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"From the day that old Nana Reja found a baby abandoned under a bridge, the life of a small Mexican town forever changed. Disfigured and covered in a blanket of bees, little Simonopio is for some locals the stuff of superstition, a child kissed by the devil. But he is welcomed by landowners Francisco and Beatriz Morales, who adopt him and care for him as if he were their own. As he grows up, Simonopio becomes a cause for wonder to the Morales family,...

Novel written by the protagonist's real-life grandson, told as a memoir from beyond the grave and presenting an alternate view of historical events.

In 1928, president-elect Álvaro Obregón was assassinated. One man was charged. But the autopsy found that either the assassin used six different guns or there were six shooters. What really happened? Facts hidden for eighty years finally come to light in this exhaustively researched novel full of action and intrigue. En 1928, presidente electo Álvaro Obregon fue asesinado. Oficialmente, hubo solo un assesino. Pero la autopsia concluyó que o...

The life and times of the legendary Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata are brought to the screen in Darryl F. Zanuck's powerful production of John Steinbeck's screenplay. The story of Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata, who led a rebellion against the corrupt, oppressive dictatorship of president Porfirio Diaz in the early 20th century.