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El Cholo (In the Beginning)

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A Nicaraguan man talks about life in his home country and as an immigrant in America entering a world of crime and drugs.

Series: Work in Progress
Show Type: Monologue
Cast: Joe Frank
Air Date: 1992
Digital Audio Bit Rate: 128kbps

Category: Work in Progress.

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A Nicaraguan man talks about life in his home country and as an immigrant in America entering a world of crime and drugs.

Series: Work in Progress
Show Type: Monologue
Cast: Joe Frank
Air Date: 1992
Digital Audio Bit Rate: 128kbps

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El Cholo (In the Beginning)

Series: Work in Progress

Show Type: Monologue

Cast: Joe Frank

Air Date: 1992

Digital Audio Bit Rate: 128kbps

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Series: Work in Progress

Show Type: Monologue

Cast: Joe Frank

Air Date: 1992

Digital Audio Bit Rate: 128kbps

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El Cholo (In the Beginning)

Series: Work in Progress

Show Type: Monologue

Cast: Joe Frank

Air Date: 1992

Digital Audio Bit Rate: 128kbps

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Series: Work in Progress

Show Type: Monologue

Cast: Joe Frank

Air Date: 1992

Digital Audio Bit Rate: 128kbps

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