From Rufio to Zuko: Lost Boys Edition

Häftad, Engelska, 2019

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From Rufio to Zuko is a personal examination of the upbringing, culture, and work of Dante Basco. Basco ruminates on the formative power of his Filipino-American heritage, his family, the dynamics that evolved throughout his career, and his experiences behind playing a couple of America's most popular characters.From Rufio to Zuko is a memoir detailing the life and work of Dante Basco. Basco takes us behind the scenes of his earliest projects, sharing personal examinations of his life on the set of Hook, through his second rise as a cultural icon as Zuko in Avatar: The Last Airbender. Throughout his career as a 'working class' actor of Filipino heritage, Basco shares how his family and culture play a crucial role in the foundation of his work and his focus for the future.

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Utgivningsdatum2019-11-21
Mått139 x 215 x 7 mm
Vikt164 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor240
FörlagFoundation Publishing Group
ISBN9781945649363

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With a career spanning over three decades, Dante Basco is a Hollywood actor who has become a cult classic and pioneering figure in Asian American cinema. He was first introduced in Steven Spielberg's fairytale movie Hook, as "Rufio", the leader of the Lost Boys. He continued working in films with leading roles like Newline's Take the Lead, opposite Antonio Banderas, and starring in The Debut, which became the voice of a Filipino American generation. Ever versatile, he's "Jake Long" in Disney's animated series American Dragon: Jake Long as well as "Prince Zuko" in Nickelodeon's phenomenal hit, Avatar: The Last Airbender.