Las Reinas of Los Angeles: Dolores Makes it Big
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04/24/18 • 37 min
All episodes of Hollywood in Color are heavily researched. Here are the major sources used for this episode:
Rebirth: Mexican Los Angeles from the Great Migration to the Great Depression (book) by Douglas Monroy
Whitewashed Adobe: The Rise of Los Angeles (book) by William Deverell
Filming Pancho Villa: How Hollywood Shaped the Mexican Revolution (book) by Margarita de Orellana
Making Cinelandia: American Films and Mexican Film Culture before the Golden Age (book) by Laura Isabel Serna
Mexico on Main Street: Transnational Film Culture in Los Angeles Before World War II (book) by Colin Gunckel
Southern California: An Island on the Land (book) by Carey McWilliams
Dolores Del Río: Beauty in Light and Shade (book) by Linda B. Hall
The Invention of Dolores Del Río (book) by Joanne Herschfield
Dance and the Hollywood Latina (book) by Priscilla Ovalle
From Hollywood and Back: Dolores Del Rio, A Transnational Star (article) by Ana M. Lopez
Spitfire: Lupe Velez and the Ambivalent Pleasures of Ethnic Masquerade (article) by Victoria Sturtevant
Music used in this episode (listed in order heard):
Theme song (intro and outro): Hombre (Instrumental) by Kevin J. Simon (marmosetmusic.com)
Bushwick Tarantella by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) — Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Get Ready by Komiku (freemusicarchive.org) — Public Domain
Cumbia Del Olvido (Instrumental) by Nicola Cruz (marmosetmusic.com)
Laendler in C Minor (Hess 68) by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) — Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
In the Lap by Drake Stafford (freemusicarchive.org) — Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
Trio for Piano, Violin, and Viola by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) — Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Waltz (Tchaikovsky Op. 40) by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) — Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Tumult by Kai Engel (freemusicarchive.org) — Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
Awkward Silences (version b) by Lee Rosevere (freemusicarchive.org) — Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
Slow Heat by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) — Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Ramona (theme) performed by Dolores Del Rio (youtube.com)
Infados by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) — Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Forever Instrumenta (Instrumental) by Bonnie Montgomery (marmosetmusic.com)
Hollywood in Color artwork designed by Shelby Moring
Follow Hollywood in Color on all social media @hwoodincolor and visit the show at hollywoodincolor.org
All episodes of Hollywood in Color are heavily researched. Here are the major sources used for this episode:
Rebirth: Mexican Los Angeles from the Great Migration to the Great Depression (book) by Douglas Monroy
Whitewashed Adobe: The Rise of Los Angeles (book) by William Deverell
Filming Pancho Villa: How Hollywood Shaped the Mexican Revolution (book) by Margarita de Orellana
Making Cinelandia: American Films and Mexican Film Culture before the Golden Age (book) by Laura Isabel Serna
Mexico on Main Street: Transnational Film Culture in Los Angeles Before World War II (book) by Colin Gunckel
Southern California: An Island on the Land (book) by Carey McWilliams
Dolores Del Río: Beauty in Light and Shade (book) by Linda B. Hall
The Invention of Dolores Del Río (book) by Joanne Herschfield
Dance and the Hollywood Latina (book) by Priscilla Ovalle
From Hollywood and Back: Dolores Del Rio, A Transnational Star (article) by Ana M. Lopez
Spitfire: Lupe Velez and the Ambivalent Pleasures of Ethnic Masquerade (article) by Victoria Sturtevant
Music used in this episode (listed in order heard):
Theme song (intro and outro): Hombre (Instrumental) by Kevin J. Simon (marmosetmusic.com)
Bushwick Tarantella by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) — Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Get Ready by Komiku (freemusicarchive.org) — Public Domain
Cumbia Del Olvido (Instrumental) by Nicola Cruz (marmosetmusic.com)
Laendler in C Minor (Hess 68) by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) — Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
In the Lap by Drake Stafford (freemusicarchive.org) — Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
Trio for Piano, Violin, and Viola by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) — Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Waltz (Tchaikovsky Op. 40) by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) — Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Tumult by Kai Engel (freemusicarchive.org) — Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
Awkward Silences (version b) by Lee Rosevere (freemusicarchive.org) — Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
Slow Heat by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) — Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Ramona (theme) performed by Dolores Del Rio (youtube.com)
