![]() Historical fiction novels set in the late Golden Age of Hollywood, like The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, often bring a swell of nostalgia, particularly for American readers. You weren’t necessarily going to be a mainstream leading lady unless you fit a very narrow understanding of beauty and identity,” the writer said. Does she want to be seen as a Latina woman? Or does she want to be a leading woman? At that point in Hollywood, those were the choices. ![]() ![]() She went red, she curled up her hairline a white woman… Given Evelyn is Cuban, she has that same decision to make. So she changed her name, and she became Rita Hayworth. “Rita Hayworth is a really big inspiration because she was Spanish, and she came to Hollywood and she was getting roles that weren’t leading roles the way that she wanted. ![]() But in addressing this time in film history, the racial component to superstardom was also of concern to Taylor Jenkins Reid, who wrote her main character as a Cuban actress and cited Rita Hayworth as another inspiration. ![]() Evelyn Hugo (and her seven husbands) draw comparisons to the life of Elizabeth Taylor - the iconic Hollywood actress who was married eight times, and had numerous affairs with fellow superstars of her era. ![]()
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