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The Hollywood Kid: The Violent Life and Violent Death of An MS-13 Hitman

Óscar Martínez

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The made-in-America life and death of a Salvadoran gangster

As a boy, Miguel Ángel Tobar fled a small town in El Salvador torn apart by warring guerillas and US-backed death squads. As a teen in Los Angeles, he fought discrimination and beatings by joining a gang--MS-13. By the time the US deported him to San Salvador, The Hollywood Kid joined a wave of thousands of US-bred gangsters, whose violence--in concert with corrupt offiicals--have in turn helped propel new waves of refugees.

The incomparable Salvadoran journalist Oscar Martinez got to know the Hollywood Kid and met with him as he first turned on MS-13, killing gang members, and then in turn was assassinated by other gang members. In intensely vivid scenes, Martinez and his anthropologist brother Juan tell the story of a violent life and death--and of the geopolitical forces that propelled a country into becoming one of the most violent on earth.

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ISBN10:: 1786634929

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The Hollywood Kid: The Violent Life and Violent Death of An MS-13 Hitman

Óscar Martínez

4.14/5 (94 ratings)

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The made-in-America life and death of a Salvadoran gangster

As a boy, Miguel Ángel Tobar fled a small town in El Salvador torn apart by warring guerillas and US-backed death squads. As a teen in Los Angeles, he fought discrimination and beatings by joining a gang--MS-13. By the time the US deported him to San Salvador, The Hollywood Kid joined a wave of thousands of US-bred gangsters, whose violence--in concert with corrupt offiicals--have in turn helped propel new waves of refugees.

The incomparable Salvadoran journalist Oscar Martinez got to know the Hollywood Kid and met with him as he first turned on MS-13, killing gang members, and then in turn was assassinated by other gang members. In intensely vivid scenes, Martinez and his anthropologist brother Juan tell the story of a violent life and death--and of the geopolitical forces that propelled a country into becoming one of the most violent on earth.

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Pages:: pages

Publication:

Publisher:

Edition:

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ISBN10:: 1786634929

ISBN13:: 9781786634924

kindle Asin:: B07MJ3PJ15

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