Hispanic Interest from Royal Books, Inc.

N.p.: N.p., 1920. Vintage postcard-style photograph of Mexican-American actress and silent film star Lupita Tovar. With the stamp of still photographer E. Furster to the verso. Tovar was discovered in Mexico City by documentary filmmaker Robert Flaherty, and soon gained a seven-year contract with Fox Studios, moving to Hollywood in 1928 with her grandmother. She appeared in… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1961. Collection of five vintage borderless oversize reference photographs from the 1961 film. Printed labels affixed to the versos. Considered overly sympathetic to the newly formed communist government, the documentary was banned in France for two years. An early effort by director Chris Marker, one of the French New Wave's few film essayists. … Read more about this item

Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1935. Draft script for the 1935 film. A pilot is tasked with helping a young child escape from California to his mother in Mexico, against the wishes of the boy's aunt, who is involved in an unpleasant custody dispute with her sister. Blue titled wrappers, rubber-stamped TEMPORARY COMPLETE and "FILE… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1970. Treatment script for an unproduced film. A criminal and commander of a mobile oil rig discovers one of the biggest reserves of oil in international waters in the Gulf of Mexico, much to the contempt of other oilmen, who seek revenge. Set in the Gulf of Mexico. Brown titled wrappers,… Read more about this item

Barcelona: Tibidabo Films, Unknown. Draft script for an unproduced film. Heavily annotated throughout in manuscript ink and pencil, mostly noting grammatical revisions and deletions, with a few additions. Text in English. A woman trapped in a loveless marriage finds pleasure in an affair with a young orchestra conductor. Spanish screenwriter Jaime Camino was best known for his wartime… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1980. Second Draft script for the 1988 film. Two con artists in Bangkok find their plans waylaid by shared romantic interest in a young American single mother. Noted Argentine-Brazilian director Hector Babenco was best known for the films "Pixote" (1980), "Kiss of the Spider Woman" (1985), "Ironweed" (1987), "At Play in the Fields… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., Unknown. Draft script for an unproduced film. With a single manuscript ink annotation on the front wrapper reading "99." A young man who learns he was born out of wedlock is driven to succeed in life to prove himself greater than his sullied heritage, eventually becoming a prizewinning bullfighter. But his success comes at the expense… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., Unknown. Draft script for an unproduced Western film. A former sheriff turned bounty hunter takes on the formidable task of capturing and collecting the bounty on an old friend, an outlaw who has killed six men. Set in Mexico. Black titled wrappers, with the title on the rear wrapper. Title page present, with… Read more about this item

Mexico: Producciones Marte, 1970. Draft script for the 1970 film. Text in Spanish. Laid in is a page of budgets for Latin American films. Single annotation in manuscript ink on the fourth leaf. Set in Mexico. Tall beige pictorial titled wrappers. Title page present, with credit for screenwriter Luis Alcoriza. 100 leaves, with last page of… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1960. Draft script for an unproduced television movie. A drama set during the Mexican Revolution. Jack Lewis was a screenwriter, actor and stuntman who is known for his war films and Westerns, in particular "A Yank in Viet-Nam" (1964) and "Billy the Kid Versus Dracula" (1966). Set in Mexico. White titled… Read more about this item

Los Angeles: Columbia Broadcasting System [CBS], 1999. Final Draft script for Season One Episode Six of the 1999 television series, here under the working title "Into the Black." Copy belonging to actor Benjamin Lum, with a call sheet dated March 2, 1999 laid in, along with two signed photographs of actors James Wlcek and Marco Sanchez. Additionally… Read more about this item

Los Angeles: Premiere Pictures, 1987. Third Draft script for an unproduced film. Single manuscript ink annotation on the title page, noting copy No. 40. A young American is held in a brutal prison in Mexico after being mistaken for a powerful drug baron, while his family struggles to fight the government for his release. Set in… Read more about this item

Pacific Palisades, CA: Paulist Productions, 1985. Draft script for the 1989 film. A dramatization of the life of Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero, one of the few public figures in the Catholic church to speak out and organize peaceful protests against the government's violent military regime during the Salvadorian Civil War. Shot on location in Morelos,… Read more about this item

Culver City, CA: Columbia Pictures, 1987. Vintage Italian 2-fogli poster for the 1987 film. A dramatization of the rise to fame and unexpected death of Mexican-American singer Ritchie Valens. Shot on location in Los Angeles, San Jose, Hollister, and Fillmore, California. 39 x 55 inches. Folded as issued. Very Good, with moderate creasing and wear… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1967. Draft script for an unproduced film. Loosely based on the exploits of South American national icon Simon Bolivar, a Venezuelan political leader who led the independence of multiple countries from the Spanish Empire. Screenwriter Robert Presnell, Jr. worked as a writer for television, radio, and film, most notably for the films "A Life in the… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1985. Treatment script for an unproduced television series. Text in Spanish. A seven-part television series exploring the cultural heritage of Mexico, using noted director John Huston's reflections on his time spent in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico as a reference. Set in Mexico. White untitled wrappers. Title page present, dated 1985, noted as Treatment and Images,… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1986. Draft script for an unproduced film. Based on Cuban Alejo Carpentier's 1953 novel, wherein a composer and his mistress leave New York City in pursuit of a land untouched by civilization. Set in New York City and South America. White untitled wrappers. Title page present, dated November, 1986, with credits… Read more about this item

Hollywood: F and F Productions, 1980. Draft script for an unproduced film. Copy belonging to producer Sam Wiesenthal, with his name and address on the title page in manuscript pencil. An American tourist on vacation in South America finds himself stranded in a small town with his blind cat after his car breaks down. When a prominent… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1976. Draft script for an unproduced television program. A Latino man goes to small claims court to collect money owed by his landlady. He then begins translating for a different man who does not speak English, helping the man win his case. Set in California. Lacking wrappers. Title page present, dated… Read more about this item

Los Angeles: Cinewest, 1988. Draft script for the 1988 television film. A dramatization of the life of Pedro J. Gonzalez, an activist, folk singer, and Spanish radio host. Oscar Chavez, a famous Mexican folk singer in his own right, stars in the leading role. Set in California and Mexico, shot on location in San Diego.… Read more about this item