Dream Factories of a Former Colony: American Fantasies, Philippine Cinema by Jose B. Capino Binding:Softbound

Dream Factories of a Former Colony: American Fantasies, Philippine Cinema by Jose B. Capino Binding:Softbound"Philippine cinema, the dream factory of the former U. S. colony, teems with American figures and plots. Local movies feature GIs seeking Filipina brides, cold war spies hunting down native warlords, and American born Filipinos wandering in the parental homeland. The American landscape furnishes the settings for the triumphs and tragedies of Filipino nurses, GI babies, and migrant workers. By tracking American fantasies in Philippine movies from the

"A delicious serving of nostalgic and informative pieces mostly from known gourmets and gourmands

and the bridging of cultures

Instituto de Cultura Hispanica in Madrid

as well as everyday objects from the Cordilleras primarily from the collections of Floy Quintos and Armand Voltaire Cating

The Philippine guerrilla resistance consisted of a diverse cast of Filipino men and women

Besides leading you to the feast

and migrant workers

This collection is finally available after 20 years

President Ferdinand Marcos attempts desperately to extract from his senior advisers a plan to calm the increasingly restive multitude

"The stories deal with oppression

Like Kimiko Hahn’s Unbearable Heart

ISBN-13 : 978-9-71-914541-7