Las Reinas of Los Angeles: An Ominous Transition

Hollywood in Color

All episodes of Hollywood in Color are heavily researched. Here are the major sources used for this episode:

Dolores Del Rio: Beauty in Light and Shade (book) by Linda B Hall

Dance and the Hollywood Latina (book) by Priscilla Ovalle

The Invention of Dolores Del Rio (book) by Joanne Herschfield

Dolores Del Rio, the First “Latin Invasion,” and Hollywood’s Transition to Sound (article) by Mary Beltrán

Spitfire: Lupe Velez and the Ambivalent Pleasures of Ethnic Masquerade (article) by Victoria Sturtevant

"Cinema at its Source": Synchronizing Race and Sound in the Early Talkies (article) by Alice Maurice

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)

Excerpts from The Jazz Singer (youtube.com)

Bleu by Kumiko (freemusicarchive.org) — Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

Someday I'll Like You But Before Let Me Rest In My Solitude (Lonely Character's Theme) by Kumiko (freemusicarchive.org) — Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

Frozen Jungle by Kumiko (freemusicarchive.org) — Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

Laid Back Guitars by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) — Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

La Citadelle by Kumiko (freemusicarchive.org) — Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

Excerpt from Ramona soundtrack (youtube.com)

Polen (Instrumental) by Animal Chuki (marmosetmusic.com)

Quasi Motion by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) — Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

Night Cave by Kumiko (freemusicarchive.org) — Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

Hollywood in Color artwork designed by Shelby Moring

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