A collective play performed by Teatro del Piojo<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Published by Editorial Ce Atl, February 1980. Edited by Rub\u00e9n Rangel. All rights reserved. Contact: bronxraven2@yahoo.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Editor\u2019s note: Tortilla Curtain was performed in 1979 by Teatro del Piojo, a Chicano student theatre collective at the University of Washington in Seattle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Musical Introduction: Piojo Song<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Acto 1: Pancake Patrol<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Acto 2: Coyote y Pollo<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Acto 3: El Movimiento Restaurant<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Acto 4: El Baile Chicano<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Acto 5: El Tomate Trucha<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Acto 6: Tortilla Curtain<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Musical Ending: El Pueblo Unido Song<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Characters (in order of appearance):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Migra-One (George)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Migra-Two (Fred)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mojado<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mojada<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mario<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mar\u00eda<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ninfa <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Contratista, smuggler<\/p>\n\n\n\n Boss, (Chico Gonzales) restaurant owner<\/p>\n\n\n\n Juan, restaurant supervisor<\/p>\n\n\n\n Spanic (George Garza)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Wife<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lydia<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nancy<\/p>\n\n\n\n Blanca<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cisco<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rub\u00e9n<\/p>\n\n\n\n Miguel<\/p>\n\n\n\n Moises<\/p>\n\n\n\n La Jura<\/p>\n\n\n\n Chota<\/p>\n\n\n\n Consumer<\/p>\n\n\n\n Crunchy<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tomate Trucha<\/p>\n\n\n\n Libby\u2019s Canned Corn<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nestle Crunch Candybar<\/p>\n\n\n\n Adolf Coors Beer<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lechuga<\/p>\n\n\n\n Banana Chiquita<\/p>\n\n\n\n KKK Secretary<\/p>\n\n\n\n Billy<\/p>\n\n\n\n Archie Bunk<\/p>\n\n\n\n Reverend Wizard Earl Lee Ray (Judge)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Xicano<\/p>\n\n\n\n Xicana<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mojado<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mojada<\/p>\n\n\n\n Patr\u00f3n<\/p>\n\n\n\n Migra<\/p>\n\n\n\n Klan<\/p>\n\n\n\n Musical Introduction<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (Lights up. All actors on stage sing Teatro del Piojo theme song, music fades with final coro.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n All sing: <\/strong>El Teatro del Piojo les va presentar<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n muchos actos nuevos les van a gustar.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Coro:<\/strong> Tiro, lo tiro, lo tiro-liro-liro,<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Tiro, lo tiro, lo tiro-liro-lan.<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Cantamos, bailamos, los har\u00e1 pensar<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n p\u00f3ngale cuidado lo que va pasar.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n (coro)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Somos, los piojos, piojos de Aztl\u00e1n<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n tratan de matarnos y nunca podr\u00e1n.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n (coro)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Piojo unidos vamos a vencer<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n con el carnalismo tendremos poder.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n (coro)<\/p>\n\n\n\n (Lights fade.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Voice off-stage shouts: LA MIGRA!<\/p>\n\n\n\n (All piojos run off stage and hide among the audience.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Acto 1: Pancake Patrol<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (Dark stage. Enter two Border Patrol officers with flash-lights.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Migra-One: I saw one go that-a-way, Fred.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Migra-Two: Yeah, I saw some up on that hill, George.<\/p>\n\n\n\n M-1: Stick together, them wet-backs like to gang up on ya.<\/p>\n\n\n\n M-2: Yeah, let\u2019s get a couple of them greasers and then call for reinforcements. (They approach audience, asking spectators for proof of citizenship, acting racist and fascist.) This one looks illegal to me!<\/p>\n\n\n\n M-1: Yeah, he looks like an alien; dirty clothes, long hair and sandals. Let me see your driver\u2019s license. Who\u2019s the President of our country? Who\u2019s the Governor of Texas? Answer me, boy! Tennis pawpelees?<\/p>\n\n\n\n M-2: George, over there! (A mojado sneaks toward stage. He is chased and caught.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n M-1: Alright! Hold it there, beaner! (Officers hit the Mexicano as he is being hand-cuffed. He screams in pain.) Shut up, spick or I\u2019ll arrest you for assaulting an Officer of the Law!<\/p>\n\n\n\n M-2: There goes a big buncha Meskins, George!<\/p>\n\n\n\n M-1: Too many. Besides, we ain\u2019t supposed to catch \u2019em all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n M-2: Okay, but let\u2019s look for one o\u2019them little se\u00f1oritas, they\u2019re fun to catch. (Mojada runs from audience area across to stage and is caught.) Hold it, hold it! We got ya!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mojada: AAAaaaaaiiii! Dios mio! Dios mio!<\/p>\n\n\n\n M-1: Too late for that now, se\u00f1orita. Your friend Dee-os Me-os dun run across the border without you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n M-2: Let\u2019s take \u2019em in, George.<\/p>\n\n\n\n M-1: Right, Fred. Let\u2019s go. Vam-moose! Man-os pa re-ba!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Acto 2: Coyote y Pollo<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (A troupe of mojados cross stage cautiously, one is playing a corrido on guitar.