2. Sirena Selena
• The first chapter is meant to discourage Sirena from falling in love. It Discusses Margot
who is a part time worker on the streets. She runs into an officer, and has a
relationship with him without even knowing his name. He stops showing up, she
becomes devastated because she loves him.
• Martha and Contreras are going back and forth in trying to sign Sirena. Martha wants
an answer Contreras stalls.
• Hugo tells Contreras to take Martha our to dinner for other hotel owners, Contreras
does so.
• Hugo asks Sirena over his house to perform a show for his guests.
• Solange becomes uncomfortable having Sirena at her house and argues with Hugo
• Her issues with Sirena bring back insecurities for Solange, as well as thoughts of her
childhood. They had problems with money.
• Solange is truly only married to Hugo because of his money and her social status.
3. Sirena Selena Part 2
• There is a chapter discussing Solange‟s marriage to Hugo. During the first year and
a half she basically maintained a virgin. After complaining he finally slept with her.
• After Solange had his two children Hugo loses interest in her. Not that he was ever
completely interested.
• During Sirena‟s rehearsal in the house Hugo is always watching or listening to her
sing. Solange makes a point of stating that she is the Seniora of the house making
Sirena feel beneath her.
• After Sirena‟s confrontation with Solange she is determined to seduce Hugo
• Leocadio is only mentioned in two chapters. The first he is sleeping the second we
hear his conversations with Migueles
• It turns out that Migueles is having relations with the clients in the hotel that he works
in for large tips or gifts.
• Migueles makes a point in stating what it is to be a man, he may be over
compensating for what he does in the hotel.
4. Transpopulations
• Discussed the term transpopulations and how this affects the trans community, differs
for Latino/a people, and involves the whole queer spectrum.
• Defined „trans‟ as “In this essay, „trans‟ is a category that encompasses many terms
used to describe living, dressing, or identifying- or some or all of these- as a member of
a gender with which a person was not assigned at birth.” (230)
• Provided a rich outline of how the history of Latin America has affected our current
experience and the trans community.
• In depth explanation of how queer communities migrate nationally and form together in
cities.
• Very rich examination of how FTM trans people are not visible in research and
representations of the trans community, whereas MTF are the focus.
• The HIV/AIDS community within both the Latina/o and trans groups
5. Representation
Page 237 “I now turn to a discussion of the trends and gaps in the
literature through a set of four categories:
1. work that focuses exclusively on the lives and social worlds of
latina/o trans people themselves
2. approaches that include trans people within a larger project of
LGBT history or the history of sexuality
3. descriptions of Latina/o trans people (usually MTF) in HIV
surveillance and prevention as well as other health policy
issues; and
4. ethnographic, oral history, and cultural studies approaches to
queer Latinidad, which includes trans-Latina/os in accounts of
queer communities.”
