Latina/o stars in U.S. eyes: the making and meanings of film and TV stardom

Latin lovers and American accents : Dolores Del Rio and Hollywood's transition to sound

The good neighbor on prime time : Desi Arnaz and I love Lucy

A fight for "dignity and integrity" : Rita Moreno in Hollywood's post-war era

The burden of playing Chico : Freddie Prinze and Latino stardom in television's era of "relevance"

The face of the "decade" : Edward James Olmos and Latino films of the 1980s

Crossing over the Latina body : Jennifer Lopez and the 1990s "Latin wave"

Ethnic ambiguity in the era of Dark angels : Jessica Alba and mixed Latina/o trends.