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mario: (Singing.) Porque somos mojados\/ siempre nos busca La Ley\/<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Solo buscamos trabajo\/ para esperanza tener\/<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Porque la vida es muy corta\/ y tenemos que luchar. <\/em><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (The troupe stops at center stage during the song.)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Mario: Bueno, ya cruzamos la l\u00ednea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mar\u00eda: D\u00f3nde? Yo no veo ninguna l\u00ednea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mario: No seas pendejo, (He hits her.) Ya estamos en el U.S.A.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mar\u00eda: Usa? Por qu\u00e9 no dices Estados Unidos?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mario: Porque, aunque nos trata de ahogar, matar y rechazar, siempre nos usa.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Ninfa: Pero, ahora que hacemos?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mario: No s\u00e9. No tenemos dinero, ni trabajo ni nada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ninfa: Pos, no que conoc\u00edas alguien que sab\u00eda de un trabajo?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mario: S\u00ed, pero se lo llev\u00f3 la Migra. (Se oye una troca.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Contratista: BBbbbrrrrraaannn! BBRRRRRAANN! EEERRRT! (y entra el contratista.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Contra: A la mo! Ya se les \u2019ta \u2019cabando las brakes de esta troquita; but good for a few more trips hauling mojaditos. (To audience.) Hey, look over there! Mexicanos! The Wet-back kind! (Gets out of his truck.) Ey. Ey. Oigan, ustedes mexicanos, vengan pa\u2019\u2019ca. Vengan, hombre! (Mojados approach suspiciously.) Este\u2026quieren trabajo?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Los Tres: S\u00ed, s\u00ed<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tratista: Bueno entonces, vamos en mi troca. (Mojados move toward the truck.) Wait a minute, wait. Este\u2026cuatrocientos d\u00f3lares, primero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mario: No tenemos dinero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Contra: What! No money! Ay, que Raza. How do you pendejos expect a contratista like me to make money? You think I like hauling you around como vacas jediondas! Okay, mira. Les doy un ride en mi troca, free. Gratis. Pero trabajan en un restaurant en Seattle, sin paga, por dos a\u00f1os.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ninfa: En d\u00f3nde queda Seattle?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mar\u00eda: No, no, eso es mucho tiempo sin pagar. Y c\u00f3mo vivimos? C\u00f3mo pagamos la renta y todo?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tratista: Bueno, bueno, trabajan free por seis meses nom\u00e1s. Y duermen all\u00ed en el restauran y les damos frijoles y tortillas y quien sabe qu\u00e9 m\u00e1s. Y tambi\u00e9n les arreglamos los papeles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mario: O s\u00ed, entonces s\u00ed. Vamos. (Canta.) Ya se va de aqu\u00ed la raza\/ ya se va pa\u2019l otro lado\/ Ya se va de aqu\u00ed la raza\/ de toditito el estado.<\/em> (Contratista leads them all off stage in his truck.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Acto 3: El Movimiento Restaurant<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Mario: (Singing, with guitar.) For authentic Mexican food\/ come to the Movimiento Restaurant\/ Their old-fashioned recipes\/ will leave you feeling pleasant.<\/em> (A procession of workers enters, headed by el patr\u00f3n.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Boss: Okay, Juan, looks like another good day for business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Juan: Right, boss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Boss: But look, Juan, these tables have to be set.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Juan: Right, boss. (Yells at first worker.) Ponga esas mesas all\u00ed, \u00e1ndale! It\u2019s done, boss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Boss: And these floors need mopping, Juan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Juan: Right, sir. (Yells at another worker.) Ponte a lavar ese piso, mojado!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Boss: And all those dirty dishes in the kitchen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Juan: Right, boss. \u00c1ndale, tu, Mar\u00eda, pa\u2019 la cocina a lavar esos platos, pronto, pronto! (Juan follows his boss\u2019 every move to front of stage.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Boss: Yeah, it looks like you brought me another good crop from down South, Juan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Juan: Yeah, they is dumb Mexicans, but they sure do work hard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Boss: Keep it up and you could be in for a raise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Juan: (Eagerly.) Yeah, boss, I mean, you\u2019ve done so much for La Raza in this city. You\u2019ve already opened up five restaurants in the Seattle area. Pretty soon you\u2019ll branch out to El Valle de Y\u00e1kima. (El patron le tira un billete al piso. Juan scoops it up and stays on his knees.) I can see it now, boss: El Movimiento Restaurant, Incorporated! You\u2019re so trucha, boss. (Boss throws otro dolar, and after picking up the money, Juan stands up.) I mean, who else would think of it. Bring mojados from M\u00e9xico and don\u2019t pay them nothing but beans, beans, and more beans. Who says slavery is dead?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Boss: Never mind that, Juan. We have customers now. (Enter two well-dressed Hispanos.) Hello, welcome to The Movimiento Restaurant, I\u2019m Chico Gonzales, owner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Spanic: Good evening, my name is George Garza. I was recently appointed by the Governor on Hispanic American Affairs in Employment. My wife and I just moved here from New Mexico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Boss: Well, you won\u2019t find any employment problems here. Juan, see these people get the best. (All undocumented workers come out and take coats, bring water, silverware, chips and dip, etc.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Spanic: My, you really have an efficient staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Boss: Yes, all hard-working citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Juan: Hard-working, at least.