This book addresses a variety of regional humor traditions such as exploitation cinema, Brazilian chanchada , the Cantinflas heritage, the comedy of manners and light sexuality, iconic figures and characters, as well as a variety of humor registers evident in different Latin American films.
| ISBN: | 9781349563142 |
| Publication date: | 31st December 2013 |
| Author: | Juana Suárez, Juan Poblete |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan an imprint of Palgrave Macmillan US |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 279 pages |
| Series: | New Directions in Latino American Cultures |
| Genres: |
Cultural studies Films, cinema Gender studies, gender groups Performing arts Film history, theory or criticism Society and culture: general |