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¡Mambo mucho mambo! El baile que atravesó la barrera del color

¡Mambo mucho mambo! El baile que atravesó la barrera del color

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  • Transadapted
  • Hardback
  • Picture Book
New York City’s desegregated Palladium Ballroom springs to life with a diverse 1940s cast in this jazzy picture-book tribute to the history of mambo and Latin jazz.Era la década de 1940 en la segregada cuidad de Nueva York. Ya sea que bailaras al sonido de las trompetas y los saxofones en un salón en el barrio italiano o en la calle al son de maracas y congas en el barrio puertorriqueño, generalmente bailabas en el lugar donde vivías y con gente de tu mismo origen. Pero antes de que terminara la década, una nueva sala de baile — el Palladium – acogió a personas de todos los vecindarios. Cuando Millie Donay y Pedro Aguilar se encontraron en la pista de baile del Palladium, brotaron chispas y se derribaron barreras. Dean Robbins cuenta cómo el Palladium, un excitante nuevo sonido llamado jazz latino y un baile pegajoso de Cuba llamado mambo, impulsaron el inicio del movimiento de los derechos civiles. Y Eric Velasquez retrata los bailarines de todos los lugares de la ciudad, emparejados, moviéndose hacia delante y hacia atrás, de un lado a otro, dando vueltas y balanceándose al son del jazz latino de Machito y sus Afrocubanos.Millie danced to jazz in her Italian neighborhood. Pedro danced to Latin songs in his Puerto Rican neighborhood. It was the 1940s in New York City, and they were forbidden to dance together . . . until first a band and then a ballroom broke the rules. Machito and His Afro-Cubans hit the scene with a brand-new sound, blending jazz trumpets and saxophones with Latin maracas and congas creating Latin jazz, music for the head, the heart, and the hips. Then the Palladium Ballroom issued a bold challenge to segregation and threw open its doors to all. Illustrated with verve and told through real-life characters who feature in an afterword, ¡Mambo mucho mambo! portrays the power of music and dance to transcend racial, religious, and ethnic boundaries.

English Translation

Mambo Mucho Mambo: The Dance That Crossed Color Lines

In 1940s New York City, neighborhoods were sharply segregated, and so was dancing—Italian teens swayed to jazz trumpets while Puerto Rican teens moved to maracas and congas. Then the Palladium Ballroom opened its doors to everyone, and dancers Millie Donay and Pedro Aguilar met on its floor, sparking a friendship and a dance craze that broke down barriers. This vibrant picture-book biography traces how the Palladium, the sound of Latin jazz, and the infectious Cuban mambo helped ignite the early civil rights movement, paired with lively illustrations of dancers swirling to the music of Machito and His Afro-Cubans.

Reading Levels

Ages:

  • 7
  • 8
  • 9

Grades:

  • Grade 2
  • Grade 3
  • Grade 4

Book Details

Vendor: Candlewick Press

Binding: Hardback

Type: Picture Book

Copyright: 2021

Publisher: Candlewick Press

Genre: Biography and Autobiography

Fiction or Non Fiction: Non-Fiction

Subject: Latin American History and Culture

Type of Spanish Book: Transadapted

Pages: 40

Author/Illustrator Details

Author: Dean Robbins / Eric Velasquez / Georgina Lázaro
Author Origin: None
Illustrator: None
IIlustrator Origin: None

Weight/Dimensions

Dimensions: 11.69 x 10.19 x .42 (Inches)

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