Fronteras Americanas
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Fronteras Americanas by Guillermo Verdecchia
Fuelled by equal parts outrage, intelligence and wit, Fronteras Americanas 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: Sim n Bol var 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 clich s, offers comparative histories, examines myths and mysticism, and provides lessons in language and dancing.
Cast of one man.Fuelled by equal parts outrage, intelligence and wit, Fronteras Americanas 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: Sim n Bol var 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 clich s, offers comparative histories, examines myths and mysticism, and provides lessons in language and dancing.
Cast of one man.Guillermo 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 Crucero/Crossroads. Marcus Youssef
Writer and performer Marcus Youssef is a regular contributor of drama, commentary and documentary to numerous programs on the CBC network. He also writes regularly for publications such as Vancouver Magazine, Georgia Straight, Rice Paper, and This Magazine. For many years, Youssef has also dedicated himself to numerous community-based advocacy programs that aim at using writing and/or theatre as a tool for procuring political and social change.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780889227057 |
| ISBN 10 | 0889227055 |
| Title | Fronteras Americanas |
| Author | Guillermo Verdecchia |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Talonbooks |
| Year published | 2012-12-13 |
| Number of pages | 80 |
| Prizes | Winner of Governor General’s Award for Drama 1993 (Canada), Winner of Floyd S. Chalmers Canadian Play Award 1994 (Canada) |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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