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Spanic: And you have a good show of hiring women and minorities. I\u2019ll have to write that up in my next employment report to the Governor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Boss: Yes, I only feel that I\u2019m doing my part to make America what it is. I am keeping unemployment down and keeping people off welfare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Juan: (To the audience) Keeping people down and keeping everything for himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Boss: Take Juan, here, for example. (Juan snaps to attention.) When I found him he was cold, (Juan shivers.) hungry, (Juan doubles over.) and poor. (Juan shows empty pockets.) But now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Juan: Now, I\u2019m making it in the world! Who says Chicanos don\u2019t know how to pull up their own bootstraps? Yesterday, I was in the streets of East L.A., stabbing my own brothers and sisters. Now, I have a job and I\u2019m studying Business Administration at the University!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hispanic: (With a slightly worried look.) Wow! That\u2019s very impressive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Boss: Well, thank you! And, now if you\u2019ll excuse me, I have to go count my money. (Boss exits.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Juan: And he has a lot of money to count, too! Well, would you like to start with a drink before dinner, sir?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Spanic: Yes, a drink sounds fine. (Juan claps his hands and Mario enters with a wine-list and a white towel draped over his arm.) Well, what would you like, dear?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Wife: I think I\u2019ll have a margareeda, please.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hispanic: And I\u2019ll have a chi-chi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mario: (Shouting to the kitchen, snickering) Una margarita y una chi-che! (He hurries off and returns immediately with the drinks, then leaves.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Wife: My goodness, that was quick!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Juan: We also have live Mexican music in the Aztl\u00e1n Room, for your listening pleasure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Wife: Oh, that sounds wonderfully exotic! Could we have some music at our table?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Juan: Certainly, ma\u2019am. (Goes off stage.) Mario, ven pa’c\u00e1 y trae tu guitarra. \u00c1ndale! C\u00e1ntales una canci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mario: (Romantically.) Ati\u00e9ndeme, quiero decirte algo\u2026doloroso tal vez\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Juan: (Cutting the song short with applause.) Aqu\u00ed est\u00e1 tu peseta, vete! And only two dollars a song, sir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hispanic: Well\u2026put it on my bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Juan: Right, sir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Wife: They certainly have a very authentic Mexican atmosphere, honey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Spanic: We may be closer to Mexico than you think, dear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Juan: Would you like to order, now? (Juan claps his hands and shouts.) Mar\u00eda! (She enters quickly.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mar\u00eda: Sus ordenes, se\u00f1or y se\u00f1ora?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Wife: I think I\u2019ll have this Ch-eye-l Re-la-no.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Spanic: She means, Chilly Re-yeah-no.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mar\u00eda: Pero, que n\u00famero es eso? Cada plato se ordena con un n\u00famero!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Panic: Ah\u2026what did she say? She spoke so fast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Juan: Well, sir, we use a number system here, and the chile relleno is number three.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Spanic: That\u2019s n\u00fa-mer-o tres!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Juan: Very good, sir!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mar\u00eda: Y qu\u00e9 quiere usted, se\u00f1or?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Spanic: (Struggling.) I\u2019ll have the Ja-cin-to Tre-vi, vi, vin-yo, the Jay-Sin-Toe Tree-Vinyo Hamburger and the Cesar Chavez Caesar salad, that\u2019s Numer-O Dos! (Mar\u00eda leaves to get the order.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Juan: You have a very good command of Spanish, sir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Spanic: I used to speak it as a child\u2026that is, I studied it in school. Let me give you some good advice, John. I believe that any man that is going to be successful in the Hispanic Community has got to be bi-lingual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Juan: Right, we\u2019re all into that bag of money, now. Funding for bilingual education. How about another drink, sir?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Spanic and Wife: Yes, that sounds good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Juan: Mario! (Juan claps and Mario enters.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mario: S\u00ed, se\u00f1or.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Spanic: My wife will have another margareeta and I\u2019ll have two more chi-chis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mario: Dos chiches? (Laughs. He returns immediately with three drinks.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Spanic: Tell me, Juan, where do you get your help?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Juan: Well\u2026(Mario spills drink on Mister Spanic.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mario: (Trying to wipe as Spanic stands up.) Perd\u00f3n. Perd\u00f3n, se\u00f1or.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Juan: (After hitting Mario several times.) Very sorry, sir! It\u2019s the new help. We\u2019ll have the coat dry-cleaned for you, free of charge. (Mario is on the floor.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Spanic: Well, I suppose that will resolve the problem. But, tell me, Juan, do you always hit them that way?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Juan: Sure. They\u2019re used to it, coming from Mexico. Would you like to try it, sir?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Spanic: Can I? I mean, do you think I should, what with my position and all?