Illegally Yours \ Ilegalmente tuyo (Spanish edition)
Autor Rafael Agustin Traducere de Eric Leviten Limba Engleză Paperback – 19 iun 2023
Ilegalmente tuyo es un conmovedor y cómico vistazo al modo en que esta familia de inmigrantes ecuatorianos metidos en problemas se une para navegar en la vida escolar de Rafa, la vida de trabajo de sus padres y su vida secreta compartida como estadounidenses indocumentados, determinados a hacer lo mejor de su, siempre turbulenta y a veces peligrosa, existencia en los Estados Unidos. Desde el uso de la “Explosión latina” de Ricky Martin/Jennifer López para sacar ventaja en la sociedad en los años 90 hasta cómo sus padres —doctores en su país de origen, Ecuador— fueron reducidos a realizar trabajos domésticos en Estados Unidos, el secreto de la familia se convirtió en su problema, y su problema se convirtió en maña. Exploración de pertenencia e identidad que alterna entre lo gracioso y lo conmovedor, Ilegalmente tuyo gira alrededor de una pregunta simple: ¿Qué significa ser estadounidense?
Growing up, Rafa’s parents didn't want him to feel different because, as his mom told him: "Dreams should not have borders." But when he tried to get his driver's license during his junior year of high school, his parents were forced to reveal his immigration status. Suddenly, the kid who modeled his entire high school career after American TV shows had no idea what to do -- there was no episode of Saved by the Bell where Zack gets deported! While his parents were relieved to no longer live a lie in front of their son, Rafa found himself completely unraveling in the face of his uncertain future.
Illegally Yours is a heartwarming, comical look at how this struggling Ecuadorian immigrant family bonded together to navigate Rafa's school life, his parents' work lives, and their shared secret life as undocumented Americans, determined to make the best of their always turbulent and sometimes dangerous American existence. From using the Ricky Martin/Jennifer Lopez “Latin Explosion” to his social advantage in the ‘90s to how his parents—doctors in their home country of Ecuador—were reduced to working menial jobs in the US, the family's secret became their struggle, and their struggle became their hustle. An alternatingly hilarious and touching exploration of belonging and identity, Illegally Yours revolves around one very simple question: What does it mean to be American?
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780063209954
ISBN-10: 0063209950
Pagini: 352
Dimensiuni: 135 x 203 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.22 kg
Editura: HarperCollins Publishers
Colecția HarperCollins Espanol
ISBN-10: 0063209950
Pagini: 352
Dimensiuni: 135 x 203 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.22 kg
Editura: HarperCollins Publishers
Colecția HarperCollins Espanol
Notă biografică
RAFAEL AGUSTÍN fue el guionista de la premiada serie de televisión Jane the Virgin. Es el CEO del Latino Film Institute (LFI), donde supervisa el Youth Cinema Project y el Latino International Film Festival de Los Ángeles (LALIFF). En 2018, fue invitado por las Naciones Unidas para hablar durante el LXX Aniversario de la Declaración Universal de los Derechos Humanos. En 2021, fue designado parte de la Junta Nacional de Conservación de Cine de la Biblioteca del Congreso de Estados Unidos. En 2022, fue elegido «Power Player» en la primera cohorte de LA Vanguardia, un proyecto del Los Angeles Times.