Nelson Denis

Explores the political and social realities that are currently lived in Puerto Rico.

Leo Machuchal is a sad and lonely man. His mother is dying in the hospital; he works as a super in a grimy building, and gets no respect from his neighbors, the local domino players, or even the corner drug dealers. At 70 years old, his life feels pointless. All of this changes when the Congressman of El Barrio (East Harlem) dies unexpectedly, and a series of accidents propel Leo into the forefront of a hotly contested campaign for Congress.

About Puerto Rico and the economic crisis and the history between the island and the U.S. The sterilization of the women, radiation and contamination of Vieques and the potential of creating a permanent underclass for generations.