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Modern Melodrama
How the American Telenovela Jane the Virgin Updates the Sentimental Novel With its lack of regard for plausibility and a strong, moralistic heroine, Jane the Virgin is a modern reinterpretation of the nineteenth-century sentimental novel tailored to fit the needs of the growing Latino community, which today makes up more than seventeen percent of the…
Someone. Anyone.
Haitham exchanges a warm greeting with his friends as he finds space in the circle and settles into a cross-legged position. He unsheathes the drum his daughter was playing earlier and cradles it gently between his arm and side. He rubs the transparent blue face. Any unseen lint or debris falls off. It’s time to…
You, Too, Can Be a Shot Girl
Make sure you always practice workplace equality. When Mario slaps your ass and says “Job well done, Gringa,” don’t get angry. Turn around, slap his ass in return and say, “Thanks, you too cerrote.” Watch his face squish in surprise. Try not to catch Carlos’ eye, lest you start laughing so hard you pee your…
Spatulas and Axes
Tina has spent years learning the laws of the road that leads to Telos. She’s traveled it many times, but since she’s been coming to Telos weekly, she’s memorized it. Still, she’s not cocky. Mack trucks, giant metal crocodiles pulling lengthy wooden tails, frequent the road. When they move slow, they are menacing and unpredictable.…
From Guate, With Pepian
From Guate, With Pepian (Originally published in Revue Magazine, copyright November 2012) – – The first thing people ask me in Guatemala after I tell them I am a food writer and avid cook is, “Have you made Pepian?” As luck would have it, I have. Not once, but on three separate occasions with three…
The Tortilleria Trio
Our tortillas, hot off the comal, are wrapped in green wax paper. Mom cradles the packet in her hands as a child would a lighting bug, and with her eyes closed, brings the packet to her nose for a good waft. (Originally published on thelatinkitchen.com, copyright September 2012) – – My mother is bouncing up…
Natalie Rose 