Las Reinas of Los Angeles: The Beginning

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

The Mexican Revolution: A Very Short Introduction (book) by Alan Knight

Rebirth: Mexican Los Angeles from the Great Migration to the Great Depression (book) by Douglas Monroy

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

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

Dance and the Hollywood Latina (book) by Priscilla Ovalle

Lupe Vélez: The Life and Career of Hollywood's Mexican Spitfire (book) by Michelle Vogel

Lupe Vélez Before Hollywood: Mexico's First Iconic 'Modern Girl' (in the book Latin American Icons: Fame Across Borders) by Kristy Rawson

Lupe Vélez: Queen of the Bs (in the book From Bananas to Buttocks: The Latina Body in Popular Film and Culture) by Rosa Linda Fregoso

Music used in this episode (listed in order heard):

Theme song (intro and outro): Hombre (Instrumental) by Kevin J. Simon (marmosetmusic.com)

As I Figure by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) — Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

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

All the Answers by Lee Rosevere (freemusicarchive.org) — Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

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

Reacher (Instrumental) by Drae Slapz (marmosetmusic.com)

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

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

Friends, 2068 by Komiku (freemusicarchive.org) — Public Domain

Bad Ideas (clean) by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) — Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

Malagueña by Ernesto Lecuona / performed by Claudia Schmitz (musopen.org) — Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

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

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