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Juan: Well, you would be showing your strong stand on Law & Order. Teach these wetbacks a lesson, sir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Spanic: That seem proper. (Hits Mario.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Juan: Very well done, sir! (Mario slinks away.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Spanic: I must say, that made me feel mucho macho!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Wife: George, don\u2019t get yourself excited!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Juan: You have a good left jab, sir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Spanic: Yes, I started boxing in high school and I was platoon champ in the Army.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Wife: All this violence has made me hungry. What about our dinner?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Juan: Right, se\u00f1ora. \u00a1Mar\u00eda! \u00a1Ap\u00farate con la comida!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mar\u00eda: (Enters quickly.) Bueno, aqu\u00ed est\u00e1n las tortillas y sus platos de comida. Perd\u00f3nenme, pero les puse un poquito de chile. Que no se me \u2019nojen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Spanic: She talks mighty fast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Wife: So charming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Juan: She just wanted to warn you, she added a little spice. Well, enjoy your dinner. (Both guests start eating.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Spanic: Got damn!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Wife: \u00a1Aaaaayyyyiiii! This is hot!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Juan: What\u2019s the problem-o, sir?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Panic: This food is too damn hot, that\u2019s what! (Spic and Span prepare to leave in a huff.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Juan: Wait! I\u2019ll get you some water and another Jacinto Burger. Please don\u2019t leave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Spanic: No, this place is terrible! (Boss enters.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Boss: Juan! What\u2019s going on here! Wait, Mr. Garza. (Wife slaps Boss as she exits behind Spanic.) Juan! I have never been so insulted and humiliated in my life! Now, what happened here, Juan!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Juan: Well, first Mario, he spills a drink on the man, and then Mar\u00eda puts too much chile sauce in the food, Boss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Boss: Juan, call those wetbacks out here, at once!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Juan: Right, boss. (Juan runs off stage.) \u00a1Mario! \u00a1Mar\u00eda! \u00a1Salgan pa\u2019c\u00e1! (Juan brings them out.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Boss: Juan, I want you to tell these workers that I\u2019m running a business here, not a zoo!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Juan: \u00a1Dice el patr\u00f3n que este es un restaurant y no un lugar para animales!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Boss: I must set an example, Juan. Tell them they are both going back to Mexico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Juan: Right, boss. Bueno, dice el patr\u00f3n que los va mandar los dos patr\u00e1s pa\u2019 M\u00e9xico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mario: No, no patroncito.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mar\u00eda: No, no me puede mandar pa\u2019tr\u00e1s. Tengo mi familia aqu\u00ed y necesito trabajar. Por favor de Dios, no me mande pa\u2019tr\u00e1s. Hago todo lo que diga. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Boss: What is she saying, Juan?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Juan: She says she has a family and that she\u2019ll do anything to stay here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Boss: Well, she\u2019s kinda cute. She can stay. But no pay for six more months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mario y Mar\u00eda: \u00bfQu\u00e9 dice? \u00bfQu\u00e9 dice el patr\u00f3n?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Juan: Bueno, dice el patr\u00f3n que t\u00fa estas \u201ckinda cute\u201d y que te puedes quedar. Pero trabajando sin pagar por seis meses m\u00e1s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mario: \u00bfY yo? \u00bfMe puedo quedar tambi\u00e9n?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Juan: T\u00fa, \u00a1Que te lleve la Migra! (Enter Officer.) Officer, this man is an alien!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Migra: Her, too? (Mar\u00eda is crying and holding Mario\u2019s sleeve as they drag him away.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Juan: No, she works for us. (Officer takes Mario away, Juan follows boss off-stage opposite.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Acto 4: El Baile Chicano<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (Three women are stage-right, putting on make-up, and one man stage-left grooming himself. Un m\u00fasico is back-center-stage and his band is playing the song: Tilingo Lingo. The song is ending:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ay, til\u00edn til\u00edn til\u00edn<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Ay, tol\u00f3n tol\u00f3n tol\u00f3n<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Que bonitas, que bonitas<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Las hijas de Don Sim\u00f3n.)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Lydia: That\u2019s a nice band, \u00bfverdad?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nancy: S\u00ed, but there\u2019s nobody to dance with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Blanca: What about those guys over there?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lydia: \u00a1Son mojados!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nancy: I\u2019m not going to dance with a wetback.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Blanca: Well, I think the one that just came in is nice looking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cisco: \u00a1\u00d3rale! (Shakes hands with the other men.) Yo soy de Durango. \u00bfY t\u00fa de d\u00f3nde eres?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rub\u00e9n: Yo soy de San Luis Potos\u00ed. Apenas acabo de llegar aqu\u00ed en este valle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cisco: S\u00ed, hay que tener cuidado, la migraci\u00f3n esta muy dura por ahorita.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rub\u00e9n: S\u00ed, y yo no tengo papeles. \u00bfT\u00fa?