Promotional Information

Latino American cinema is a provocative, complex, and definitively American topic of study. This book examines key mainstream commercial films while also spotlighting often-underappreciated documentaries, avant-garde and experimental projects, independent productions, features and shorts, and more.

Table of Contents

Entry Lists Master Entry List Movies List Stars and Organizations List Concepts List Preface A Note to Readers Overview Effective Ways to Use This Encyclopedia Acknowledgments The Encyclopedia Resource Guide General Bibliography Online References/Databases Research Centers Media Distributors Index

About the Author

Scott L. Baugh is associate professor of film and media studies in the English department at Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX.

Reviews

Baugh (film & media studies, Texas Tech Univ.) has compiled an essential scholarly tool for Latino American film and culture studies. . . . This solid resource fills a critical gap in Latino studies reference material.
*Library Journal*

The resource guide section is particularly well structured, with a list of relevant online academic and commercial resources; Latino research centers in the US, the Caribbean, and South America; and media distributors that handle Latino cinema. College, university, and public libraries serving Latino populations will benefit from this book. Summing Up: Recommended.
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