Infados by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) — Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Forever Instrumenta (Instrumental) by Bonnie Montgomery (marmosetmusic.com)
Hollywood in Color artwork designed by Shelby Moring
Follow Hollywood in Color on all social media @hwoodincolor and visit the show at hollywoodincolor.org
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Las Reinas of Los Angeles: The Beginning
All episodes of Hollywood in Color are heavily researched. Here are the major sources used for this episode:
The Mexican Revolution: A Very Short Introduction (book) by Alan Knight
Rebirth: Mexican Los Angeles from the Great Migration to the Great Depression (book) by Douglas Monroy
Dolores Del Río: Beauty in Light and Shade (book) by Linda B. Hall
The Invention of Dolores Del Río (book) by Joanne Herschfield
Dance and the Hollywood Latina (book) by Priscilla Ovalle
Lupe Vélez: The Life and Career of Hollywood's Mexican Spitfire (book) by Michelle Vogel
Lupe Vélez Before Hollywood: Mexico's First Iconic 'Modern Girl' (in the book Latin American Icons: Fame Across Borders) by Kristy Rawson
Lupe Vélez: Queen of the Bs (in the book From Bananas to Buttocks: The Latina Body in Popular Film and Culture) by Rosa Linda Fregoso
Music used in this episode (listed in order heard):
Theme song (intro and outro): Hombre (Instrumental) by Kevin J. Simon (marmosetmusic.com)
As I Figure by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) — Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Dark Hallway by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) — Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
All the Answers by Lee Rosevere (freemusicarchive.org) — Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
Aunt Tagonist by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) — Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Reacher (Instrumental) by Drae Slapz (marmosetmusic.com)
Laid Back Guitars by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) — Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Sonatina by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) — Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Friends, 2068 by Komiku (freemusicarchive.org) — Public Domain
Bad Ideas (clean) by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) — Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Malagueña by Ernesto Lecuona / performed by Claudia Schmitz (musopen.org) — Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Bumba Crossing by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) — Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Hollywood in Color artwork designed by Shelby Moring
Follow Hollywood in Color on all social media @hwoodincolor and visit the show at hollywoodincolor.org
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Las Reinas of Los Angeles: Lupe Finds Fame
All episodes of Hollywood in Color are heavily researched. Here are the major sources used for this episode:
Lupe Velez: The Life and Career of Hollywood's Mexican Spitfire (book) by Michelle Vogel
A Trans-American Dream: Lupe Velez and the Performance of Transculturation (dissertation) by Kristy A. Rawson
Scandals of Classic Hollywood (book) by Anne Helen Petersen
Gary Cooper: An Intimate Biography (book) by Hector Arce
Dance and the Hollywood Latina (book) by Priscilla Ovalle
Spitfire: Lupe Velez and the Ambivalent Pleasures of Ethnic Masquerade (article) by Victoria Sturtevant
"You Don't Say That in English!": The Scandal of Lupe Velez (book chapter) by Henry Jenkins
All archival materials referenced were found on mediahistoryproject.org
Music used in this episode (listed in order heard):
Theme song (intro and outro): Hombre (Instrumental) by Kevin J. Simon (marmosetmusic.com)
Ghostpocalypse - 8 Epilog by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) — Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
No Frills Cumbia by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) — Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Anamalie by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) — Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Comic Plodding by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) — Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Modern Jazz Samba by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) — Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Relaxing Piano Music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) — Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
In Your Arms by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) — Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Lift Motif by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) — Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Palios Karsilamas (Instrumental) by Ryan Francesconi (marmosetmusic.com)
Earnest by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) — Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Hollywood in Color artwork designed by Shelby Moring
Follow Hollywood in Color on all social media @hwoodincolor and visit the show at hollywoodincolor.org
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