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cisco: Tampoco estoy arreglado, pero, (Points to women.) ahorita nos arreglamos. (Enter two Chicanos.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Miguel: \u00a1Chingado! \u00a1Mira \u00e9se, todos los mojados! They always ruin the dances. No te digo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Moises: \u00a1Sim\u00f3n! Los huelo hasta\u2019c\u00e1. Pero, como quiera las rucas no bailan con ellos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n M\u00fasico: Ahora seguimos con la bonita selecci\u00f3n: \u201cQue Me Lleva El Diablo.\u201d (Mojados move across stage to women, cutting in front of the Chicanos. One mojado gets to dance, the other is turned down many times. Both Chicanos get partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Que rayos me pasa a mi,<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Que quiero llorar gritando…<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Maldito sea tu amor,<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Como te estoy adorando.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Que suerte me cargo yo,<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Quisiera no haber nacido<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Pa’ que te fui a conocer,<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Si eres un caso perdido.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n After first two verses of song, music dies down.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mois\u00e9s: (Dancing with Nancy.) What\u2019s wrong with Blanca, \u00e9sa? She\u2019s making us look bad, dancing with a mojado.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nancy: I know. We told her, but she still dances with them. Next time, we won\u2019t bring her to the baile!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mois\u00e9s: \u00a1Sim\u00f3n! (Song ends, everyone applauds. Chicanos escort Chicanas stage-right.) Ese, Miguel. Mira a ese mojado. Estaba bailando con nuestras rucas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Miguel: I know. \u00bfQui\u00e9n se creye? (They approach Cisco.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mois\u00e9s: Oye, mojado. \u00bfqu\u00e9 pedo traes? (Pushes Cisco.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cisco: Pos es baile, \u00bfque no? Yo no quiero pleito con nadie. (He is pushed to the floor. Police enter.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n La Jura: Hold it! Police!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lidia: It was the wetbacks!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nancy: The wetbacks started the fight!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Chota: Wetbacks? They all look the same to me. Come on, you dirty Meskins, manos pa\u2019rriba! (Police exit with gun pointed at prisoners Mois\u00e9s and Cisco.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n M\u00fasico: Lo siento mucho, raza, pero este baile se tiene que terminar. No podemos tener baile con pleito como \u00e9ste. Buenas noches, raza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Acto 5: El Tomate Trucha<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (A customer enters with a shopping cart. In the cart is a person dressed as a tomato.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Consumer: Well, I guess I better get some groceries for the party tonight. Let\u2019s see, I need candy for the kids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Crunchy: In that case, take me!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Consumer: Who are you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Todos: (With music.) N-E-S-T-L-E-S, Nestles makes the biggest mess, dead babies!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Consumer: You look like a tasty candy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tomate: Wait! Don\u2019t take him. Don\u2019t you know that Nestle\u2019s is killing babies in Third World countries?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Consumer: Well, I do remember reading something about that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tomate: They pressure women to buy their milk formula instead of breast-feeding by saying Nestle\u2019s is better. Then the babies die of malnutrition because the mothers can\u2019t afford to use the canned formula properly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Crunchy: We\u2019re just trying to keep the world population down. Don\u2019t listen to that tomato.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tomate: Do you want dead Latino babies on your mind?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nestle\u2019s Crunch: I\u2019m crunchy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Consumer: No. I\u2019ll just take this other candy. (Consumer moves on, with cart.) Well, now I need some canned corn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Libby: Then, take me!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Consumer: Why should I take you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Todos: \u2019Cause, (Sung, with music.) when it says Libby\u2019s, Libby\u2019s, Libby\u2019s, on the label, label, label, you will like it, like it, like it on your table, table, table. <\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Libby: (Singing solo.) When it says Libby\u2019s, Libby\u2019s. <\/em>(Dancing.) on the label, label, label\u2026<\/em> I\u2019ll just get right in your cart, here. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Tomate: Oh, no you don\u2019t! Libby\u2019s is another Nestle\u2019s product, just like Nescaf\u00e9, Taster\u2019s Choice, Souptime and Los Hermanos Wines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Consumer: Let me check the label. (Libby bends over.) It doesn\u2019t say Nestle\u2019s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tomate: Those multi-national corporations are sneaky. You should get a complete list of Nestle\u2019s products and put it on your refrigerator door to remind you what not to buy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Consumer: That\u2019s a smart idea. But I better get some beer to put inside the fridge, or there won\u2019t be much of a party tonight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Adolf: Well, in that case, take me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Consumer: And, who are you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Adolf: I\u2019m the beer of Adolf Coors, who came to this country in 1856 and has been exploiting workers ever since.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Todos: (Cantando.) Make it Coors, make it yours, make it Coors.