Machos, Mistresses, Madonnas: Contesting the Power of Latin American Gender Imagery (Critical Studies in Latin American and Iberian Cultures)

Challenging the stereotypical images of the dominating male and the subservient woman, this book addresses the variety of representations of in Latin American culture. Ranging across homosexuality, prostitution, football, politics and ethnic relations, this study analyzes the many potent images of gender, from Maradona, the child trickster of Argentinian football, to La Malinche, mistress of a Conquistador and traitor to her nation.