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Eva Peron (1919-1952) was the First Lady of Argentina from 1946 until her death in 1952. Often referred to as "Evita," she was never an officially elected political figure, but by her husband's second term as President, she had become the most powerful woman in the history of her nation. By the 1960s, Evita was an international pop-culture icon; in the 1970s, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice wrote the blockbuster musical Evita about her; and in the mid-90s, the musical was adapted to a movie starring Madonna. This small, chunky paperback features all manner of vintage graphic treatments from...

The National Museum of Art contains a panorama of Mexican art from the 16th to the 20th centuries. 225 selected pieces from the collection of paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints, photographs, documents, and popular art are contained in the practical guide with information on the artists, themes, stylistic movements and critical thoughts over the 5 centuries that are represented. A section of brief biographies of the artists make this a very useful guide. Some of the artists include: Cristóbal de Villalpando, Mugel Cabrera, José María Velasco, Saturnino Herrán, Diego Rivera, José...

Con una carrera cinematográfica de más de 40 años, el autor muestra en este libro un texto breve por cada palabra, pero que puede aparecer inagotable al momento de entender. El libro está compuesto de 393 páginas que contienen 419 películas. Los ensayos reunidos en este tomo generan a su vez un diccionario de 100 términos, cuyo orden alfabético comienza con la palabra "abismo" y termina con "zozobra". El autor, periodista y crítico cinematográfico, tuvo la capacidad para convertir a la crítica en una obra de arte; en esta ocasión, parte del ejercicio ensayístico que busca la...

Breve historia de la vanguardia de la pintura mexicana centrado en sus mayores exponentes. El texto va desde el muralismo, el modernismo hasta la generación de la ruptura como tal. Considera como maestros a Juan Soriano y a Vlady. En conclusión, condensa en breves páginas la entrada de México a la modernidad pictórica.