Why You Crying?

My Long, Hard Look at Life, Love, and Laughter

By: George Lopez, Armen Keteyian (As told to)

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Paperback | 1 May 2005 | Edition Number 1

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208 Pages

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21.43 x 13.97 x 2.29

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George Lopez tells of his inspirational rise from dead-end, back-alley kid to prime-time TV sensation in the sidesplitting "New York Times" bestseller "Why You Crying?"

When G-Lo gives a comic performance, there's not a dry eye, or an empty seat, in the house. While he can make his audiences cry with laughter, Lopez's own life -- before becoming one of America's most popular Latino personalities -- was anything but funny.

Abandoned by his California migrant-worker father at the tender age of two months and deserted by his own mother at the age of ten years, Lopez was raised by his grandparents, who viewed love as a four-letter word. "I was angry, alone, teased, and tormented," writes Lopez. "I grew up around Nobodies as a Nobody wanting to be something else." "Why You Crying?" -- a sentence borrowed from the grandmother who bullied him -- is the story of Lopez's journey to become Somebody. Along the way he riffs on the amusing differences between Chicano and gringo culture, shares his struggle with alcohol and depression, reveals amusing backstage anecdotes, and paints a vivid portrait of a fascinating life and career that have broken barriers of race, culture, and class. Read it and weep

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"An inspired (and hilarious!) guide to overcoming life's pitfalls on your way to becoming a winner."

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