Stars and stardom in Brazilian cinema /edited by Tim Bergfelder, Lisa Shaw and Vieira, Joćo Luiz Vieira. 

 - New York :  Berghahn Books,  (c)2017. 
 - 1 online resource (vi, 294 pages) :  illustrations. 
 - Berghahnonfilm .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction /  Consuming visions: female stars, the melindrosa and desires for a Brazilian film industry /  A star system created by fans: Pernambucan cinema in the 1920s /  A star in the spotlight: Carmen Santos and Brazilian cinema of the 1920s /  Carmen Miranda: from national star to global brand /  Cinelandia magazine and the creation of home-grown movie stars in the 1950s /  Oscarito and Grande Otelo: 'the terrible twosome' /  Eliane Lage: a falling star in the skies of the Tropics --  Ana Carolina de Moura Delfim Maciel --  Radio stars on screen: critiques of stardom in Moacyr Fenelon's Tudo azul (1952) /  Jece Valadao, the 'charming crook': a star image between tradition and modernity /  Jose Mojica Marins versus Coffin Joe: auteurism and stardom in Brazilian cinema /  As loiras: Brazil's screen blondes /  a star is born: the rising profile of the non-professional actor in recent Brazilian cinema /  The black body reframed: Lazaro Ramos and the performance of interracial love /  Seu Jorge as a cross-media star: from local authenticity to global appeal /  Latin lover or Latin(o) loser? Rodrigo Santoro and the Hollywood stereotype /  Daniel O'Brien.  Lisa Shaw and Tim Bergfelder --  Maite Conde --  Luciana Correa de Araujo --  Ana Pessoa --  Ana Rita Mendonca and Lisa Shaw --  Lisa Shaw --  Joćo Luiz Vieira and Leonardo Macario --  Luis Alberto Rocha Melo --  Rafael de Luna Freire --  Laura Canepa --  Stephanie Dennison --  Charlotte Gleghorn --  Ben Hoff --  Katia Augusta Maciel --  --  -- 
<br/><br/> Despite the recent explosion of scholarly interest in "star studies," Brazilian film has received comparatively little attention. As this volume demonstrates, however, the richness of Brazilian stardom extends well beyond the ubiquitous Carmen Miranda. Among the studies assembled here are fascinating explorations of figures such as Eliane Lage (the star attraction of Sao Paulo's Vera Cruz studios), cult horror movie auteur Coffin Joe, and Lazaro Ramos, the most visible Afro-Brazilian actor today. At the same time, contributors interrogate the inner workings of the star system in Brazil, from the pioneering efforts of silent-era actresses to the recent advent of the non-professional movie star. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781785332999 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2017007072 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Motion picture actors and actresses--Brazil.<br/>Motion pictures--History and criticism.--Brazil
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PN1993  / .S737 2017