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Author Lehtinen, Jenni M

Title Doña Bárbara Unleashed From Venezuelan Plains to International Screen
Published Cardiff : University of Wales Press, 2021

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Description 1 online resource (212 p.)
Series Iberian and Latin American Studies
Iberian and Latin American studies.
Contents Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Series Editors' Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- List of Figures -- Introduction: Doña Bárbara, Her Critics, Her Story and Her Fans -- Chapter 1: 'The Legend of María Transformed into the Doña' -- Fernando de Fuentes's Launching of a Legend on Screen (1943) -- Chapter 2: 'From the Point of View of the Woman' -- Doña Bárbara as Seen by Betty Kaplan (1998) -- Chapter 3: Doña Bárbara Reborn -- Entering the New Millennium on the Small Screen (2008) -- Chapter 4: Simply La Doña (2016) -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary By comparing different screen adaptations of the story of Rómulo Gallegos's notorious villainess, Doña Bárbara Unleashed reveals how over the years subversively strong female characters have become increasingly accepted by society and welcomed by audiences
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Subject Gallegos, Rómulo, 1884-1969 -- Film adaptations
Gallegos, Rómulo, 1884-1969 -- Television adaptations
Gallegos, Rómulo, 1884-1969. Doña Bárbara.
SUBJECT Gallegos, Rómulo, 1884-1969 fast
Doña Bárbara (Gallegos, Rómulo) fast
Subject Women in motion pictures.
Women on television.
Women in motion pictures
Women on television
Genre/Form Film adaptations
Television adaptations
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781786836878
1786836874
1786836882
9781786836885