Daphne Rubin-Vega
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Jack and Connie are two single people who on their own might continue to recede into the anonymous background of New York City, but in each other begin to find the courage and desire to pursue a budding relationship. As Jack and Connie cautiously circle commitment, the couple that introduced them, Clyde and Lucy, confront their own unresolved issues, and each couple comes face to face with the inevitable path of their relationship.
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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Description
The likeable, magnetic, bodega owner Usnavi saves every penny from his daily grind as he hopes, imagines, and sings about a better life. Meanwhile, his tight-knit community faces the challenge of gentrification, losing their homes while trying to better themselves and hold on to their cultures.
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Language
English
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Description
The "him" in Make Him Look Good is Ricky Biscayne, sexy Latin singing sensation who has taken the pop world by storm. But it takes more than swiveling hips and dreamy eyes to get to the top of the charts. The women who orbit Ricky are:
-- Milan, Ricky's new publicist, and her sister Geneva whose Club G promises to have Miami's hottest opening ever
-- Jill Sanchez, a media-manic Latina star who has crossed over from CDs to perfume, clothes and...
Author
Language
English
Description
Academy-Award®-winner Philip Seymour Hoffman (CAPOTE) and Academy-Award®-nominee Amy Ryan (GONE BABY GONE) star in this humorous tale of love, betrayal, and friendship that The New York Post calls "Dryly Hilarious." The story centers around Jack and Connie, two single people who on their own might continue to recede into the anonymous background of the city, but with each other begin to find the courage and desire to pursue their budding relationship....
Author
Publisher
Books on Tape
Language
English
Description
Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, a “phenomenal, indispensable” (USA Today) exploration of the Latina “sweet fifteen” celebration, by the bestselling author of How the García Girls Lost Their Accents and In the Time of the Butterflies.
The quinceañera, a celebration of a Latina girl’s fifteenth birthday, has become a uniquely American trend. This...
The quinceañera, a celebration of a Latina girl’s fifteenth birthday, has become a uniquely American trend. This...