The House of Broken Angels

Considered to be Urrea’s masterpiece, this Mexican-American immigrant story follows the De La Cruz clan as they gather for patriarch Big Angel’s final birthday party at his home in San Diego. He has cancer and won’t live to celebrate another year. But before the party happens, his mother Mama America dies and he must plan her funeral. These two events occur on the same weekend, giving the family a chance to reconnect, mourn, reflect, and remember.