Raúl Rodríguez spent nearly twenty years protecting the border between the United States and Mexico. His job as an immigration officer —deciding who could and couldn’t enter the country— was a patriotic duty. But one day, without warning, a long-held family secret shattered everything he...
Rosario and José were workers at a chicken processing plant in Arkansas. Despite the monotony, pain, and danger, they endured it all. Until one day, an accident made them realize that hard work wasn’t enough to make their dreams come true. Find the English translation of...
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When her boyfriend Giovani was murdered, Diana was devastated. It wasn’t just the pain of the loss, but the fact that there were so many gaps in the case, so many unresolved questions. When she realized that the authorities weren’t making much progress, Diana decided...
When Frida was about eight years old, her mom, Linda, told her what her real job was. She asked her not to tell anyone. That would be their big secret. But sometime later, someone at her school started noticing the details. And it would be...
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For Sabrina Ortiz, life in Pergamino was pretty uneventful. She was born there, and planned her future there, with her children. Until one afternoon, a crop duster flew by her window and turned her days into a nightmare. To save her family, she would have...
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Taking care of some citrus crops in Mexico — that was the job offer a group of former Colombian soldiers received. The pay was good, all the paperwork was in order, and they would return to Colombia after six months. They accepted without really knowing...
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As teenagers, Julia and Maya were recruited by El Yunque, a secret ultra-Catholic organization born in Mexico. Their mission as militants would be to help establish Christ's reign on earth. But first they would have to sacrifice much of who they were. Find the English translation...
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Since childhood, Candelaria Schamun knew she had a serious illness. That’s why there were doctors, treatments, and surgeries. But when, at 17, she found a green folder containing her medical history and a birth certificate with the name Esteban, she would discover that her body...
On April 10, 1981, a caravan captured the attention of Costa Rica. It traveled from the border with Nicaragua to the city of Alajuela, where it would deliver the remains of the heroes of a war that had been fought more than a century earlier,...