In this episode, Dolores Del Río becomes a transnational superstar when she undergoes a makeover where she seemingly leaves behind her Mexicanidad and assumes a Spanish identity. Interestingly, this parallels Southern California's own transformation, which covered over its Mexican past in favor of a mythical Spanish heritage.
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
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