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Antonio Bernal is a Guatemalan refugee in Los Angeles haunted by memories of his wife and child, who were murdered at the hands of a man marked with yellow ink. In a park near Antonio's apartment, Guillermo Longoria extends his arm and reveals a sinister tattoo-yellow pelt, black spots, red mouth. It is the sign of the death squad, the Jaguar Battalion of the Guatemalan army.
This chance encounter between Antonio and his family's killer ignites a psychological showdown between these two men. Each will discover that the war in Central America has migrated with them as they are engulfed by the quemazones- "the great burning" of the Los Angeles riots. A tragic tale of loss and destiny in the underbelly of an American city.
This chance encounter between Antonio and his family's killer ignites a psychological showdown between these two men. Each will discover that the war in Central America has migrated with them as they are engulfed by the quemazones- "the great burning" of the Los Angeles riots. A tragic tale of loss and destiny in the underbelly of an American city.
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"Tobar succeeds in bringing into focus both the civil turmoil that racks Guatemala and the inner turmoil that can consume people anywhere."
People
"Suspenseful...Tobar has a fine storyteller's instinct and moves his characters towards the climax with the skill of a chess master."
Los Angeles Times