Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Preface: Wild Tongues/Lenguas Necias xiii
5. Chapter 1. From the Carpa to the Novel: The Peladito in Las aventuras de Don Chipote, o Cuando los pericos mamen 1
6. Chapter 2 Las Peladitas: gender and humor in teatro de carpa 32
7. Chapter 3 Transnational pachucada: artistic representations in film, theater, and music across the border 51
8. Chapter 4 Of wild tongues and restless bodies: María Elena gaitán’s performance art 106
9. Chapter 5 Beyond the comfort zone: Dan Guerrero’s ¡Gaytino! 137
10. Conclusion Connecting the past with the present 159
11. Notes 161
12. Bibliography 197
13. Index 207