If you know the name at all — and even some movie buffs don't — it's probably for all the wrong reasons. But without the trail she blazed, there might be no Rita Moreno, Salma Hayek, Jennifer Lopez or ...

Director Alex de la Iglesia followed up his Spanish hit The Day of the Beast with this 1997 English-language feature scripted by Barry Gifford (Wild at Heart). Rosie Perez plays the title character, a ...

Lupe Vélez was Hollywood’s first Latina icon—but if her name isn’t well-known today, maybe that’s because of her dark end. Not only was Vélez one of the most magnetic stars on screen, but she was also ...

The latest, greatest Austin Film Society Essential Cinema Series will be “3 Mexicanas in Hollywood,” celebrating the legacies of renowned actresses Dolores del Río, Lupe Vélez, & Katy Jurado. Having ...