Chicano Cinema: Research, Reviews, and Resources is the first book dedicated to the subject of both Chicano cinema and the depiction of Chicanos and other Latin

Providing textual analysis of 12 feature films written and directed by filmmakers who explore aspects of the Chicano cultural movement, this book discusses film

Hidden Chicano Cinema examines how New Mexico, situated within the boundaries of the United States, became a stand-in for the exotic non-western world that tour

To date, Chicano and Latino representation and participation in the American film industry have been largely ignored by film scholars. Genre criticism has been