In the Heights. Poster of the 2021 movie and cover of the 2005 book, In the Heights: Finding Home
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In the Heights: Finding Home
Lin-Manuel Miranda, 2005
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Jon M. Chu, 2021

As the day begins, the Rosarios’ daughter Nina arrives home from her first year at Stanford University. Nina escapes to the salon to seek comfort from Vanessa, but Daniela and Carla insist on giving her a makeover and subjecting her to their gossip about the goings-on in the neighborhood, specifically about Nina and Vanessa’s respective love interests.


Carmen. Poster of the 2022 movie and cover of the 1845 book
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Carmen
Prosper Mérimée, 1845
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Benjamin Millepied, 2022

A bold and adventurous modern-day love story set in the Sonoran Desert spanning the Mexico–United States border. To escape a murderous cartel, the captivating young Carmen is northbound, her route traversing an area patrolled by the US government and fanatical Americans who hunt people for sport. Mixed into the horde is local veteran Aidan, dragged into the ignoble mission as a means of earning money for his impoverished family. A modern-day reimagining of one of the classical opera ‘Carmen’.