Tag Archives: Mexican Americans

The Distance Between Us

Posted on May 27, 2016 by racheloriol

Grande, Reyna. The Distance Between Us: A Memoir. New York: Atria Books, 2012. Perhaps because I am the mother of a one and a half year old, and perhaps because I feel vulnerable due to income, future work, and stability, … Continue reading →

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José Limón and La Malinche: The Dancer and the Dance

Posted on April 28, 2016 by racheloriol

José Limón and La Malinche: The Dancer and the Dance. Ed. Patricia Seed. Austin: University of Texas Press, 2008. This edited volume is special because it hones in on one important but unexplored aspect of José Limón’s career: the influence … Continue reading →

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José Limón: An Unfinished Memoir

Posted on March 23, 2016 by racheloriol

Limón, José. An Unfinished Memoir. Hanover: Wesleyan University Press, 1999. As the title suggests, this is an unfinished memoir from José Limón, one of the important choreographers of modern dance. Although unfinished, this autobiographical narrative gave me a distinct background … Continue reading →

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Massacre of the Dreamers by Ana Castillo

Posted on June 19, 2014 by racheloriol

Castillo, Ana. Massacre of the Dreamers: Essays on Xicanisma. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1994. Thoughts on this collection of essays: Although aggressive and defensive in tone, it makes sense for the time period it was written over. Her … Continue reading →

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Real Women Have Curves by Josefina López

Posted on April 26, 2014 by racheloriol

López, Josefina. Real Women Have Curves. 1996. Alexander Street Press, 2013. Electronic Book. Summary: This play takes place over a week in September in 1987, in the sewing factory of Estela, the 24 year old undocumented owner. Not unlike Fornés’ … Continue reading →

Posted in Special Topic, ST: Prose | Tagged American identity, bodies, California, female bodies, marriages, Mexican Americans, sensuality | Leave a comment

“Lupe Vélez: Queen of the B’s” by Rosa Linda Fregoso

Posted on April 25, 2014 by racheloriol

Fregoso, Rosa Linda. “Lupe Vélez: Queen of the B’s.” From Bananas to Buttocks: The Latina Body in Popular Film and Culture. Ed. Myra Mendible. Austin: University of Texas Press, 2007. 51-68. Summary/Analysis: Rosa Linda Fregoso’s article on Lupe Vélez attempts … Continue reading →

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Salsa Crossings: Dancing Latinidad in Los Angeles by Cindy García

Posted on April 23, 2014 by racheloriol

García, Cindy. Salsa Crossings: Dancing Latinidad in Los Angeles. Durham, Duke University Press, 2013. Context: Cindy García writes a unique ethnography and analysis of the Los Angeles salsa scene in the early 2000s. She is currently a scholar of theatre arts … Continue reading →

Posted in Special Topic, ST: Theory | Tagged bodies, Cubans, dance, dance history, female bodies, Imaginary, love matches, materiality, Mexican Americans, Puerto Rican, theory | Leave a comment

Heroes and Saints & Other Plays by Cherríe Moraga

Posted on April 22, 2014 by racheloriol

Moraga, Cherríe. Heroes and Saints & Other Plays. Albuquerque: West End Press, 1994. Summary: This collection contains three plays: “Giving Up the Ghost,” “Shadow of a Man,” and “Heroes and Saints.” “Giving up the Ghost” is interesting because it shifts … Continue reading →

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Half Naked Truth (1932)

Posted on April 13, 2014 by racheloriol

Half Naked Truth. Dir. Gregory La Cava. Perf. Lupe Vélez, Lee Tracy, Eugene Pallette. Radio Pictures, 1932. Summary: This film follows three main characters, Teresita (Vélez), Bates the hustler (Tracy), and Achilles (Pallette) and their lives in trying to make … Continue reading →

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“‘¿Y ahora qué vas a hacer, mulata?’: Hip choreographies in the Mexican cabaretera film Mulata (1954).” by Melissa Blanco Borelli

Posted on March 31, 2014 by racheloriol

Blanco Borelli, Melissa. “‘¿Y ahora qué vas a hacer, mulata?’: Hip choreographies in the Mexican cabaretera film Mulata (1954).” Women & Performance: a Journal of Feminist Theory. 18.3 (2008): 215-233. Summary/Quotes: Blanco Borelli digs into José Piedra’s idea of “Hip … Continue reading →

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