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Hollywood in Color is a new podcast telling the stories of the stars usually left out of entertainment history — the people of color in front of and behind the camera who have been representing for over a century. Host Diana Martinez has a PhD in film and media studies and has written for Slate, The…

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    • Jan 18, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 30m AVG DURATION
    • 11 EPISODES
    • 3 SEASONS


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    Sonic Cinema: The Making of The Bodyguard

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2019 41:33


    The Bodyguard, released in 1992, starring Whitney Houston in her first acting role and leading man Kevin Costner, was a mainstream film about an interracial relationship — with maybe very little to say about race.

    Sonic Cinema: The Making of Selena

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2018 26:47


    The movie Selena was without a doubt Jennifer Lopez's big break, but it was also the completion of singer Selena Quintanilla's much-anticipated crossover into American mainstream music.

    Hattie McDaniel: The End

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2018 30:56


    In the third and final episode of the season, Hattie finds it difficult to keep up as Hollywood and her community forge ahead to a new era of black representation and politics.

    Hattie McDaniel: Winning and Losing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2018 34:35


    When Gone with the Wind was released, critics were flabbergasted by the willing participation from black actors to be in the film. Hattie McDaniel was at the center of this controversy. She really wanted the part, but she couldn’t foresee, or, maybe she just didn’t care, about the backlash.

    Hattie McDaniel: The Beginning

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2018 29:10


    "Mammy" is only one role of many that made up Hattie McDaniel's multi-faceted career. She was also a singer, a songwriter, a stage and vaudeville veteran, a comedian, and a radio personality. In the first episode of the season, we follow her journey from Denver, Colorado to Hollywood.

    Las Reinas of Los Angeles: The End

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2018 31:33


    In the last episode of the season, we look at Lupe’s and Dolores’ careers in the late 1930s to the mid 1940s, when both women leave Hollywood when it becomes an unwelcome space and place. Season 2 begins June 19.

    Las Reinas of Los Angeles: An Ominous Transition

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2018 36:34


    In the fourth episode of the season, we look at Dolores’ career during the Hollywood transition to sound film. The coming of sound limited Dolores’ roles. They became more stereotypical and forgettable. With her accent, sound amplified the difference that her Spanish señorita persona had overcome.

    Las Reinas of Los Angeles: Lupe Finds Fame

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2018 34:58


    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."

    Las Reinas of Los Angeles: Dolores Makes it Big

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2018 37:01


    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.

    Las Reinas of Los Angeles: The Beginning

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2018 29:15


    Season 1: Lupe Vélez and Dolores Del Río, Las Reinas — the Queens — of Los Angeles starts in 1920s Mexico, where Lupe and Dolores grew up and found their love for performance. We’ll follow Lupe and Dolores as they make their way to Hollywood from Mexico and taste their first sips of stardom.

    Introducing Hollywood in Color

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2018 3:04


    Hollywood in Color is a new podcast telling the stories of the stars usually left out of entertainment history — the people of color in front of and behind the camera who have been representing for over a century. Season 1 begins April 17, 2018.

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