The Three Louies

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Date

Thu Jun 21, 2012
4:00pm – 5:00pm

Location

Aspen, CO, United States

Spalding Gray meets the Marx Brothers in East L.A., when this trio of Chicano artists — musician Louie Pérez of Los Lobos, author Luís J. Rodriguez, and journalist Luís Torres — roll out their satirical wink at “growing up Mexican” in the U.S., an unforgettable mix of performance art, storytelling, and comedy.

Spalding Gray meets the Marx Brothers in East L.A., when this trio of Chicano artists — musician Louie Pérez of Los Lobos, author Luís J. Rodriguez, and journalist Luís Torres — roll out their satirical wink at “growing up Mexican” in the U.S., an unforgettable mix of performance art, storytelling, and comedy.

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