ald ú a ▁as ▁displaying ▁a ▁" border ▁conscious ness ," ▁that ▁is , ▁a ▁confusion ▁of ▁identity ▁brought ▁on ▁by ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁American ization . ▁ ▁When ▁Mexican ▁Village ▁was ▁picked ▁up ▁by ▁Hollywood ▁to ▁be ▁made ▁into ▁a ▁movie ▁( S om br ero , ▁st arring ▁Ric ardo ▁Mont al ban , ▁Pier ▁Ang eli ▁and ▁C yd ▁Char isse ), ▁N igg li ▁moved ▁to ▁Hollywood ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁" stable ▁writer " ▁for ▁Tw enti eth - Cent ury ▁Fox ▁and ▁M GM ▁stud ios , ▁working ▁an onym ously ▁on ▁such ▁films ▁as ▁Seven ▁Br ides ▁for ▁Seven ▁Brothers ▁and ▁The ▁Mark ▁of ▁Z or ro . ▁The ▁adaptation ▁of ▁Mexican ▁Village ▁involved ▁quite ▁a ▁change ▁in ▁genre , ▁being ▁turned ▁into ▁a ▁musical . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁early ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁N igg li ▁began ▁to ▁work ▁at ▁Dublin ' s ▁Ab bey ▁Theater ▁until ▁she ▁began ▁to ▁teach . ▁N igg li ▁left ▁Hollywood ▁to ▁teach ▁English ▁and ▁drama ▁at ▁Western ▁Carolina ▁University , ▁where ▁she ▁worked ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁helping ▁to ▁found ▁the ▁Theatre ▁Department ; ▁the ▁University ▁now ▁houses ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁her ▁writ ings ▁and ▁a ▁the ater ▁in ▁her ▁name . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁University ▁spons ored ▁a ▁year long , ▁campus - wide ▁theme ▁in ▁her ▁honor : ▁" Jose f ina ▁N igg li : ▁A ▁C