Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
List of Illustrations

Prelude: Sell Your Love Dearly
Chapter One: Music and Mexican Modernity
Chapter Two: From Bordello Pianist to Tropical Troubadour: 1897-1930
Chapter Three: Musical Revue, Radio and Film: 1931-34
Chapter Four: Palm Trees and Pirate Nights: 1935-41
Chapter Five: Tales of Beauty and the Bohemian: 1942-47
Chapter Six: Postwar Cabareteras and Boleros: 1948-53
Chapter Seven: To Spain and Veracruz: 1954-70
Notes
References

Cast of Lara's friends and associates
Full Listing of Lara's Songs
Filmography

Index

About the Author

Andrew Grant Wood is Stanley Rutland Associate Professor of American History at the University of Tulsa.

Reviews

"The first virtue of the present volume, then, is that it fills an obvious void. The second virtue is that it is beautifully done: well assembled and very well researched. Wood argues convincingly, even to non-specialist readers, that Lara was more than an entertainer. Highly recommended." --Choice