb [7/94] for $21.00 |
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"The Bronze Screen: Chicana & Chicano Film Culture" [1993] by Rosa Linda Fregoso Univ MN Press 9x6 pb [10/93] for $18.50 Univ MN Press 8¾x6¼ hardcover [10/93] out of print/used |
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"Chicano Cinema: Research, Reviews, and Resources" [1985] Edited by Gary D. Keller Bilingual Press 10x6¾ pb [5/85] out of print/used Spanish translation "Cine Chicano" ISBN 9688054151 {not available at Amazon or B&N} |
Hispanic-American Cinema Links
Simultaneous Bilingual Film Production
synopsis for screenplay "El Tigrón" by G.E. Nordell
Latin American Cinema entry at Wikipedia
Cinema of Mexico Page
National Assn. of Latino Independent Producers [est. 1999]
National Hispanic Foundation For The Arts [est. 1997]
{traveling} Hispanic Cinema Museum based in Georgia
Latin-American Cinemateca of Los Angeles [est. 1997]
National Hispanic Cultural Center [est. 2000] in Albuquerque, NM
Nosotros: for Latinos/Hispanics in the entertainment industry [est. 1970]
Somos Primos [est. 1990] of The Society of Hispanic Historical & Ancestral Research [est. 1886]
Actors, Directors & Others
Hispanic-American actors & actresses list at Wikipedia
film-maker Allison Anders
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actor-director Alfonso Arau from Mexico
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"Picking Up The Pieces" [Kushner-Locke TV movie May 2000]
Co-produced & directed by and co-starring Alfonso Arau; written by Bill Wilson; starring Woody Allen,
Sharon Stone, O'Neal Compton, Danny De La Paz, Andy Dick, Fran Drescher, Elliott Gould, Cheech Marin,
Lou Diamond Phillips, David Schwimmer, Pepe Serna & Kiefer Sutherland;
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actor Antonio Banderas from Spain
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actress Penelope Cruz from Spain
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actor Hector Elizondo
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producer Moctezuma Esparza
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Esparza-Katz Productions, Inc.
Maya Entertainment
documentary producer Hector Galán of Austin, Texas
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production company Galán, Inc.
actress-producer Salma Hayek
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Frida Kahlo Page at Spirit of America Bookstore
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"Ask The Dust" feature film [Paramount March 2006]
Written & directed by Robert Towne; based on the 1939 novel by John Fante 1909-83]; starring Colin Farrell, Salma Hayek & Donald Sutherland Paramount widescreen color DVD [7/2006] for $26.99 full credits from IMDb official movie website { NOTE: broken Flash link 5/2007 } 27"x41" movie poster available at AllPosters.com |
singer-actress Jennifer Lopez
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official Jennifer Lopez website
Cheech Marin
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"Born In East L.A." [Universal Aug 1987] An American of Mexican descent is caught up in an immigration raid on a factory, and deported to Mexico as an illegal immigrant. Having no proof that he is in fact an American citizen, he is forced to sneak back home to America. Written & directed by and starring Cheech Marin; also starring Paul Rodriguez, Daniel Stern, Kamala Lopez-Dawson, Jan-Michael Vincent & Chastity Ayala Universal widescreen color DVD [1/2003] for $9.99 Universal color VHS [4/2001] out of prodn/used full credits from IMDb |
actor A Martinez
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actress Eva Mendes
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actor Alfred Molina
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actor Esai Morales
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dancer-actress Rita Moreno
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Edward James Olmos Page
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Anthony Quinn [1915-2001] |
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"The Original Sin: A Self-Portrait" [1972] by Anthony Quinn Bantam mass pb [1/74] out of print/used Little, Brown hardcover [1/72] out of print/used Little, Brown hardcover [1/72] out of print/used |
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"One Man Tango" [1995] by Anthony Quinn, with Daniel Paisner HarperCollins mass pb [11/96] out of print/used HarperCollins 9¾x6½ hardcover [8/95] out of print/used |
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"The Films of Anthony Quinn" [1975] by Alvin H. Marill Citadel Press pb [2/77] out of print/used Lyle Stuart 11½x9¼ hardcover [5/75] out of print/used |
film-maker Robert Rodriguez from Texas
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official company Troublemaker Publishing
actor Jimmy Smits
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author-director Luis Valdez
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Documentary Videos & DVDs
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"The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of The Latino Image In American Cinema" [2002 documentary film] A film by Susan Racho, Nancy De Los Santos & Alberto Dominguez Questar color DVD [1/2003] for $22.99 Questar color VHS [1/2003] out of prodn/used full credits at IMDb official movie site • Teachers Guide site |
 | "Hispanic Hollywood, Then and Now: The Changing Image of Latinos On Film" [2000]
Passport Video color DVD [8/2007] for $9.98 |
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"Hispanic Hollywood" docu feature [2000] and "Fiesta" [1941]
Passport color DVD [5/2000] for $12.99 Passport color VHS [5/2000] 2 tapes / out of prodn/used documentary not listed at IMDb "Fiesta" musical film [Hal Roach/United Artists Nov 1941] Produced, directed & choreographed by LeRoy Prinz; starring Anne Ayars, Jorge Negrete, George Givot, Armida, Antonio Moreno, José Arias & the Guadalajara Trio full credits at IMDb |
 | "Chicano! The History of The Mexican-American Civil Rights Movement" [P.B.S. / Galán Prodns April 1996] Produced by Hector Galán; narrated by Henry Cisneros; won Nosotros Golden Eagle Award video/DVD not available • full credits from IMDb • producer website |
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companion book [1996] by Francisco Arturo Rosales Arte Publico Press 11x8½ pb [9/97] for $16.47 Arte Publico Press 11½x9¼ hardcover [3/96] out of print/used |
Selected Films
"Blood In, Blood Out"
"La Bamba"
"La Vida Loca"
"Mi Familia"
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"The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit" [1998 Disney tv movie]
Barrio con-man Gomez convinces four strangers to pool $20 each to buy a luminescent vanilla ice-cream-colored suit; he intends to split for El Paso, well-dressed. The first night, each gets the suit for an hour, and each is transformed: Dominguez with his guitar & voice charms women who dance in a parade through the plaza; Martinez's turn gets his lovely neighbor's attention; street poet Villanazul captures a crowd with his political and economic vision. The suit makes Gomez a better man, so he may not bolt; but then, what do they do with the last partner, the filthy ˇVamanos!, whose juicy-taco-eating, wine-drinking habits could ruin the suit? Directed by Stuart Gordon; script by Ray Bradbury, based on his story & stageplay; starring Edward James Olmos, Joe Mantegna, Esai Morales, Clifton Collins Jr. & Gregory Sierra Walt Disney Video color DVD [8/99] out of prodn/used Touchstone color VHS [8/99] out of prodn/many used Bantam pb playscript [1972] out of print/used full credits from IMDb |
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