Mariguano

by Juan Ochoa

Set on the Texas/Mexico border during the early years of Reagan's "War on Drugs," Mariguano tells the story of contrabandisto Don Julio Cortina's ill-fated attempt to secure the Plaza at a national level by fixing the 1988 Mexican Presidential elections.

The story is told through the eyes of Cortina's son, El Johnny, who bears witness to his father's cocaine-fueled transformation from devoted head of family to self-destructive head of a criminal...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1937875326
• ISBN13: 9781937875329
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Texas Review Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.4"