Latin Pop Music & the American Dream - Direct Line to Heaven :: Celeste Fraser Delgado

Latin Pop and the American Dream: I’m so fed up with being in debt ********** With seeing you suffer for every cent **** Let’s leave it all behind and head for Miami. ************ ************ ************ ******** As soon as we get there, we’ll call Emilio. I’ve got a friend, who’s a friend of a friend, With a direct line to that heaven filled with so many stars. ********************** *********************************************** — Bacilos, “My First Million”
You Can Help!: I'm writing a book for St. Martin's Press called *Direct Line to Heaven: How the Powerbrokers of Latin Pop Remade the American Dream* -- and I want your help. I'll be posting material from the book, as well as news about what's happening today that's relevant to the book. You know, new Latin artists coming to the United States and new developments on the US Latin music scene. I hope you'll give me lots of comments -- letting me know what you think I'm getting wrong, or leaving out, are doing right. Also, if you have any juicy stories to share, my ears are wide open. !Que viva la musica!

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