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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0025493223026
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Label: PASSPORT VIDEO
Languages: EnglishOriginal Language
Manufacturer: PASSPORT VIDEO
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: PASSPORT VIDEO
Region Code: 1
Release Date: May 16, 2000
Running Time: 145 minutes
Studio: PASSPORT VIDEO
Theatrical Release Date: 1999
Editorial Review:
Description:
Show 1: Hispanic Hollywood HISPANIC HOLLYWOOD is a sizzling two-hour special celebrating the silver screen legacy of Hispanic entertainers. From the early passions of the Latin Lover through today's top celebrities, this unique program is an illuminating voyage into the careers and contributions of some of film history's most legendary performers.
Show 2: Fiesta Experience the music, magic and excitement of a real life Fiesta in the heart of Mexico with Mexican film stars Antonio Moreno, Jorge Negrette, Anna Ayars, Armida, the Guadalajara Trio and a cast of hundreds in the 1942 musical Fiesta. (Approx. 45 min.)
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Likewise with Carmen Miranda... She was not "hispanic" (of Spanish descent) but rather born in Portugal and raised in Brazil. How ironic that a collection that seeks to highlight Latin American contributions to Hollywood should so casually fumble over the most basic ethnic terminology. Oh, well.
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Gives a good overview of Latin Americans in film, especially during Hollywood's golden era. Worth seeing just for the movie footage/scenes from certain films. Notable also for a huge, glaring ERROR. U.S. actress Dorothy Lamour was NOT "Hispanic". Whoever did the research for this production was incredibly poor. Versions of her bio are all over the Internet, for goodness sake! Her "real" name was never mentioned in the DVD, nor the city or state where she was born.
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This 100-minute documentary discussed actors and actresses of Latin American and SPANISH descent in the US's Hollywood. It's a long "who's who?" that gets exhaustive at points. However, it clearly demonstrates that Latinos are not just a new presence but have always been on the screen. Two things stand out. First, this movie mentions all the Latino actors that fled Hollywood for Mexico, fled the stage to go behind the camera, or fled film and returned to theater in order to escape from limited ... Read More
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