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Ricardo Darín and the Construction of Latin American Film Stardom
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Examines the star persona of Argentine actor Ricardo Darín
• Offers the first academic study that analyses the full spectrum of Darín’s works – in theatre, film and TV, filling a lacuna both in Hispanic and Anglophone academia
• Sets out an innovative exploration of Darín’s star construction and cultural significance in connection to the dynamics of the Argentine film industry and the Latin American and Hispanic star stereotypes
• Examines currently unanswered questions regarding Stardom in Latin America
• Reveals performative features of Darín’s work that define Argentine cinema’s contemporary mainstream productions
• Provides accounts of Darín’s influences in the national and international cinema marketplace
This monograph examines the figure of Ricardo Darín, the leading actor that drives Argentine cinema’s box office success. It aims to fill a lacuna both in Hispanic and Anglophone academia regarding the study of how Ricardo Darín’s rise to stardom took place, and what that stardom means for the Latin American film industry. Accordingly, it examines whether or not Ricardo Darín embodies the epitome of the contemporary Latin American or Hispanic star, and, importantly, whether or not the characteristics of the Hollywood star system are actually applicable in the case of Argentine cinema – where the dividing lines between so-called ‘industrial’ and ‘independent’ cinemas are very difficult to discern. Thus, whilst taking the study of this key figure from contemporary Argentine cinema as its focal point, this study will also facilitate an opening up towards broader but equally vital questions that continue to require full examination: How are Argentine, Latin American and Hispanic stars constructed? Does the leading actor of contemporary Argentine cinema embody a wider social group and historical moment in the region? Is his performative approach redefining a particular cinematic style?
About the Author:
Clara Garavelli is currently Director of Studies for Modern Languages and Associate Professor in Spanish and Latin American Studies at the University of Leicester (UK).
Press Reviews:
In this brilliant book, Clara Garavelli presents an incisive and comprehensive analysis of Argentina’s leading actor. Garavelli places Darín within the national context of the Argentine cultural industries and traces his rise to transnational stardom. A must read for anyone interested in Argentine cinema and culture, star studies and Ricardo Darín.– Deborah Shaw, University of Portsmouth
See the publisher website: Edinburgh University Press
See the complete filmography of Ricardo Darín on the website: IMDB ...
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