{"product_id":"fronteras-americanas-2nd-edition-second-edition-9780889227057","title":"Fronteras Americanas 2nd Edition: [Second Edition]","description":"\u003cp\u003eFuelled by equal parts outrage, intelligence and wit, \u003ci\u003eFronteras Americanas\u003c\/i\u003e re-creates one person's struggle to construct a home between two cultures, while exploding the images and constructs built up around Latinos and Latin America. This one-person play works through bold juxtapositions and satiric reference points: Simón Bolívar and Speedy Gonzales; Columbus and Fodor's travel guides; Ricky Ricardo and the Latin Lover; 'La Bamba' and Placido Domingo; Carlos Fuentes and American made-for-TV drug-wars movies. Verdecchia twirls stereotypes and clichés, offers comparative histories, examines myths and mysticism, and provides lessons in language and dancing. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCast of one man.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuillermo Verdecchia\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGuillermo Verdecchia is a writer of drama, fiction and film; a director, dramaturge, actor and translator whose work has been seen and heard on stages, screens and radios across the country and around the globe. He is a recipient of the Governor General's Award for Drama, a four-time winner of the Chalmers Canadian Play Award, a recipient of Dora and Jessie Awards and sundry film festival awards for his film \u003ci\u003eCrucero\u003c\/i\u003e\/\u003ci\u003eCrossroads\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Talonbooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50414221492498,"sku":"9780889227057","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c6e3ee00-120c-43d9-96ab-35a1dc0f76d4.jpg?v=1729362540","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/fronteras-americanas-2nd-edition-second-edition-9780889227057","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}