When love was reels : poetry /
When Love Was Reels tells the tale of a young boy who watches iconic Latin American and Latino films and television shows and uses them to make sense of his life, first with his grandmother in El Salvador and later, his uncle in New York. In each poem, famous movie scenes featuring icons likes Pedro...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Houston, Texas:
Arte Público Press,
[2017]
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| Online Access: | Digitalia Hispánica |
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| Summary: | When Love Was Reels tells the tale of a young boy who watches iconic Latin American and Latino films and television shows and uses them to make sense of his life, first with his grandmother in El Salvador and later, his uncle in New York. In each poem, famous movie scenes featuring icons likes Pedro Infante and Cantinflas and modern stars such as Elizabeth Pena, Edward James Olmos and Esai Morales are juxtaposed with important moments in the boy's life. |
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| Item Description: | "Recovering the past, creating the future." |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| ISBN: | 9781518504365 1518504361 9781518504358 1518504353 |