Watching Lupe Vélez While Thinking About the Latina Body Politic

While I am totally thrilled with the production values of Tex[t]-Mex, my book with the University of Texas Press, there's no denying that being able to screen video clips would make the book even better. For example, the Lupe Vélez chapter of the book attempts to restore some sacred, uncanny, reverberation to the tortured corpse of one of Hollywood's most infamous celebrity suicides. Vélez's tragedy is rendered more poignant when you watch her at her peak. RIP, Lupita! Te quiero mucho.