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of several factors: a crisis of faith in the supremacy of a male as a consequence of the horrors of World War I, growing female emancipation, but also
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who gets killed in World War I, he became an instant star, as the "ideal lover" of
Hollywood. Soon, the media aura of "Latin lover" developed around him. For female fans, he became a symbol of masculinity, passion and mystic eroticism, a seducer who conquers women just by gazing at them. Male
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moviegoers, however, considered him artificial, noting his feminine manners and even grotesque acting. Yet, Valentino as the Latin lover was the first male star who "brought women to ecstasy", as previously only the female counterparts, the
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