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Learning from Priscilla López (part II)

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Uploaded by on Jul 3, 2007

Luis Salgado (Director of R.Evolución Latina) interviews Priscilla López in the second part of this learning interview. There is so much to absorb from this incredibly experienced talent.

Priscilla Lopez is an American singer, dancer, and actress.

Revolución Latina is a movement that celebrates human success and growth in Particular the Latino Artist who with their choices and actions set's up a great example for others.

In this second take we talk about:

The Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors (HOLA) is an arts service organization founded in 1976 to expand the presence of Hispanic actors in both the Latino and mainstream entertainment and communications media by facilitating industry access to employing professional and emerging Hispanic actors.

Raúl Juliá was a Golden Globe award winning actor from Puerto Rico who lived and worked for many years in the United States. His career spanned stage and screen, and included dramatic, comic, and musical roles in theater, film and television, challenging audiences with his complex, often enthralling performances.

Carmen Miranda was a Portuguese-Brazilian samba singer and motion picture star most active in the 1940s. Carmen's Hollywood image was one of a generic Latinness that blurred the distinctions between Brazil, Argentina, and Mexico as well as between samba, tango and habanera. It was carefully stylized and outlandishly flamboyant. She was often shown wearing platform sandals and towering headdresses made of fruit, becoming famous as "the lady in the tutti-frutti hat."
She was well aware of the tensions in her career. During a visit to Brazil in 1940, she was heavily criticized for giving in to American commercialism and projecting a false image of Brazil. She responded with the Portuguese language song "Disseram Que Voltei Americanizada," or "They Say I've Come Back Americanized." Another song, "Bananas Is My Business," was based on a line in one of her movies and directly addressed her image. She was greatly upset by the criticism and did not return to Brazil again for 14 years.

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  • Thank you for this interview. I am new to the NYC audition scene, and as a Hispanic woman by heritage, not necessarily by environment, this was very helpful. I understand her in-betweeness. People here want me to be more Latina, but I don't really know how. I am just myself and I'm learning. Thank you for sharing this great interview. She is extremely gracious!

  • esto esta genial... gracias por la informacion que hay en estos videos.

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