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Adolf: (Trying to get into cart.) Why don\u2019t you take home half a case?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tomate: Hold it, buddy! Adolf \u201cHitler\u201d Coors is a fascist pig! He doesn\u2019t hire minorities and won\u2019t let the workers unionize.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Adolf: Don\u2019t listen to that rotten tomato, We\u2019re new in Washington State, made with Rocky Mountain spring-water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Consumer: Well\u2026I don\u2019t know. I did want to try the spring-water beer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Adolf: We\u2019re non-pasteurized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tomate: Non-unionized, too!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Consumer: No, I can just take this other beer. (She moves across stage with cart.) So many different boycotts. It\u2019s a good thing though, to support other workers, the way the farmworkers were helped by the Gallo Boycott.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lechuga: Hello, how about some fresh, crispy lettuce to make a salad?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Consumer: Hey, I know about you. The United Farmworkers are on strike against you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lechuga: Darn! How did you find out so fast?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Consumer: Chicano grape-vine. I know, I\u2019ll just make a fruit salad, instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Banana: Then, take me, se\u00f1orita.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Consumer: Who are you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Banana: (Canta sola, with music.) I\u2019m the Chiquita Banana and here I stand. The biggest product of United Brands.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Todos: (Cantando.) You can see the blue sticker, and know Chiquita tastes better! You can see the blue sticker, and know Chiquita tastes better! You can see the blue \u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Tomate: (El Tomate interrupts.) \u00a1Basta! Enough! The United Farmworkers also called for a boycott on Chiquita.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Consumer: But, what do bananas have to do with lettuce?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tomate: Chiquita is the most well-known product of United Brands Company, one of the largest growers of lettuce where campesinos are on strike!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Consumer: I\u2019ll just take another fruit, then. (She moves the cart to center-stage.) But tell me, how come you\u2019re not being boycotted?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tomate: Me? Porque\u2026(Begins singing.) Yo estoy con Ch\u00e1vez, S\u00ed, s\u00ed se\u00f1or. Yo estoy con Ch\u00e1vez y con la Uni\u00f3n\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Acto 6: Tortilla Curtain<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (Secretary is seated stage-right. Two men with white hoods are seated at center-stage.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Secretary: (Answering phone on desk.) K-K-K Headquarters, may I help you? Yes, we\u2019re still taking applications. Thank you. (Phone rings again.) Klu Klux Klan, may I help you? Yes, we ordered 50 white hoods dry-cleaned, no starch. Pick them up Friday? Yes, thank you. So busy today. (Man enters.) Hello.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Billy: Hi ya! Ma name is Billy Joe and I\u2019d like to join the Klu Klux Klan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Secretary: Well, great! I just need to know a few things. First off, who sent you Mr. Billy Joe?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Billy: Well, I saw your ad in the Dallas Times. Tha full-page ad with the nigger hangin\u2019 from a tree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Secretary: That was a meskin in that picture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Billy: They all look the same ta me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Secretary: Well, that musta been \u2019cause he was burnt up. Right this way for your interview, Mr. Billy Joe. (One of the hooded men stands up.) Mr. Billy Joe, sir. (She exits.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Archie: Hello there son, my name is Archie Bunk and this here is the Grand Wizard, Mr. Earl Lee Ray.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Earl: Howdy, boy. Sit down. Tell us about yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Billy: Well, I\u2019m from Plains, Georgia. Lived two blocks from Jimma\u2019s house!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Earl: Hear that, Archie. He\u2019s from Plains, Georgia! We got ourselves a celebrity here!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Archie: Well, we\u2019re kinda rushed, Billy Joe, what with plannin\u2019 this Tortilla Patrol and all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Billy: Yeah, I heard about that and I wanna tell ya, I came from Georgia to get away from all them niggers and then I come he\u2019a to Texas and see nothin\u2019 but greasers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Archie: Well, we\u2019re going to change all that. But, first, we\u2019d like to ask you a few questions. First off, how do you feel about Injuns?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Billy: Scalp \u2019em! The only good Injun is a dead Injun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Earl: How do you feel \u2019bout niggers?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Billy: Slave \u2019em! That\u2019s how it should be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Archie: Very good! Now, the big question: How do you feel about Meskins?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Billy: Re-fry \u2019em! (They all stand up.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Earl: You sound like Klan material to me. Welcome to the Klu Klux Klan of America! (They shake hands.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Archie: We have a rally planned for Saturday, that\u2019s where you\u2019ll be officially sworn in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Billy: I don\u2019t know what to say. This is the greatest thing that ever happened to me. Thank ya. And I\u2019ll be there Saturday. (They all leave the stage.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n All: (Beginning off-stage.) B-A-K-K-K! Support your local Klan today! (A procession of white-hooded actors stops center-stage. Archie stands up on a chair. There are cheers and shouts.