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Descriptive Summary
Title:
Dennis E. Leoni Resurrection Boulevard
Papers, 1999 -
2003
Collection number:
57
Creator:
Dennis E. Leoni 1946 -
Extent:
60 linear feet
Abstract:
This collection consists of production books,
schedules and call sheets, memos, correspondence, resumes, head shots, art
department materials, press kits, clippings and video cassettes.
Resurrection Boulevard was the first weekly one-hour dramatic series to
predominately feature Latinos in both the front of and behind the screen. On
screen, it represented the first television series to premiere a Latino family
drama with an all-Latino cast. Off-screen, it employed the largest number of
Latinos to have ever worked in the history of both the television and film
industries. Premium cable network, Showtime, premiered Resurrection Boulevard,
on Monday, June 26, 2001 at 10pm. The series aired for three seasons from June
2001 to its cancellation in September 2002. The series was created and produced
by Dennis Leoni. The series featured an ensemble cast of both seasoned
performers including Tony Plana, Michael DeLorenzo, and Elizabeth Peña
and newcomers Nicholas Gonzalez, Ruth Livier, Marisol Nichols and Mauricio
Mendoza.
Resurrection Boulevard was a family drama based on the Santiagos, a Mexican
American boxing family living in East Los Angeles. The family consisted of
patriarch, Roberto Santiago (Tony Plana), a widower and former boxer; Yolanda
(Ruth Livier), the eldest daughter who attended USC Law School; Miguel (Mauricio
Mendoza), the eldest son who trained boxers at his fathers gym; Carlos (Michael
DeLorenzo), the middleweight champion; Alex (Nicholas Gonzalez), the medical
student turned boxer; Victoria (Marisol Nichols), high school student; Ruben,
the uncle and Vietnam veteran and Bibi (Elizabeth Peña), Roberto's
sister-in-law.
Resurrection Boulevard was filmed on location in East Los Angeles with interiors
shot at the Paramount Studios in Hollywood. It was produced as a joint venture
of Showtime Networks Inc., Viacom Productions and Patagonia House.
Throughout its series run, Resurrection Boulevard received multiple awards
including the Nosotros The Golden Eagle, the National Council of La Raza Alma
Award for Outstanding Dramatic Series and the LEMI Vision Award. Moreover, in
recognition of its historic significance, Resurrection Boulevard was strongly
supported by prominent Latino organizations such as The National Organization of
Hispanic Journalists, the National Hispanic Media Coalition, the League of
United Latin American Citizens and the National Council of La Raza.
Collection materials in English and
Spanish
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