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Judith Ortíz Cofer
An older white man in a tuxedo encounters Judith at a professional conference. He repeatedly exclaims at her, shouting “Evita!” and singing multiple songs about Latina women, including one that is profane. His performance prompts Judith to compare the way he might have treated a white woman in her place.
The Man at the Hotel Quotes in The Myth of the Latin Woman
The The Myth of the Latin Woman quotes below are all either spoken by The Man at the Hotel or refer to The Man at the Hotel . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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The Myth of the Latin Woman
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[T]o him, I was just an Evita or a María: merely a character in his cartoon-populated universe.
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The Man at the Hotel Character Timeline in The Myth of the Latin Woman
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The Myth of the Latin Woman
...gained such respect and recognition. At a hotel with a colleague, Judith is accosted by a middle-aged man in a tuxedo who is accompanied by his daughter. He shouts “Evita!” at her and...
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