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DALLAS (AP) — On its sur
face, “Santos & Santos” is the
story about an El Paso, Texas
law firm gone bad, a sordid
tale of sex, drugs and violence.
Beneath it, it’s the story of a
crossroads.
The play, which makes its
world premiere at the Dallas
Theater Center Thursday, is
loosely based on the events
leading to the murder of U.S.
District Judge John H. Wood
and the Chagra brothers — El
Paso attorneys linked to the
plots to kill him.
“It was just a springboard,”
insists Solis, an El Paso native
now living in San Francisco.
“It’s not about the Chagra fami
ly. It’s my story.”
Solis’ story is one of internal
and external conflict of Mexi
can-Americans living in the
United States. Solis said that,
as the son of Mexican immi
grants, the story is something
he can relate to.
The conflict between a histo
ry and culture rooted in Mexico
and a lifestyle rooted in the
United States is what tears at
the play’s protagonist, attorney
Tomas Santos. When he finds
out about his prominent fami
ly’s drug-running ways, his loy
alties are put to a stern test.
He must choose between his
corrupt kindred or his corrupt
legal system. He loves both, but
both eventually fail the self-
righteous Tomas.
Solis said it’s a microcosm of
the American ideal gone
haywire.
“The basic American dream
is success — success at any
cost,” he said. “America asks
you to give up (cultural) things,
yet it absorbs cultures as well.”
That hybrid experience is
what forms the precipice for
Mexican-Americans, Solis says.
The battle between Mexican
and American sensibilities for
Tomas Santos coincides with
the literal battles that take
place on the stage.
Solis said the basic differ
ence between the cultures is
their attitudes toward how the
world works. The Mexican
view is one of fate, he says,
and God’s will dictates what
happens. He said that tragic
attitude is different from the
American comic viewpoint.
“Americans see things gov
erned by fortune, not fate,” he
said. “If you’re smart, clever
and try hard enough, you can
achieve anything. Americans
are suckers for happy endings.”
Neither “Santos & Santos”
nor the Chagras’ saga send the
audience away smiling.
There aren’t many cheers in
“Santos & Santos,” but that’s
typical for the 37-year-old So
lis. He said he’d rather paint
his characters with a
negative brush.
“They’re real people,” Solis
said when asked if his corrupt
characters are difficult to fash
ion. “They’re all around you.
It’s easy.”
CS / TAMU CONFERENCE:
IMPROVING RACE RELATIONS
P.RT A: “What Can We Learn From Each Other?”
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Thursday, April 27, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Memorial Student Center (MSC), Rm. 224
To provide an opportunity for Texas A&M University
students & faculty to speak candidly on race relations, and to
offer suggestions and alternatives for greater progress and
improvement on campus.
! Keynote Speakers: Dr. Patricia Larke and Dr. Greg Moses
* Panel Discussion, * Entertainment, * Art Exhibit
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PART B: B/CS Town Meeting
“Race Relations in Our Public Schools”
Thursday, April 27, from 5:30 to 9:00 p.m.
College Station Conference Center
: To provide an opportunity for members of the B/CS
community to speak candidly on race relations, and to offer
suggestions and alternatives for greater progress and
improvement in the community schools.
Three panels, including:
* School Administration and the Clergy, * Parents, * Students
Each panel will be followed by audience questions and dialogue.
FINC341
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Final Revie ^ utcoines: encourage all participants to assume ownership of the
ues and challenges identified at the meetings. (2) To initiate, continue
expand upon efforts and strategies to implement effective change. (3)
communicate and work extensively across boundaries.
Please feel free to attend one or both parts of the conference!
For more information, call or fax:
Dr. Gail E. Thomas or Ms. Judy Roessner
Phone: 845-0966 Fax: 845-0696
ICo-sponsored by The Race and Ethnic Studies Institute and the Texas A&M
! University students in Minority/Majority Relations (Sociology 317.501)
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Final Renew
Historical Reflections
on
THE HOLOCAUST
Dr. Philip Cohen, M.D., Lecturer
Authority on the Holocaust in Eastern Europe
Serbia at Wag With History
The Concealed World War II Record
Soon to be published by TAMU Press
Dr. James Olsen, Lecturer
Professor of History,
Sam Houston State University
Dr. Arnold Krammer, Moderator
Professor, Department of History,
Texas A&M University
Thursday, April 27 th
7:00 pm
Rudder Theater
Co-Sponsored by Religious Studies
The Dept, of History Texas A&M University
and by the Campus Ministry Assoc.
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You and your parents are invited
to visit the home of the
Vice President for Student Affairs
during Parent’s Weekend.
On Saturday April 29 the home will be open from
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and refreshments will be
served. The home is located at 100 Throckmorton
St., across from the Sanders Corps of Cadets Center.
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