From Latin to Latino Lover: Hispanicity and Female Desire in Popular Culture

This article examines the relationship between the concept of the Latin Lover and the notion of Hispanicity. The essay starts with an analysis of The Sheik (1921), which is generally considered as the film that launched the figure of the Latin Lover. The author then compares this figure to an import...

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Main Author: Nadia Lie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Association for the Study of Popular Romance (IASPR) 2014-02-01
Series:Journal of Popular Romance Studies
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Online Access:https://www.jprstudies.org/2014/02/from-latin-to-latino-lover-hispanicity-and-female-desire-in-popular-cultureby-nadia-lie/