Loving Pedro Infante
Loving Pedro Infante by Denise Chavez is a reprint edition published by Simon and Schuster on March 19, 2002. This 352-page novel is presented in English and explores the life of Teresina (“Tere”) vila, a divorced Chicana navigating her thirties in the small town of Cabritoville, New Mexico. Tere’s life is complicated by her love for Lucio, a charming man who remains tied to his wife, leaving her heart entangled in a web of unfulfilled promises. Her few escapes from this reality revolve around her best friend Irma and her passionate involvement in the Pedro Infante Fan Club.
Readers will find a narrative that delves into themes of love, identity, and the complexities of relationships. The story humorously reflects on Tere’s experiences and the cultural significance of Pedro Infante, a beloved figure in Mexican cinema. Through Tere’s journey, the book examines the fictions we create to rationalize our affections, set against a backdrop of contemporary life and the performing arts. This edition invites readers to engage with the intricacies of romance and the challenges faced by women in a vibrant cultural context.
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Teresina (“Tere”) vila is a divorced, thirty-something Chicana working “in the hinterlands of life” in Cabritoville, New Mexico, a small dusty town near El Paso, Texas. The love of her life is Lucio, a smooth-talking ne’er-do-well who will never leave his wife and ties Tere’s heart in knots with a string of empty promises. Her diversions are few but intense, and center around her best fri, Irma, and her membership in the Pedro Infante Fan Club #256. “If you’re Mejicana or Mejicano and don’t know who Pedro Infante is, you should be tied to a hot stove with yucca rope and beaten with sharp dry corn husks as you stand in a vat of soggy fideos.” If you’re a gringo, think of him as a Mexican Elvis, a one-time carpenter whose career in song and on screen in such memorable movies as Nosotros los Pobres, Ustedes los Ricos, and Pepe, el Toro, propelled him to the heights of fame until he was killed after a plane he piloted crashed on April 15, 1957. Hilarious and heartring, Loving Pedro Infante is about the fictions we weave to justify loving the wrong mate
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