"A useful overview of the bolero in Mexico. Twelve pages discuss the dance's origins and popularization in 19th-century Mexico. The rest of the largely anecdotal work focuses on the composer Alberto Cervantes (b. 1923), drawing upon interviews in 1980-94. Some texts and music of Cervantes' boleros included. Also includes useful lists of Mexican boleros by Cervantes and others"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.