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Neither Amazon and B&N, nor Wikipedia nor AllPosters.com have broken 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 purpose of this page at Magic Lantern Video & Book Store is to highlight the topic
of U.S.-made movies with Hispanic themes, and the actors and other personnel involved.
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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 |
 | "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 |
 | "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 |
 | "The Chicano/Hispanic Image In American Film" [1994] by Frank Javier Garcia Berumen Vantage Press 9½x6¼ hardcover [12/94] out of print/used |
 | "Hispanics and United States Film: An Overview & Handbook" [1994] by Gary D. Keller Bilingual Press 10x7 pb [7/94] for $21.00 |
 | "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 |
 | "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 |
Hispanic-American Cinema Links
Simultaneous Bilingual Film Production
synopsis for screenplay "El Tigrón" by G.E. Nordell
Latin American Cinema entry at Wikipedia
Magic Lantern's 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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Wikipedia
actor-director Alfonso Arau from Mexico
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Wikipedia
"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;
full credits from IMDb
actor Antonio Banderas from Spain
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Wikipedia
actor Rubén Blades
Leo Carrillo [1880-1961]
no browse/Amazon entry • IMDb listing •
Wikipedia
starred as Pancho in five Cisco Kid films at United Artists and in the 1950-56 TV series
Leo Carrillo's Rancho de los Kiotes [est. 1937] near Carlsbad, CA
Leo Carrillo's custom 1948 Chrysler Town & Country convertible
"The California I Love" [1961] autobiography of Leo Carrillo
Prentice Hall 7x10 hardcover [1961] out of print/used
The Cisco Kid Page
at 'Readers of the Purple Sage' Western Bookstore
actress Penelope Cruz from Spain
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Wikipedia
actor Hector Elizondo
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producer Moctezuma Esparza
IMDb listing •
Wikipedia
Esparza-Katz Productions, Inc.
Maya Entertainment
actress America Ferrera
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Wikipedia
documentary producer Hector Galán of Austin, Texas
IMDb listing •
production company Galán, Inc.
Martin Garralaga [1894-1981]
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starred as Pancho in Cisco Kid films at Monogram Pictures in the 1940s
actress-producer Salma Hayek
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Wikipedia
Frida Kahlo Page at Spirit of America Bookstore
 | "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 27"x41" movie poster available at AllPosters.com |
singer-actress Jennifer Lopez
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Wikipedia
official Jennifer Lopez website
Cheech Marin
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Wikipedia
see also Cheech & Chong Section on Magic Lantern's Movie Series & Comedy Teams Page
 | "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 |
 | "The Cisco Kid" tv movie [T.N.T. Feb 1994] Co-written & directed by Luis Valdez; starring Jimmy Smits & Cheech Marin Turner Home Video color VHS [9/95] out of prodn/used full credits at IMDb |
Chris-Pin Martin [1893-1953]
no browse/Amazon entry • IMDb listing • no entry at Wikipedia
starred as Gordito in Cisco Kid films at Fox in the 1930s
actor A Martinez
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actress Eva Mendes
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actor Alfred Molina
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Broadway credits •
Wikipedia
actor Ricardo Montalbán [1920-2009]
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Broadway credits •
Wikipedia
co-founder of Nosotros [est. 1970]
Ricardo Montalban Foundation [est. 1999]
Ricardo Montalban Theatre [built 1927, renamed 2004]
actor Esai Morales
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Wikipedia
dancer-actress Rita Moreno
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Broadway credits •
Wikipedia
director Gregory Nava
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silent-era star Ramón Novarro [1899-1968]
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"Ramon Novarro: The Life & Films of The First Latino Hollywood Superstar" [2001] by Frank Javier Garcia Berumen Vantage Press pb [5/2001] for $10.63 |
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"Beyond Paradise: The Life of Ramon Novarro" [2002] by Andre Soares St. Martin's Press 9¼x6¼ hardcover [12/2002] out of print/used |
director Frank Nuñez
IMDb listing
Edward James Olmos Page
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Anthony Quinn [1915-2001] browse Anthony Quinn on DVD • IMDb listing • Broadway credits • Wikipedia |
Hollywood Collection video
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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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"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 |
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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 |
Duncan Renaldo [1904-80]
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Wikipedia
starred in Cisco Kid films in the 1940s at Monogram & United Artists
and in the 1950-56 TV series
film-maker Robert Rodriguez from Texas
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Wikipedia
official company Troublemaker Publishing
Gilbert Roland [1905-94]
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starred in Cisco Kid films in the 1940s at Monogram
Cesar Romero [1907-94]
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starred in Cisco Kid films at Fox in the 1930s
actor Jimmy Smits
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actress Rachel Ticotin
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author-director Luis Valdez
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actress Paz Vega from Spain
starred in "Novo" [2002], "Carmen" [2003], "Spanglish" [2004] & "The Spirit" [2008]
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IMDb listing •
Wikipedia
director Robert M. Young
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Documentary Videos & DVDs
 | "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 |
 | "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 • credits from IMDb • producer website |
 | 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 Hispanic-American Films
( in alphapetical order )
"The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez"
[American Playhouse TV June 1982, Embassy theatrical Aug 1983]
 | Based on an incident in Gonzales, Texas in 1901 revolving around a stolen horse, mistaken identity and a killing. Olmos, as Cortez, speaks only Spanish.Co-produced by Moctesuma Esparza; co-written & directed by Robert M. Young; co-written by Victor Villaseñor, based on the book by Américo Paredes; co-produced by & starring Edward James Olmos; also starring James Gammon, Tom Bower, Bruce McGill, Brion James & Barry Corbin
not available on DVD; Columbia Tristar Home Ent. color VHS [undated] out of prodn/used 27"x40" poster from Amazon for $19.99 11"x17" poster from Amazon for $14.99 full credits from IMDb |
 | "With His Pistol In His Hand: A Border Ballad & Its Hero" [1958] by Américo Paredes [1915-99] Univ TX Press 8¾x6 pb [1/70] for $12.21 author entry at Wikipedia |
"Blood In, Blood Out" [1993] /tt0106469/
"El Super" [1979 classic] based on stageplay by Ivan Acosta
"La Bamba" [1987] /tt0093378/
"La Mission" [Global Cinema Distribution April 2010]
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Filmed in San Francisco, California; a very macho Xicano father living in the Mission District gets out of prison and gets a job driving a bus, joining with his friends after work to fix up lowrider cars; when he discovers that his beloved teenage son is gay, he beats the boy and locks him out of the house.
