![]() ![]() –Luis Alberto Urrea, author of The Hummingbird’s Daughter There is nowhere this gifted writer can’t go.” –Sandra Cisneros, author of The House on Mango Street “A story that begins in revolutionary Mexico and travels to Hollywood during the film industry’s transition from silent films to talkies, The Five Acts of Diego León breaks greater silences-taboos of race and sexuality, of reinvention and assimilation-in a fantasy called Hollywoodland.” ![]() Available now for the first time in paperback, The Five Acts of Diego León is a classic Hollywood tale of romance, glamour, and betrayal, with an underdog hero that you won’t soon forget. The closer Diego comes to stardom, the more he is reminded of his painful past and his war-torn homeland. He arrives in 1927, when Prohibition-era speakeasies are in full swing, silent films are giving way to talkies, and “Latin lover” types thrive in the cinemas but face persecution on the streets. ![]() Feeling trapped by familial obligations and haunted by the violence that continues to rage all around him, Diego flees Mexico for Hollywood. But soon young Diego is sent to the city to live with his white, aristocratic grandparents, who insist he forget his roots and groom him to take over the family business. Growing up in a Mexican village at the height of the Revolution, Diego León finds his passion for singing and dancing, and forges a deep connection to his ancestors, the P’urhépecha. ![]()
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