Bodega Dreams
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All Themes Latinx Immigrants and Broken Dreams Crime, Wealth and Activism Religion, Sexism, and Poverty Loyalty, Solidarity, and Community
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All Characters Julio Mercado Willie Bodega Sapo Edwin Nazario Nancy “Blanca” Saldivia Veronica “Vera” Vidal Deborah “Negra” Saldivia Alberto Salazar Aaron Fischman John Vidal (Vera’s husband) Claudia Nene Roberto Vega Mr. Blessington Julia de Burgos Geran Fat Tony Salerno Popcorn
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All Terms Nuyorican
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Bodega Dreams

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Ernesto Quiñones
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Nuyorican

Nuyorican is a portmanteau of “New Yorker” and “Puerto Rican” that’s used to describe Puerto Rican immigrants in New York. The word was originally used as an insult until Puerto Rican residents in East Harlem… read analysis of Nuyorican
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