Mexican American Theatre: Then and Now
- ISBN-10
- 0934770220
- ISBN-13
- 9780934770224
- Category
- Literary Criticism / Drama
- Pages
- 120
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1983
- Publisher
- Arte Publico Press
- Author
- Nicolàs Kanellos
Description
A collection of interviews, essays and vaudeville skits from the 1930s to the 1950s all pertaining to Mexican-American theater. Historical studies by Jorge Huerta, Nicolas Kanellos, Tomas Ybarra-Frausto and others; exclusive interview of Luis Valdez; and vaudeville material from Lalo Astol, the Carpa Garcia and others never before published.
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Other editions
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- 1987
- 126 pages
- Paperback
- Latin American Literary Review Press
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