Fronteras Americanas/American Borders
, by Verdecchia, GuillermoNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780889223837 | 0889223831
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 1/1/1997
Fuelled by equal parts outrage, intelligence and wit, Fronteras Americanasre-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: Simon Bolivar 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 cliches, offers comparative histories, examines myths and mysticism, and provides lessons in language and dancing. Cast of one man.