In this episode, we see how Lupe Vélez rose to stardom in Dolores’ shadow and how the differences between her and Dolores evolved along simple, fraught, lines. Dolores was the “good” Mexican, and Lupe, in her relationship with actor Gary Cooper, became the "bad Mexican."
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
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