Rudolph Valentino was the first Hollywood actor to unleash mass hysteria. Valentino was a phenomenon. With his smooth back combed hair, smooth face and refined feminine features, Valentino can be considered the very first major sex symbol. Women loved him, men couldn't stand him. In the space of ten years, he went from an insignificant Italian immigrant to the most beloved film star of the 1920s. With the 'Latin Lovers' cycle, Cinematek serves two months of films with smooth boys who have to fend off women.

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