LATINO HOLLYWOOD.

Ríos-Bustamante, Antonio. 1997 180 pgs. (pbk) FORTHCOMING ISBN: 0915745178 Includes photos, biblio & index. $25.00 Price for class use $17.00

This is the most comprehensive collective biography, accompanied with an extensive photographic essay, about Latinos in the movie industry. Latino participation and involvement in various capacities as actors, actresses, directors, producers, etc. is extensively documented. This book, far from being your typical gossipy Hollywood biography, is the first serious, if not scholarly effort, documenting and bringing together the many Latino contributions that helped shape today's Hollywood industry. This collective biography, a truly important reference book, recalls the extraordinary careers of legends like Dolores del Río, Arturo de Córdova, Carlos Gardel, Carmen Miranda, Rita Cansino (Rita Hayworth), César Romero, Ramón Novarro, Beatriz Michelena and many others who left an important mark in the Hollywood of yesteryear. This is a most authoritative source for any future study or biographical attempt about Latino efforts in the movie industry.