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Archie: Fellow Klan-members, we are gathered here today at the El Paso border to do our duty as American citizens and keep them greasy Meskins out of our good, White country! Let me hear a big \u201cWhite Power.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n All: White Power!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Archie: I can\u2019t hear you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n All: White Power!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Archie: Louder!<\/p>\n\n\n\n All: White Power! (They applaud themselves.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Archie: We are tired of them Spicks stealing all our milk and honey and not selling us any of their oil! (Applause.) We have Bakke on the Education Front, and Weber on the Labor Front! We\u2019re gonna teach them minorities who\u2019s still the boss! (Applause.) Now we have a new Klansman. Billy Joe, come on up here!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Billy: My name\u2019s Billy Joe and I\u2019m from Plains, Georgia. I ain\u2019t much for words, but I say let\u2019s re-fry them Meskins on an electric Tortilla Curtain! (Applause.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Archie: Here is your Texas Klan Hood, Billy Joe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Billy: Just the right cull\u2019a. (Applause, cheers. Billy Joe steps down from the platform.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Archie: Now, before we get into our cars with our guns and C.B. radios to keep this Great Country from ruin, we\u2019ll have a few words from the Reverend Wizard, Earl Lee Ray! (Earl gets up on platform as Archie steps down.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Earl: Fellow Klan. Bow your heads! (All drop to their knees.) Pray to the Good Lord Jesus, that He might give us strength in our sacred mission: to restore White Supremacy in this country, to keep this country free from Aliens that would make us weak. (Several \u201camens\u201d and shouts from the hooded members.) May White people all over the world unite in peace and happiness. With the dark race serving the White, as it was meant to be. We ask this all in the name of the Lord, Jesus Christ, Amen!<\/p>\n\n\n\n All: Amen! (They begin to stand up.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Earl: Now, before you leave, I want you all to dig into your pockets. Dig deep,\u2019till it hurts! And take out some of that green stuff and support your American Klu Klux Klan. (As money is being collected, Earl begins a single-file march to front of stage, singing.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Oh, I wish I were in the land of cotton<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Old times there are not forgotten<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Look away, look away, look away, Dixie-land.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n All: Oh, I wish I was in Dixie, hurray, hurray!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n In Dixie-land I\u2019ll make my stand to live or die in Dixie.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n A-way, away, away down South in Dixie!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n A-way, away, away down South in Dixie!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n (As they sing, each Klans-member removes hood to reveal to the audience a sign around their neck. The reverend, who is first, is a Judge. The others are Tycoon, County Sheriff, Media, Businessman, Politician and Migra. They whistle Dixie as they exit.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n (Canci\u00f3n campesina plays in the background, \u201cBrown-Eyed Children of the Sun.\u201d Hay dos Xicanos y dos Indocumentados piscando algod\u00f3n.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Xicano: Mira, the sun is already going down y todav\u00eda estamos trabajando. I\u2019m gonna tell the boss that we\u2019re quitting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Xicana: Yeah, all day in this sun y luego toda la noche tambi\u00e9n? No, \u2019ombre, esto no vale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mojado: Pero, ya mero \u2019cabamos y nos va pagar el patr\u00f3n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mojada: S\u00ed, pero como me duele la espalda. (Patr\u00f3n enters with brown bag.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Patr\u00f3n: Well, Paco, you all jus\u2019 \u2019bout done here!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Xicano: No, boss, I quit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Patr\u00f3n: You don\u2019t mean that, Pancho. Here, I brought you some Coors beer and Nestle\u2019s candy for the kids. (Patr\u00f3n exits quickly.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mojado: \u00bfQue dijo el patr\u00f3n?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Xicano: Que nos trae cerveza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mojado: (Looks inside the brown bag.) Mira, y dulces tambi\u00e9n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Xicano: Como \u2019taba diciendo, el patr\u00f3n es de aquellas<\/p>\n\n\n\n Xicana: No, yo digo lo que necesita el cabr\u00f3n es una huelguita.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Xicano: Bueno, s\u00ed. Pero no una huelguecita, \u00a1Una huelgota! Que paren de trabajar todos los obreros.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mojado: No, yo no quiero nada de eso.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mojada: Yo tampoco, yo nom\u00e1s quiero que me paguen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Xicano: No, mire. Con huelga ganamos una uni\u00f3n y mejor pago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Xicana: S\u00ed, y beneficios pa\u2019 los ni\u00f1os y seguro social.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mojada: Eso est\u00e1 bien pa\u2019 ustedes, pero nosotros no tenemos papeles ni n\u00famero social.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mojado: S\u00ed, \u00bfqu\u00e9 nos ayuda a nosotros tener esa huelga?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Xicano: Pero la uni\u00f3n ayuda a todos los trabajadores, con o sin papeles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mojado: \u00a1Bueno, entonces a la huelga!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Todos: \u00a1Huelga, huelga, huel\u2026! (Patr\u00f3n enters.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Patr\u00f3n: Wait a minute. What do you think you\u2019re doing?!