In his ongoing comic book series Sonambulo, versatile artist Rafael Navarro has been able to channel his Mexican American cultural heritage by creating a unique blend of narrative genres. In his work, Navarro exploits classic American film noir as a fundamental reference and hybridizes it with elements distinctive to a shared Chicanx heritage, such as lucha libre cinema, horror folktales, and border-crossing metaphors; the construction of an oneiric dimension helps bring the narrative together, marking it with a peculiar ambiance. Drawing heavily on a diverse range of film genres, as well as ethnocultural pivots, this comic book series carves out a definite space in the panorama of the Mexican American production of popular culture, adding a powerful voice to the expression of US ethnic minorities.
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Marini, A. M. (2021). THE HYBRIDIZATION OF THE NOIR GENRE AS EXPRESSION OF ETHNIC HERITAGE: RAFAEL NAVARRO’S SONAMBULO. Revista de Estudios Norteamericanos, 25, 137–161. https://doi.org/10.12795/REN.2021.i25.07
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