| Description |
1 online resource (vii, 87 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Dedication; Scenes from the Golden Era; Scene from Los olvidados (1950); Scene from Los paquetes de Paquita (1955); Scene from Nosotros los pobres (1948); Scene with Capulina: La sombra del otro (1957); Scene with Tin Tan: El rey del barrio (1949); Scene with Dolores del RÃƯo: Bird of Paradise (1932); Scene from Los bandidos del RÃƯo FrÃƯo (1938); Scene with Sara GarcÃƯa: Dueña y señora (1948); Scene with Cantinflas: AhÃƯ está el detalle (1940); Scene with Lupe Vélez: Hollywood Party (1934) |
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Scene from MarÃƯa Candelaria (1943)Scene from ¡Vámonos con Pancho Villa! (1936); Scene from Ã#x89;l (1953); Scene from Historia de un gran amor (1942); Scene with Cantinflas: El portero (1950); Scenes from El Norte; Scene with Pancho: The Cisco Kid (1950-1956); Scene from Geography Lesson: El Chavo del Ocho (1973â#x80;#x93;1980); Scene with Chico and the Man (1974-1978), Part I; Scene with Chico and the Man (1974-1978), Part II; Scene with Juan Epstein: Welcome Back Kotter (1975â#x80;#x93;1979); Scene from WWF Championship Wrestling (1972â#x80;#x93;1986); Scene with Ricardo Montalbán: Fantasy Island (1977â#x80;#x93;1984) |
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Scene with Barbara Carrera: Centennial (1978â#x80;#x93;1979)Scene from State of Siege (1972); Scene with Marcelino Sánchez: The Warriors (1979); Scene from El Norte (1983); Scene with Elizabeth Peña: El Super (1979); Scene from Walk Proud (1979); Scene from ¿Qué Pasa, USA? (1977â#x80;#x93;1980); Scene from Chips (1977â#x80;#x93;1983); Scene from White Shadow (1978â#x80;#x93;1981); Scene with Barbara Carrera: Never Say Never Again (1983); Scene from Boulevard Nights (1979); Scene with Edward James Olmos: Zoot Suit (1981); Scene from The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez (1982); Scene from Scarface (1983) |
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Scene with Esai Morales: Bad Boys (1983)Scene from My Family/Mi Familia (1995); Afterword: Last Cut; Scenes from â#x80;#x99;80s Reels; Biography |
| 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 Pe#65533;a, Edward James Olmos and Esai Morales are juxtaposed with important moments in the boy's life |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
American poetry -- 21st century.
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FICTION -- General.
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American poetry
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| Genre/Form |
poetry.
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Poetry
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Poetry.
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Poésie.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781518504341 |
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1518504345 |
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9781518504365 |
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1518504361 |
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