 Set
in 1994 at the height of California Governor
Pete Wilson's administration, during the
ugly struggle over a proposition that tore
apart the Mexican and Anglo American communities.
One Long Night is the story of a conservative,
half-Mexican half-Caucasian businessman trying
to survive a night lost in Mexico City among
the drag queens, crooked cops, gangsters
and femme fatales.
Richard Macedo is sent on assignment to Mexico
City just days before his wedding. Alone south
of the border, in a country he's never been
to, in a city that should have been his home,
Richard is kidnapped and robbed by Felix (the
leader of a ruthless gang), after he witnesses
the brutal murder of an innocent store owner.
He escapes only to fall, literally, into the
hands of a pair of drag queens who nearly throw
him out of a window with a used sex toy stuffed
in his mouth. He's rescued by Patty, the beautiful
performer at a local club with whom Richard
becomes smitten. To save his life "the
ladies" dress him as a woman to avoid
detection, kinda.
This is the misadventure filled odyssey, full
of exotic characters and dangerous thrills
and even more dangerous liaisons of Richard
Macedo. As he tries desperately to get back
to what he calls civilization, Richard learns
amazing things about his character, about his
Mexican heritage, and about the father he's
never known.
He learns not only where he's from, but who
he is, all in ONE LONG NIGHT. |