Co-produced, written & directed by Peter Bratt; co-produced by & starring Benjamin Bratt; also starring Jeremy Ray Valdez, Max Rosenak, Erika Alexander, Patrick Shining Elk, Talisa Soto, Jesse Borrego, Kevin Michael Richardson & Ruben Gonzalez DVD/Blu-ray not yet available full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia • official movie site |
"Mi Familia" [1995] by Gregory Nava /tt0113896/
"Mi Vida Loca" [1993] by Allison Anders /tt0107566/
"The Milagro Beanfield War"
[Esparza / Universal March 1988]
Filmed in Truchas, Los Alamos & Española in New Mexico; co-produced & directed by Robert Redford; based on
the novel by John Nichols; starring John Heard, Rubén Blades, Richard Bradford, Sonia Braga, Julie Carmen, James
Gammon, Melanie Griffith, Carlos Riquelme, Daniel Stern, Chick Vennera, Christopher Walken, Freddy Fender,
Tony Genaro, Jerry Hardin, Ronald G. Joseph, Mario Arrambide, Robert Carricart, M. Emmet Walsh & Lupita the Pig;
won Oscar for Best Original Score • full credits at IMDb
"Quinceañera" [2006] http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0451176/
"Salt of The Earth" [March 1954]
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A fictional, neo-realist-style tale about oppressed Hispanic-American zinc miners in New Mexico, who go on a strike led mostly by the women. The pro-labor stance and the alleged ties of many of the filmmakers caused the film to be the only officially-blacklisted movie in American history.
Directed by Herbert J. Biberman [B]; script by Michael Biberman & Michael Wilson [B]; produced by Paul Jarrico [B]; starring Will Geer [B]; listed on National Film Registry in 1992 {NOTE: Blacklisted members of the cast & crew are indicated with '[B]'.}
Pioneer b&w DVD [3/99] for $24.97 "Salt of the Earth" credits from IMDb movie entry at Wikipedia DVD includes "The Hollywood Ten" 15-minute docufilm written & directed by John Berry
"Salt of the Earth" only: b&w VHS [1/2000] for $19.95
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"Salt of the Earth: The Story of A Film" [1987] by Herbert Biberman [B] Harbor Electronic 9x6 pb [50th Anniv Edition 5/2003] for $21.21 New York Zoetrope hardcover [original 9/87] out of print/used Harbor Electronic CD-ROM [12/2000] for $25.47 |
 | "The Suppression of Salt of The Earth: How Hollywood, Big Labor & Politicians Blacklisted A Movie In Cold War America" [1999] by James J. Lorence Univ NM Press 9x6 pb [12/99] for $21.95 Univ NM Press 9¼x6½ hardcover [9/99] out of print/used |
 | "Salt of The Earth: Screenplay & Commentary" [1977] Script by Michael Wilson [B]; commentary by Deborah Silverton Rosenfelt Feminist Press at CUNY 9x6 pb [9/77] for $14.95 |
"Selena" biopic
"Spanglish" [2006] /B0007OCG56/ + /tt0371246/
Directed by James L. Brooks; starring Adam Sandler, Téa Leoni, Paz Vega, Shelbie Bruce & Cloris Leachman
"The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit"
[Touchstone Jan 1998]
 | 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 ¡Vamanos!, 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/scarce Touchstone color VHS [8/99] out of prodn/many used Bantam pb playscript [1972] out of print/used full credits from IMDb |
"Zoot Suit" [Universal 1981]
 | A landmark of Latino/Xicano arts. First staged as a play in 1978, this is a filming of that play; the 'stylized musical' tells of anti-Xicano riots in Los Angeles in 1942 against a backdrop of swing music & dance. The sensational performance of Edward James Olmos shows why he is today's leading Hispanic actor. Written & directed by Luis Valdez
Universal widescreen color DVD [5/2003] for $9.99 Universal color VHS video [4/2001] out of stock/used full credits from IMDb; credits on Broadway |
 | "Murder At The Sleepy Lagoon: Zoot Suits, Race & Riot In Wartime L.A." [2003] by Eduardo Obregón Pagán "an important and illuminating contribution ... a wholly compelling glimpse of the reality behind the myth" — Jonathan Kirsch, Los Angeles Times Book Review Univ NC Press 9¼x6¼ pb [11/2003] for $13.97 Univ NC Press 9¾x6¼ hardcover [11/2003] for $49.95 |
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