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With stories collected through years of work as a table dancer, these true tales uncover a world of night clubs filled with housewives, mothers, students, drug addicts, minors, and illegal aliens working as dancers. The stories come from all across Mexico, including Guadalajara, Los Cabos, Sinaloa, and Puerto Vallarta. While some are tragic--murders, suicides, and addiction--others form strong narratives of personal growth and overcoming barriers, providing surprising humor and happy endings. Con historias acumuladas durante anos como una bailarina, estos relatos verdaderos exponen un mundo de discotecas llenas de amas de casa, madres, estudiantes, drogadictas, menores de edad e indocumentadas trabajando como bailarinas exoticas. Las historias provienen de todos rincones de Mexico, incluyendo Guadalajara, Los Cabos, Sinaloa y Puerto Vallarta. Aunque algunas son tragicas--asesinatos, suicidas y adiccion--otras son narrativas impactantes de crecimiento personal y la superacion de obstaculos, proveyendo un humor sorprendente y finales felices.

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Lupita Dominguez worked as a table dancer throughout Mexico for 20 years. Her story and the stories of her peers forces us to confront our assumptions and academic theories . . . both about sex workers and about the aspirations of Mexican women.

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