Gloria Ríos… singer, dancer, actress, first wife of the great Resortes and most importantly, the first woman to sing rock and roll in Mexican cinema. As a kid, my grandmother and I were transfixed by her beauty and her bravado. She was the girl gone mad with rock and roll fever. Always decked out in a stunning frock and looking like a rocked-out Rita Hayworth … Continue reading My Pinup Girl 3 – Gloria Ríos
Maya Deren…
Ukranian-born master of trance cinema, vanguard of the American avant-garde film movement and outspoken film theorist. Deren went on to influence Stan Brakhage and Kenneth Anger as well as David Lynch, particularly his movie “Lost Highway”. Maya’s first film, “Meshes of the Afternoon” cost a whopping $275 to make. She was a director, writer, cinematographer, editor, performer, entrepreneur, and self-promoting machine. Continue reading My Pinup Girls 2 – Maya Deren
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