Frances Negrón-Muntaner

It was possible for me to conceive of becoming a professional film maker because of my grandfather, who was a frustrated commercial director. He had studied film at the University of Miami during the ’40s and returned to Puerto Rico a few years later without completing his degree. Although my grandf...

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Published in	Women of Vision Vol. 9; p. 277
Main Author	Juhasz, Alexandra
Format	Book Chapter
Language	English
Published	United States University of Minnesota Press 09.05.2001
Edition	NED - New edition
Subjects	Anthropology Applied anthropology Arts Behavioral sciences Business Cultural anthropology Cultural industries Cultural studies Entertainment industries Ethnic groups Ethnology Female homosexuality Feminist film theory Feminist literary theory Film studies Film theory Films, cinema Gays and lesbians Gender identity Gender studies Hispanics History: specific events & topics Homosexuality Industrial sectors Industry Literary genres Literary studies Literary theory Literature Motion picture industry Movies Poetry Queer culture Queer studies REFERENCE, INFORMATION AND INTERDISCIPLINARY SUBJECTS Sexual orientation Social sciences
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ISBN	0816633711 9780816633715 9780816633722 081663372X

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Summary:	It was possible for me to conceive of becoming a professional film maker because of my grandfather, who was a frustrated commercial director. He had studied film at the University of Miami during the ’40s and returned to Puerto Rico a few years later without completing his degree. Although my grandfather was passionate about making feature films in Puerto Rico, he seemed to have been routinely ripped off by industry sharks. This led him to eventually close a studio-for-rent he had built behind his house. After abandoning features, he became a medical photographer and slowly began to lend me the
ISBN:	0816633711 9780816633715 9780816633722 081663372X