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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... neighborhood anymore . Blanca thought the same , and when we started going out we would talk about this all the time . " Julio , don't you hate it when people from the neighborhood who somehow manage to leave change their names ...
... neighborhood anymore . Blanca thought the same , and when we started going out we would talk about this all the time . " Julio , don't you hate it when people from the neighborhood who somehow manage to leave change their names ...
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... neighborhood and that girl was shallow . So shallow , I've stepped in deeper puddles . ” Later , Negra was proven ... neighborhood knew better . The neighborhood knew Negra . I RUBBED Blanca's back . " Why would you want to owe Negra any ...
... neighborhood and that girl was shallow . So shallow , I've stepped in deeper puddles . ” Later , Negra was proven ... neighborhood knew better . The neighborhood knew Negra . I RUBBED Blanca's back . " Why would you want to owe Negra any ...
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... neighborhood . Others had painted him among the greats : Zapata , Albizu Campos , Sandino , Martí , and Malcolm , along with a million Adelitas . But they were all saying the same thing : " Here once walked Bodega ; these were the ...
... neighborhood . Others had painted him among the greats : Zapata , Albizu Campos , Sandino , Martí , and Malcolm , along with a million Adelitas . But they were all saying the same thing : " Here once walked Bodega ; these were the ...
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