Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS ix
3. A NOTE ON TRANSLATIONS AND FILM TITLES xi
4. PRÓLOGO (PROLOGUE) xiii
5. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xv
6. INTRODUCTION 1
7. PART I. THE YANQUI INVASION
8. 1. U.S. MOTION PICTURE COMPANIES GO SOUTH OF THE BORDER 19
9. 2. AMERICAN MOVIES, MEXICAN MODERNITY 47
10. 3. IN LOLA’S HOUSE 85
11. PART II. BORDER CROSSINGS
12. 4. LA VIRGEN AND L A PELONA 123
13. 5. DENIGRATING PICTURES 154
14. 6. AL CINE 180
15. CONCLUSION 215
16. ABBREVIATIONS OF FREQUENTLY CITED SOURCES 223
17. NOTES 225
18. BIBLIOGRAPHY 279
19. FILMOGRAPHY 303
20. INDEX 309