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Was she truly mad-or merely a victim of history's most ruthless power struggles?Juana of Castile, daughter of the legendary Catholic Monarchs Isabella and Ferdinand, was destined to rule one of the most powerful empires of her time. Instead, she became known to history as "Juana la Loca"-Juana the Mad. But was she really insane, or was her tragic fate orchestrated by those who sought to control the Spanish throne?From the glittering halls of the Spanish court to the treacherous intrigues of the Habs-burg dynasty, Juana the Mad unravels the gripping story of a woman trapped in a web of...

A cursory look at some of the Latin American movies with the highest attendance in the history of their respective national industries reveals that comedies have been extraordinarily successful. Surprisingly, the cultures of Latin America have produced little historiographical or critical material investigating their rich past and current production at the intersection of humor and cinema. This book addresses a variety of regional humor traditions such as exploitation cinema, Brazilian chanchada, the Cantinflas heritage, the comedy of manners and light sexuality, as well as a variety of humor...