Pearl Chavez
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Pearl Chavez is the passionate and conflicted mixed-race heroine at the center of the 1946 Western melodrama "Duel in the Sun," whose tragic love story drives the film's plot.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Western film character
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fictional character ⓘ film character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Duel in the Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
forbidden love
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racial prejudice ⓘ redemption ⓘ sexual desire ⓘ tragedy ⓘ |
| centralTo | plot of Duel in the Sun ⓘ |
| creator | David O. Selznick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
considered an archetype of the "dusky maiden" stereotype
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subject of critical discussion on race and sexuality in classic Hollywood Westerns ⓘ |
| familyBackground |
daughter of a Mexican mother
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daughter of a white father ⓘ |
| genreOfWork |
Western
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melodrama ⓘ |
| hasEthnicity |
Mexican American
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mixed-race ⓘ |
| hasGender | female ⓘ |
| hasLoveInterest |
Jesse McCanles
NERFINISHED
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Lewt McCanles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
romantic lead
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tragic heroine ⓘ |
| notableFor |
intense emotional conflict
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overtly sensual depiction for 1940s Hollywood ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Jennifer Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| raisedAt | McCanles ranch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| storyArc |
dies at the end of the film
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falls in love with Lewt McCanles ⓘ is torn between Lewt and Jesse McCanles ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 19th century American West ⓘ |
| workYear | 1946 ⓘ |
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