Latinas and Latinos on TV: Colorblind Comedy in the Post-Racial Network Era

by Isabel Molina-Guzman

Since ABC's George Lopez Show left the airwaves in 2007 as the only network television show to feature a Latino lead, the representational landscape of Latina and Latino actors has shifted from media invisibility toward an era of increasing inclusion.

Sofia Vergara became the highest paid woman and Latina on TV for her starring role on Modern Family. In the first successful dramedy starring a Latina since ABC's Ugly Betty,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816537240
• ISBN13: 9780816537242
• Release Date: March 2018
• Publisher: University of Arizona Press
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.3"