Antonio Bernal is a Guatemalan refugee in Los Angeles haunted by memories of his wife and child, who were murdered at the hands of a man marked with yellow ink.
A tragic tale of loss and destiny in the underbelly of an American city, The Tattooed Soldier is Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter H ctor Tobar\'s mesmerizing exploration of violence and the marks it leaves upon us..
Each will discover that the war in Central America has migrated with them as they are engulfed by the quemazones--the great burning of the Los Angeles riots.
This chance encounter between Antonio and his family\'s killer ignites a psychological showdown between these two men.
It is the sign of the death squad, the Jaguar Battalion of the Guatemalan army.
In a park near Antonio\'s apartment, Guillermo Longoria extends his arm and reveals a sinister tattoo--yellow pelt, black spots, red mouth.
Antonio Bernal is a Guatemalan refugee in Los Angeles haunted by memories of his wife and child, who were murdered at the hands of a man marked with yellow ink
