¡Amigues! There’s power in seeing yourself in the books you read. Latiné book clubs offer a supportive space to celebrate literature together. All are invited to read about and discuss the social dynamics of our lived experience across Latiné origin or decent. Join us the third Wednesday of the month at noon for lunchtime book discussion at the Thomas Branigan Memorial Library or online via Zoom.

Our book discussion for the month of September will be "The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love" by Oscar Hijuelos

It tells the story of two Cuban brothers and musicians, Cesar and Nestor Castillo, who immigrate to the United States and settle in New York City in the early 1950's. The novel follows their lives, loves, and struggles as they try to make it in the music industry. The novel was a huge international bestseller and won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1990.

You can read the book by checking it out from the reference desk starting September 1st or by accessing it as an e-book or audiobook on Libby and Hoopla apps.

Registration is optional. If you choose to register you will get a reminder of the event sent to your email. 

Read the book and or see the movie! There will be a screening of the film The Mambo Kings, based on the book. Watch the film trailer HERE.

Questions? adelcampo@lascruces.gov

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us05web.zoom.us/j/87643741019?pwd=aKT7atFTWosUK4vlnNKHaf1kw2qIB3.1

Meeting ID: 876 4374 1019

Passcode: Latinex

Join us for a film screening of the movie The Mambo Kings!

Synopsis: Two brothers from Cuba seek success as musicians in the New York nightclub circuit of the 1950s. Eventually, success comes to them in the form of a cameo on "I Love Lucy".

Watch the film trailer HERE..

Cast: Armand Assante, Antonio Banderas, Cathy Moriarty, Maruschka Detmers, Desi Arnaz Jr.

Rated R

Directed by Arne Glimcher for Warner Bros Studios

Runtime: 105 minutes

Light Refreshments will be served.

View the film in preparation for Latiné -X Lit Book Group – Last Wednesday of the Month at noon on August 28th.