Catalog Search Results
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"An engrossing and counter view of one of the most dangerous elements of American urban history, this graphic novel tells the true story of Benjy Melendez, son of Puerto-Rican immigrants, who founded, at the end of the 1960s, the notorious Ghetto Brothers gang. From the seemingly bombed-out ravages of his neighborhood, wracked by drugs, poverty, and violence, he managed to extract an incredibly positive energy from this riot ridden era: his multiracial...
Publisher
Universal Home Video
Pub. Date
c1998
Edition
Widescreen edition
Physical Desc
1 DVD (145 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Sprung from prison on a legal technicality, former drug kingpin Carlito Brigante stuns the local underworld when he vows to go straight. Taking a job managing a glitzy, low-life nightclub, he tracks down his onetime girlfriend and rekindles their romance, promising he's changed for good. But Carlito's dream of going legitimate is undermined at every turn by murderous former cronies and even deadlier young thugs out to make a name for themselves. Ultimately,...
Publisher
Maverick Latino
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
1 DVD (105 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Español
Description
Tres historias de pasión, celos, infidelidad y duda. Tres parejas que son consumidas por sentimientos repentinos e inesperados, los cuales les obligan a tomar decisiones que cambiarán sus vidas, influenciados por los eventos de septiembre 11. La historia muestra cuán fuertes son los lazos entre Puerto Rico y Nueva York.
Reflecting the closeness of Puerto Ricans in New York with those on the island, three stories about couples are set on Puerto...
Author
Publisher
Vintage Español, una divisón de Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
Primera edición Vintage Español.
Physical Desc
240 pages ; 21cm
Language
Español
Description
"En esta intensa novela de b?squeda de identidad y redenci?n, Julio, un joven inteligente y prometedor a quien llaman "Chino", conoce al m?tico Bodega, quien recurre a ?l para contactar a su amor de juventud. Atra?do por el idealismo de bandido generoso de Bodega ?antiguo miembro de los Young Lords y visionario que sue?a con una "Gran Sociedad" de los latinos?, Chino acaba sumergido en un mundo de intrigas y violencia."--Amazon.com.
Author
Series
Publisher
Mira
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
344 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
A stressed-out single dad and caregiver to his mischievous abuelo butts heads and creates sparks with a teacher and social justice advocate.
Santiago "Saint" Vega gets a second shot at love with Lola León, but when duty to his family forces him to do something she'll never forgive, will everything he's built come crumbling down? Years ago, Saint walked away from the girl he loved to fulfill his duty. Now he's struggling to build bridges between...
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Try our Materials Request Service. Submit Request