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Xicana: We\u2019re on strike!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Patr\u00f3n: What! You can\u2019t strike against me! I\u2019ll call the Immigration on you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Xicano: Who cares? (Patr\u00f3n exits, angry.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mojada: \u00bfQu\u00e9 dijo el patr\u00f3n?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Xicano: Nada, nada. \u00a1Que siga la huelga!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Todos: \u00a1Huelga, huelga, huel\u2026! (Migra enters with siren and guns.) Mojados run off stage-right. Migra follows them.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Xicano: Those mojados are chicken. We don\u2019t need them. \u00a1Huelga, huelga, huel\u2026! (Two hooded members of the KKK enter stage-right with Migra following behind them.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Klan: B-A-K-K-K! Kill a Mexican today! B-A-K-K-K! Kill a Mexican today! (They chase xicanos off stage-left. Mojados enter stage-right with Migra following them.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Migra: Immigration! Immigration! Stop those illegals! Stop those Aliens! (Enter xicanos from stage-left, with KKK in pursuit.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Klan: B-A-K-K-K! Kill a Mexican today! (Xicanos are crowded together with mojados at center-stage.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Xicana: \u00bfPor qu\u00e9 nos siguen? We\u2019re United States citizens!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mojada: Y a nosotros nos siguen porque no trabajamos como esclavos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Xicana: Con armas nos roban la vida, con armas ganaremos la libertad. (Taking up arms.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Todos: \u00a1Todos somos mexicanos! \u00a1Y unidos venceremos! (Cantan \u201cEl Pueblo Unido\u201d song by Quilapay\u00fan, grupo de la nueva canci\u00f3n chilena.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n El Pueblo Unido<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n De pie, luchar que vamos va a triunfar. Avanzan ya banderas de unidad<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Y t\u00fa vendr\u00e1s marchando junto a m\u00ed y as\u00ed ver\u00e1s tu canto y tu bandera florecer<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n La luz de un rojo amanecer, anuncian ya la vida que vendr\u00e1.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n De pie, luchar, el pueblo va a triunfar. Ser\u00e1 mejor la vida que vendr\u00e1<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n A conquistar nuestra felicidad y en un clamor mil voces de combate se alzar\u00e1n<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Dir\u00e1n, canci\u00f3n de libertad. Con decisi\u00f3n la patria vencer\u00e1.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Coro: Y ahora el pueblo que se alza en la lucha<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Con voz de gigante gritando: \u00a1adelante!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n El pueblo unido, jam\u00e1s ser\u00e1 vencido<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n El pueblo unido, jam\u00e1s ser\u00e1 vencido<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n La patria est\u00e1 forjando la unidad. De norte a sur se movilizar\u00e1.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Desde el salar ardiente y mineral al bosque austral unidos en la lucha y el trabajo ir\u00e1n.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n La patria cubrir\u00e1n. Su paso ya anuncia el porvenir.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n De pie, luchar, el pueblo va a triunfar. Millones ya imponen la verdad<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n De acero son, ardiente batall\u00f3n, sus manos van llevando la justicia y la raz\u00f3n<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Mujer, con fuego y con valor, ya est\u00e1s aqu\u00ed junto al trabajador.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n (Coro)<\/p>\n\n\n\n El pueblo unido, jam\u00e1s ser\u00e1 vencido!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n El pueblo unido, jam\u00e1s ser\u00e1 vencido!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n El pueblo unido, jam\u00e1s ser\u00e1 vencido!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n -f\u00edn-<\/p>\n\n\n\n Photos courtesy of Rub\u00e9n Rangel<\/em> (Rehersal at the University of Washington’s Ethnic Cultural Center, Seattle, 1979).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" TEATRO DEL PIOJO COURTESY OF RUB\u00c9N RANGEL AND ARNOLDO GARC\u00cdA A collective play performed by Teatro del Piojo Published by Editorial Ce Atl, February 1980. Edited by Rub\u00e9n Rangel. All rights reserved. Contact: bronxraven2@yahoo.com Editor\u2019s note: Tortilla Curtain was performed in 1979 by Teatro del Piojo, a Chicano student theatre collective at the University of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":37,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[49,8,23],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alternativepublications.ucmerced.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1103"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alternativepublications.ucmerced.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alternativepublications.ucmerced.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alternativepublications.ucmerced.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/37"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alternativepublications.ucmerced.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1103"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/alternativepublications.ucmerced.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1103\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1119,"href":"https:\/\/alternativepublications.ucmerced.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1103\/revisions\/1119"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alternativepublications.ucmerced.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1103"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alternativepublications.ucmerced.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1103"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alternativepublications.ucmerced.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/alternativepublications.ucmerced.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/Piojo-Song-foto-1979.jpg\")
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