A famous Texan senator who dates Carmen in “La Fabulosa: A Texas Operetta.” Camilo pays for Carmen to stay in an expensive condominium, and when José tries to kill her, he makes sure the newspapers don’t report about the scandal. Carmen eventually leaves Camilo for a wrestler named King Kong Cárdenas.
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Camilo Escamilla (The Texas Senator) Character Timeline in Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories
The timeline below shows where the character Camilo Escamilla (The Texas Senator) appears in Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
La Fabulosa: A Texas Operetta
...they love it,” says the "Fabulosa" narrator. When Carmen meets a well-known Texas senator named Camilo Escamilla , she quickly abandons José. As the senator pays for her to stay in a...
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