Episodes: Season 1, Episode 1
About the Episode
In this episode, we start in 1920s Mexico, where Lupe and Dolores grew up and found their love for performance. We’ll follow Lupe and Dolores as they make their way to Hollywood from Mexico and taste their first sips of stardom.
The Sources
- The Mexican Revolution: A Very Short Introduction (book) by Alan Knight
- Rebirth: Mexican Los Angeles from the Great Migration to the Great Depression (book) by Douglas Monroy
- Dolores Del Río: Beauty in Light and Shade (book) by Linda B. Hall
- The Invention of Dolores Del Río (book) by Joanne Herschfield
- Dance and the Hollywood Latina (book) by Priscilla Ovalle
- Lupe Vélez: The Life and Career of Hollywood's Mexican Spitfire (book) by Michelle Vogel
- Lupe Vélez Before Hollywood: Mexico's First Iconic 'Modern Girl' (in the book Latin American Icons: Fame Across Borders) by Kristy Rawson
- Lupe Vélez: Queen of the Bs (in the book From Bananas to Buttocks: The Latina Body in Popular Film and Culture) by Rosa Linda Fregoso
The Music
- Theme song (intro and outro): Hombre (Instrumental) by Kevin J. Simon (marmosetmusic.com)
- As I Figure by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) — Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
- Dark Hallway by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) — Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
- All the Answers by Lee Rosevere (freemusicarchive.org) — Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
- Aunt Tagonist by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) — Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
- Reacher (Instrumental) by Drae Slapz (marmosetmusic.com)
- Laid Back Guitars by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) — Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
- Sonatina by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) — Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
- Friends, 2068 by Komiku (freemusicarchive.org) — Public Domain
- Bad Ideas (clean) by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) — Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
- Malagueña by Ernesto Lecuona / performed by Claudia Schmitz (musopen.org) — Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
- Bumba Crossing by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) — Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
The Team
All episodes are written, produced, and edited by Diana Martinez. All artwork for the show was designed by Shelby Moring.