Caption: Mary Beltrán, assistant professor of communication arts and Chican@ and Latin@ studies, talks about the 1928 film "Ramona," starring Richard Dix (left) and Dolores Del Rio (center), as "a good example of the transitions taking place for Latinos in Hollywood during the shift to sound film," says Beltrán. "Del Rio was an established star whose Hollywood career was severely limited" after the introduction of sound in movies; due to her accent, she got pigeonholed as a supporting actress, and eventually left Hollywood for Mexico.
Photo by: Michael Forster Rothbart
Date: September 2005
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Caption: A photograph of Rita Moreno from the film "West Side Story" was used by Mary Beltrán, assistant professor of communication arts and Chican@ and Latin@ studies, in her research on the roles of Hispanics in film and television.
Photo by: courtesy Mary Beltrán
Date: 2005
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Caption: A poster for the film "Flying Down to Rio," starring Dolores del Rio, was used by Mary Beltrán, assistant professor of communication arts and Chican@ and Latin@ studies, in her research on the roles of Hispanics in film and television.
Photo by: courtesy Mary Beltrán
Date: 2005
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