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- Canto contigo : a novel / by Garza Villa, Jonny,author.;
When Mariachi star Rafael Alvarez moves to a new school, he anticipates claiming the lead vocalist role, but instead faces a rival with a familiar face as he navigates family issues, competition, and complicated feelings for his rival.013-018.- Subjects: Gay fiction.; Novels.; Queer fiction.; School fiction.; Transgender fiction.; Young adult fiction.; Gay people; Gay teenagers; High schools; Interpersonal relations in adolescence; Interpersonal relations; Mariachi; Mexican American teenage boys; Mexican Americans; Schools; Transgender people; Transgender youth; Gay people; Gay teenagers; High schools; Interpersonal relations in adolescence; Interpersonal relations; Mariachi; Mexican American teenage boys; Mexican Americans; Schools; Transgender people; Transgender youth;
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- Wiener-dog [videorecording] / by Burstyn, Ellen,1932-; Cooke, Keaton Nigel.; Culkin, Kieran.; Delpy, Julie,1969-; DeVito, Danny.; Gerwig, Greta.; Letts, Tracy,1965-; Mamet, Zosia,1988-; Mongrel Media.;
Ellen Burstyn, Keaton Nigel Cooke, Kieran Culkin, Julie Delpy, Danny DeVito, Greta Gerwig, Tracy Letts, Zosia Mamet.Wiener-Dog tells several stories featuring people who find their life inspired or changed by one particular dachshund, who seems to be spreading a certain kind of comfort and joy. Man's best friend starts out teaching a young boy some contorted life lessons before being taken in by a compassionate vet tech named Dawn Wiener. Dawn reunites with someone from her past and sets off on a road trip picking up some depressed mariachis along the way. Wiener-Dog then encounters a floundering film professor, as well as an embittered elderly woman and her needy granddaughter--all longing for something more.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.Official selection 2016 Sundance Film Festival- Subjects: Comedy films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Dachshunds; Dogs; Human-animal relationships; Man-woman relationships;
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- Mamiachi y yo / by Gutiérrez, Jolene.; Gutiérrez, Dakota.; Ortega, Mirelle.; Somar, Renata.;
Includes bibliographical references.Mamiachi y yo es un álbum ilustrado, escrito por Jolene y Dakota Gutiérrez e ilustrado por Mirelle Ortega, ganadora de un Pura Belpré Honor. ¡Hoy es el gran día! Rosa subirá al escenario junto a su mamá y tocará con su popular banda de mariachis. Pero mientras abrochan las brillantes botonaduras y se atan los moños de sus trajes charros, Rosa comienza a preocuparse. ¿Y si al público no le gusta su música? ¿Está realmente lista para subirse al escenario? Con su "mamiachi" y sus madrinas a su lado, el miedo escénico de Rosa se desvanece al compás de trompetas, guitarras y violines. El poder de la hermandad, la comunidad y la música, centran el cálido texto escrito por la dupla Jolene y Dakota Gutiérrez. Madre e hijo, junto a la ilustradora Mirelle Ortega, ofrecen una perspectiva única del mundo de los mariachis, tradicionalmente dominado por hombres. El material complementario incluye información sobre la historia de esta tradición mexicana y sobre el surgimiento de mariachis femeninos, además de un glosario, una bibliografía, lecturas adicionales y un vistazo divertido y detallado del traje charro.Mamiachi & Me is a lyrical and empowering picture book written by Jolene and Dakota Gutiérrez and illustrated by Mirelle Ortega, winner of a Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor, about what it means to be a mariachi in an all female band. Today's the day! Rosa will take the stage next to her mami and play along with her popular mariachi band. But as they fasten the shiny botonaduras and tie the moños on their charra suits, Rosa begins to worry. What if the audience doesn't like her? Is she ready to perform? With her "mamiachi" and madrinas by her side, Rosa's stage fright is soothed away by the sound of trumpets, guitars, and violins. Centering on the power of sisterhood, community, and music, the warm and lively text by mother-and-son writing duo Jolene and Dakota Gutiérrez--joined by Mirelle Ortega's beautiful illustrations--provides a unique perspective to the male-dominated world of mariachi. Back matter includes additional context on the history of the beloved Mexican tradition and the rise of all-female mariachi groups, as well as a glossary, a bibliography, further reading, and a fun, detailed look at a mariachi's signature charro suit!- Subjects: Picture books.; Mariachi; Mothers and daughters; Stage fright;
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