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Members of Justicia (Justice for Chicanos in the Motion Picture and Television Industry). Ray Andrade (center), a former professional boxer and Green Beret in Vietnam, formed Justicia to protect the image of Chicanos in media. The organization was eventually disbanded, but it helped pave the way for equal opportunities for Chicanos in the industry.
From The Shades of L.A. Photo Collection, Los Angeles Public Library
Film still provided by the UCLA Film and Television Archive.
Film still provided by the UCLA Film and Television Archive.
Film Set for Selena (dir. Gregory Nava, 1997). Principal Actors: Constance Marie (left), Jennifer Lopez, and Edward James Olmos (far right) surround director Gregory Nava as they watch playback footage.
Rita Moreno became the first Latin American woman to win an Academy Award, for her acting performance in West Side Story (dir. Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins, 1961)
From the Los Angeles Herald Examiner Photo Collection, Los Angeles Public Library
A film still from Frida. Mexican actress Salma Hayek portrays the famous Mexican painter.
Via Film Grab
Film still provided by the UCLA Film and Television Archive.
Film still provided by the UCLA Film and Television Archive.
This guide was created in 2022-2023 by Diana King and Arts Library Research Assistant Diana Cardenas. The guide explores resources on Latinx and Chicanx film, television, and associated media.
A good place to begin research is with reference material such as the Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States and the entry for Media.
Below are associated guides that can help with your research journey:
Chicana and Chicano Studies in Library Special Collections
The research guide curators acknowledge that terminology and naming of ethnic and racial categories is complex, imperfect, often contentious, and contextual. See below for some resources and examination of terms.
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