Bodega DreamsWilliam Irizzari has reinvented himself as Willie Bodega, a drug lord who plans to use his money to buy and renovate his areas comdemned buildings. Told by Chino, a young graffiti artist, this is the story of whether hope and loyalty can survive in a world of crime. |
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... cops would drive by and see Puerto Ricans workin ' on tryin ' to renovate a building . The cops would laugh . They said we had no ingenuity because we were Puerto Ricans . They would say things like , you guys ain't Incas , you have no ...
... cops would drive by and see Puerto Ricans workin ' on tryin ' to renovate a building . The cops would laugh . They said we had no ingenuity because we were Puerto Ricans . They would say things like , you guys ain't Incas , you have no ...
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... cops would drive by and see Puerto Ricans workin ' on tryin ' to renovate a building . The cops would laugh . They said we had no ingenuity because we were Puerto Ricans . They would say things like , you guys ain't Incas , you have no ...
... cops would drive by and see Puerto Ricans workin ' on tryin ' to renovate a building . The cops would laugh . They said we had no ingenuity because we were Puerto Ricans . They would say things like , you guys ain't Incas , you have no ...
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... cops . She just told the entire neighborhood and eventually someone must have tipped off the cops . A girl named Inelda Andino had killed Popcorn . Negra's explana- tion was simple : “ She was always jealous of his hair . Popcorn had ...
... cops . She just told the entire neighborhood and eventually someone must have tipped off the cops . A girl named Inelda Andino had killed Popcorn . Negra's explana- tion was simple : “ She was always jealous of his hair . Popcorn had ...
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