Mariguano

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The narrative unfolds against the backdrop of the Texas/Mexico border during the early Reagan era, focusing on Don Julio Cortina's misguided efforts to manipulate the 1988 Mexican Presidential elections. Through the perspective of his son, El Johnny, the tale explores the dramatic shift in Cortina's character from a loving family man to a tormented leader of a corrupt criminal empire, highlighting themes of betrayal and the destructive allure of power and drugs.