LAUGHS IN SPANISH
Seattle Rep presents LAUGHS IN SPANISH by Alexis Scheer from April 17 to May 11, 2025. Librarians at the Seattle Public Library created this list of books and films to enhance your experience of the show.
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Laughs in Spanish
The script of LAUGHS IN SPANISH, for your reading pleasure.
Format: Book
Availability: All copies in use
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The art of crime
A police officer and an art historian team up to solve crimes that mix art and murder in this French TV series.
Format: DVD
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Blurred Lines
Dive into the contemporary art world ecosystem in this documentary, which includes interviews from gallery owners and Art Basel fair organizers.
Format: Streaming Video
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Get the Picture
Get an inside look at the art world from author Bosker, who worked as a gallery assistant, museum guard, artist's assistant, and more. Bosker even worked a stint as a salesperson at Miami Art Basel, the same art show featured in LAUGHS IN SPANISH.
Format: Book
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Art Heist
Explore the stories behind 50 works of stolen art and the efforts made to recover them.
Format: Book
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Jane the Virgin
In this telenovela-style TV show set in Miami, Jane is adapting to being a mother while also navigating drama from her larger-than-life family and being wooed by two men.
Format: DVD
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Portrait of A Thief
Five Chinese American college students plan a heist with a moral: to steal five sculptures from an American museum that were allegedly taken from China. In return, they’ll get $50 million and the satisfaction of repatriating stolen art.
Format: Book
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Oye
In this high comedy novel set in Miami, Nana deals with regular teenager problems while also wrangling her large Colombian American family and taking care of her glamorous grandmother Abue in the face of a hurricane and a medical diagnosis.
Format: Book
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Tell It to Me Singing
In another Miami novel brimming with telenovela-style tropes, Monica Campo navigates pregnancy and sudden revelations from her larger-than-life mother.
Format: Book
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Johanna Porter Is Not Sorry
Once an up-and-coming artist, Johanna Porter now lives a suburban life. When she sees a portrait of herself as a young artist by the man who ruined her, Johanna steals the painting, holes up in a beach house, and recommits to finding her artistic flair.
Format: Book
Availability: Available
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