FIESTA, 1947
Scope and Contents
The collection is focused primarily on portrayals of Latino/a characters in film and includes materials about major Latino stars, such as Lupe Vélez and Dolores Del Rio (both strongly represented in this collection). However, many of the great Latino movie stars in Hollywood films -- Rita Hayworth, Anthony Quinn, Lupe Vélez, Cesar Romero, for instance -- portrayed many different kinds of roles during their long careers, and this collection reveals some of the diversity of their work. Although the bulk of the items here are associated with Hollywood movies, there are some examples of Cuban, Mexican, and South American film, as well as a collection of campaign sheets and posters from Britain, Italy, Mexico, Cuba, and other countries (based on Hollywood releases). The collection contains approximately 590 pieces of rare movie ephemera: promotional photographs, posters, lobby cards, photoplay book editions, campaign books, press kits and television/movie scripts ranging from the silent film era to 2005.
Dates
- Creation: 1947
RICARDO MONTALBAN IN “FIESTA” (1947)
Ricardo Montalban was born in Mexico in 1920. He married Loretta Young’s much younger sister Georgina in 1944 (a marriage still maintained) and was welcomed into a Hollywood family. His older actor brother Carlos brought Ricardo to LA while still a teen, and he learned English and got into Fairfax High, where MGM talent scouts noticed him in a school play. He slowly worked his way up through the training process, which the old Hollywood contract system allowed and by the late 1940’s became a leading man. He maintained that status through the 1950’s and was one of the very few Latino leading men working in Hollywood films during these decades. His career included television in the 1970s and 80s. Today he makes public appearances and, though a permanent resident of the United States, he retains his Mexican citizenship.
Extent
From the Collection: 4 Linear Feet (8 boxes, plus oversized materials in map cases) ; Box 1: 27 x 14 x 32 cm Boxes 2-4: 9.5x12x5x3 inches Boxes 5-8: 21x16x3 inches
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Stephen O. Murray and Keelung Hong Special Collections Repository