The Sons of El Rey
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The Sons of El Rey

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The Sons of El Rey

About this book

A “masterful…mesmerizing and unflinching” (Patricia Engel, New York Times bestselling author) story about a multigenerational family of luchadores contending with forbidden love and secrets in Mexico City, Los Angeles, and beyond.

Ernesto Vega has lived many lives, from pig farmer to construction worker to famed luchador El Rey Coyote, yet he has always worn a mask. He was discovered by a local lucha libre trainer at a time when luchadores—Mexican wrestlers donning flamboyant masks and capes—were treated as daredevils or rock stars. Ernesto found fame, rapidly gaining name recognition across Mexico, but at great expense, nearly costing him his marriage to his wife Elena.

Years later, in East Los Angeles, his son, Freddy Vega, is struggling to save his father’s gym while Freddy’s own son, Julian, is searching for professional and romantic fulfillment as a Mexican American gay man refusing to be defined by stereotypes.

With alternating perspectives, Ernesto and Elena take us from the ranches of Michoacán to the makeshift colonias of Mexico City. Freddy describes his life in the suburban streets of 1980s Los Angeles and the community their family built, as Julian descends deep into our present-day culture of hook-up apps, lucha burlesque shows, and the dark underbelly of West Hollywood. The Sons of El Rey is an “epic and transporting novel” (Alejandro Varela, National Book Award finalist and author of The Town of Babylon) of a family wading against time, legacy, and generational trauma, yet always choosing the fight.

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Information

Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Year
2024
Topic
Literature
eBook ISBN
9781668032800
Subtopic
Literature General
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Dedication
  4. Epigraph
  5. 1. Ernesto Vega
  6. 2. Freddy Vega
  7. 3. Julian Vega
  8. 4. Elena Vega
  9. 5. El Rey Coyote
  10. 6. Ernesto Vega
  11. 7. Elena Vega
  12. 8. Freddy Vega
  13. 9. El Rey Coyote
  14. 10. Julian Vega
  15. 11. Ernesto Vega
  16. 12. Elena Vega
  17. 13. Freddy Vega
  18. 14. El Rey Coyote
  19. 15. Julian Vega
  20. 16. Ernesto Vega
  21. 17. Elena Vega
  22. 18. Freddy Vega
  23. 19. El Rey Coyote
  24. 20. Julian Vega
  25. 21. Ernesto Vega
  26. 22. Elena Vega
  27. 23. Freddy Vega
  28. 24. El Rey Coyote
  29. 25. Julian Vega
  30. 26. Ernesto Vega
  31. 27. Elena Vega
  32. 28. Freddy Vega
  33. 29. El Rey Coyote
  34. 30. Julian Vega
  35. 31. Ernesto Vega
  36. 32. Elena Vega
  37. 33. Freddy Vega
  38. 34. Ernesto Vega
  39. 35. Elena Vega
  40. 36. El Rey Coyote
  41. 37. Julian Vega
  42. 38. Ernesto Vega
  43. 39. Elena Vega
  44. 40. Freddy Vega
  45. 41. El Rey Coyote
  46. 42. Julian Vega
  47. 43. Ernesto Vega
  48. 44. Elena Vega
  49. 45. Freddy Vega
  50. 46. El Rey Coyote
  51. 47. Julian Vega
  52. 48. Ernesto Vega
  53. 49. Elena Vega
  54. 50. Freddy Vega
  55. 51. El Rey Coyote
  56. 52. Julian Vega
  57. 53. Ernesto Vega
  58. 54. Elena Vega
  59. 55. Freddy Vega
  60. 56. El Rey Coyote
  61. 57. Julian Vega
  62. 58. Ernesto Vega
  63. 59. Elena Vega
  64. 60. Freddy Vega
  65. 61. El Rey Coyote
  66. 62. Julian Vega
  67. 63. Ernesto Vega
  68. 64. Elena Vega
  69. 65. Freddy Vega
  70. 66. El Rey Coyote
  71. 67. Julian Vega
  72. 68. Ernesto Vega
  73. 69. Elena Vega
  74. 70. Freddy Vega
  75. 71. El Rey Coyote
  76. 72. Julian Vega
  77. 73. Ernesto Vega
  78. 74. Elena Vega
  79. 75. Freddy Vega
  80. 76. El Rey Coyote
  81. 77. Julian Vega
  82. 78. Ernesto Vega
  83. Acknowledgments
  84. About the Author
  85. Copyright

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