Ebook: Music to my years: a mixtape memoir of growing up and standing up
Author: Alonzo Cristela
- Tags: Children of immigrants, Children of immigrants--United States, Hispanic American comedians, Women comedians, Women comedians--United States, Autobiographies, Biographies, Biography, Alonzo Cristela, Women comedians -- United States -- Biography, Hispanic American comedians -- Biography, Children of immigrants -- United States -- Biography, United States, Women comedians -- Biography, Children of immigrants -- Biography
- Year: 2019
- Publisher: Atria
- City: United States
- Edition: First Atria Books hardcover edition
- Language: English
- epub
Alonzo shares her experiences and struggles of being a first-generation Mexican-American, her dreams of becoming a comedian, and how it feels to be a creator in a world that often minimizes people of color and women. Her stories range from the time she made her own tap shoes out of bottle caps to how she turned to stand-up comedy to grieve the heartbreaking loss of her mother. -- adapted from jacket;"In this memoir full of humor and heart, comedian, writer, and producer Cristela Alonzo tells personal stories of growing up as a first-generation Mexican American in Texas and following her dreams to pursue a career in comedy" -- From book jacket flap.;Introduction : In the beginning -- Boston's More than a feeling -- Lionel Richie : Say you, say me -- Golden Girls : Thank you for being a friend -- Billy Joel : Only the good die young -- Selena : Dreaming of you -- Tangerine Dream : Loved by the sun -- Backstreet Boys : Shape of my heart -- Evita : And the money kept rolling in (and out) -- Ice Cube : It was a good day -- Eminem : Lose yourself -- Ricky Martin : Livin' la vida loca -- A Tribe Called Quest : We the people.
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