Summary: Examines the myth and reality of Che Guevara including his friendship with Castro, his world travels, his days as guerilla leader and his death at age 39.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 1997
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC CHEDe León, Jason
Summary: "An intimate and one-of-a-kind look at the world of human smuggling in Latin America, by a MacArthur "genius" grant winner and anthropologist. Political instability, poverty, climate change, and the insatiable appetite for cheap labor all fuel clandestine movement across borders. As those borders harden, the demand for smugglers who aid migrants across them increases every year. Yet media and...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2024
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 364.1 DE LLiniers
Summary: Three Latin American folktales include the story of the Iara, a mermaid who lures men to her underwater domain, the tale of La Lechuza, an enormous owl with the face of a woman, and two gauchos' encounter with La Luz Mala, a spooky light that terrorizes travelers.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: TOON Books 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 LINOesterheld, H. G. (Héctor Germán)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fantagraphics Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 GUEVARA, CHE OESLoya, Olga.
Summary: A bilingual collection in English and Spanish of fairy tales from Latin America. The 15 entries include Mayan and Aztec versions of the creation of the world. Fifteen stories, full of momentos magicos and presented in equally vibrant English and Spanish, include tales of the supernatural, of animals and tricksters, of strong women, and myths. In stories from Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Puerto...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: August House 1997
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Summary: Grammy Award winner Kali Uchis releases her fourth studio album. Marking Uchis's striking return to Spanish-language music, the project features a superstar lineup with Karol G, Peso Pluma, El Alfa, and JT. Inspired by the sensual allure of Colombia's national flower, the orchid, it traverses multiple Latin genres including reggaeton, dembow, bolero, and salsa, furthering Uchis's connection to...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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Summary: The Long Arc of the Universe - Travels Beyond the Pale, the latest book from award-winning Michigan essayist Kathleen Stocking, completes a trilogy. Dubbed a rural "seer" by The New York Times in 1991 for her first book, Letters from the Leelanau, she followed that with Lake Country, essays about Michigan. In Long Arc of the Universe Stocking takes us all over the world: from California where...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stocking Press 0000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.74 STO1 available in Local Author, Call number: 917.74 STO
Contents: The girl from Ipanema (Stan Getz with Antonio Carlos Jobim) -- Mucha machacha (Juan Esquivel) -- Guantanamera (the Sandpipers) -- Cast your fate to the wind (Baja Marimba Band) -- Papa loves mambo (Xavier Cugat) -- Surfin' senorita (the Mexicans) -- Look of love (Sergio Mendez and Brasil '66) -- Soul sauce (Cal Tjader) -- Brazil (Edmundo Ros) -- Intermezzo (David Rose) -- Mais que nada (Sergio...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicles 1996
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD LATIN LATSummary: Connected By Coffee tells the story of Latin American coffee farmers and how our daily brew is deeply connected to the region's troubled past and hopeful future. Following a 1000-mile journey from Mexico to Nicaragua, the film shows how equitable trading relationships are helping empower communities and take a step towards social justice. On every step of the film s journey we see the...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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2 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC CONHagerty, Alexa
Summary: "An anthropologist working with forensic teams and victims' families to investigate crimes against humanity in Latin America explores what science can tell us about the lives of the dead in this haunting account of grief, the power of ritual, and a quest for justice. "Exhumation can divide brothers and restore fathers, open old wounds and open the possibility of regeneration-of building...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown, an imprint of Random House 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 599.9 HAGSummary: "The World Today Series: Latin America offers the latest available economic, demographic, political, and cultural information. Including solid statistical data expressing freedom, violence, and governmental orientation. Consideration is given to the evolving relationships with the United States and other Latin American nations. Revisions have also addressed new historical interpretations, for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 980 LATJesse & Joy
Summary: Jesse & Joy's fourth studio album release. It not only presents thirteen new, wonderful, and captivating songs, but it also brings collaborations with some of today's biggest names in Latin music, including Juan Luis Guerra, Tommy Torres, and Alejandro Sanz.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD LATIN JESMorlock, Rachael
Summary: "Latin America is a region that consists of 13 dependencies and 20 countries including Argentina and Brazil. Because of the area's wide breadth, diverse geography, and unique colonization patterns, there are many distinct sub-cultures that all offer a different perspective on life in the region. Along with eye-catching full-color images, this book's informative narrative examines these many...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 980 MORSeñor Coconut.
