The Romance Of Magno Rubio
by Lonnie Carter, Carlos Bulosan, Ralph B. Pena
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Readers enjoy the writing style and unique repetitions in this play. There is an appreciation for the character development, though some had different expectations for the plot's outcome.
Synopsis
Set in the central valleys of California in the 1930s, the play focuses on Magno Rubio, an illiterate Filipino farm worker and his pen-pal courtship with Clarabelle, a white woman from Arkansas who advertises in the back pages of a "lonely hearts" magazine.
Believing he's found the woman of his dreams, Magno fantasizes about their life together, only to soon realize that reality and dreams do not always align.
Publication
The Romance Of Magno Rubio is a American play written by Lonnie Carter and published by Broadway Play Publishing (2005).
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Broadway Play Publishing · 2005 · 50 pp
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