Topic: Flashdance

Jennifer Beals in Flashdance promo photos circa 1983. (Images Press/IMAGES/Getty Images)

Flashdance at 40: Working-class lessons

Alison Stine
Coco Hernandez (Irene Cara) performs at a graduation ceremony in a scene from 'Fame', directed by Alan Parker, 1980. (United Artists/Archive Photos/Getty Images)

Irene Cara was the voice of ambition

Alison Stine