From Bananas to Buttocks: The Latina Body in Popular Film and Culture is a 2007 non-fiction collection of essays that was edited by Myra Mendible.

The book was published through the University of Texas Press and examines the roles and impact of depictions of Latina women in film and culture.

The essays are split into three sections, each of which examine a different aspect of Latinas in film and culture.

Some essays examine specific performers such as Lupe Vélez.

From Bananas to Buttocks received reviews from the NWSA Journal,[1] Hispanic American Historical Review,[2] and Latino Studies.