The 1998 Latino Film Festival Yearbook

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The 1998 Latino Film Festival Yearbook is written by Jim Sullivan and published by Wpr Publishing. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 188937914X (ISBN 10) and 9781889379142 (ISBN 13).

Like a film festival on paper, this is the first book of its kind in English to showcase the best of in Latino filmmaking. A dazzling celebration in words and photos, it includes a tribute to the late, great Raul Julia and Gabriel Figueroa, a profile of the amazing Rita Moreno, and articles by the noteworthy Luis Valdez, Carlos Monsivais and Bel Hernandez. A much-needed resource in the rapidly evolving world of Latin-American movies and U.S. Latino films, shorts and documentaries, The 1998 Latino Film Festival Yearbook profiles 60 pivotal movies, documentaries and short films, including: -- Tango (USA) -- The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit (USA) -- The Voice of the Heart (Venezuela) -- Saint Lucifer (Mexico) -- Obstinate Memory (Chile) -- Love Can Seriously Damage Your Health (Spain). With an introduction by Edward James Olmos, this book is a must for anyone interested in film or Hispanic studies. It is a fascinating look at the "other half" of Hollywood.