Contents: Introducción -- Showroom dummies -- Trans Europe Express -- The robots -- Neon lights -- Autobahn -- Homecomputer -- Tour de France -- The man machine -- Music non stop.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: New State 2000
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK SENLaferte, Mon
Contents: Pa' dónde se fue -- Que sí -- Mi buen amor / (ft. Enrique Bunbury) -- Ana -- Amárrame (ft. Juanes) -- Yo te qui -- Primaveral -- No te fumes mi mariguana -- Cielito de abril (ft. Manuel García) -- Flaco -- La trenza -- Bonus tracks: Aleli (ft. Caloncho) -- Vendaval -- Palomita -- Cuando era flor -- Antes de ti.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD LATIN LAFContents: disc one. Las negritas de carnaval (Charlie Palmieri) (4:08) -- Gumbo (Cortijo y su Maquina del Tiempo) (7:57) -- La trompeta y la flauta (Cachao) (9:07) -- Babalonia (Ricardo Marrero & the Group) (5:40) -- Amigos (Stone Alliance) (5:05) -- Latin strut (Joe Bataan) (4:03) -- Anabacoa (Grupo Folklorico y Experimental Nuevayorquino) (6:21) -- El galleton (Tempo 70) (3:09) -- Un dia bonita (Eddie...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Soul Jazz Records 2015
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD LATIN NUBonello, Deborah
Summary: "Drug transporters. Money launderers. Killers. Street drug vendors. Weapons traffickers. Kidnappers. Extortionists. VICE journalist Deborah Bonello reports from the trenches in this first-ever in-depth exploration of the hidden power women wield in Latin American drug cartels"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.1 BONSantos, Romeo
Summary: Romeo Santos, one of the biggest stars in Latin music, releases his fourth solo studio album. The first single, Inmortal, made headlines. It features a reunion of the group Aventura, which he was a member of.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD LATIN SANSummary: "Melodic, uplifting Latin and African songs are the essence of this musical journey. Grab a cup of coffee, sit back, and enjoy this beautiful music from the coffee lands"--Container.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 1997
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/WORLDBEAT PUTHernandez, Jaime
Summary: "A collection of three Latin American folktales retold in graphic novel form"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: TOON Books 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 HERElys, Dori
Summary: "With vibrant illustrations and flaps die-cut to look like papel picado, the intricately designed sheets of tissue paper, this joyful board book teaches young ones how to honor loved ones around us and those who have passed on."--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Little Simon, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: BOARD ELYRomo Edelman, Claudia
Summary: "Meet the Queen of Salsa, Celia Cruz-once just a girl from Havana, Cuba, who loved to sing. Her soulful voice, compelling charm, and unstoppable determination led to her meteoric rise to fame, opening the door for Latinx performers everywhere. Her booming career took her from the Sonora Matancera to the Fania All-Stars, with the rising popularity of salsa, a genre born of Afro-Cuban musical...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 CRUResidente (Musical group)
Contents: Intro ADN/DNA (1:40) -- Somos anormales (3:38) -- Interludio entre montañas siberianas (2:22) -- Una leyenda China (4:29) -- Interludo haruna fati (:40) -- Dogomabas en tamale (3:55) -- Desencuentro (4:44) -- Guerra (5:34) -- Apocaliptico (6:12) -- La sombra (4:04) -- Milo (6:03) -- El futuro es nuestro (4:26) -- Hijos del cañaveral (6:22).
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Music Latin 2017