Ahora disponible en espa�ol por primera vez! Con material nuevo y exclusivo, incluidos extractos de las segundas memorias in�ditas de Desi Arnaz y comentarios de su hija Lucie Arnaz, llega la edici�n ampliada de las memorias m�s vendidas de The New York Times de la leyenda cubanoamericana del espect�culo, pionero de la televisi�n y estrella de «Amo a Lucy , Desi Arnaz.
Esta edici�n ampliada de
Un libro contiene inclusiones de las segundas memorias de Desi Arnaz, que nunca se publicaron y no se terminaron, un nuevo ep�logo de Lucie Arnaz, un pr�logo de su nieta Kate Luckinbill y nuevas fotos. El trabajo original de Desi y el material a�adido pintan un retrato amplio de un hombre querido y admirado por la familia y la gente con la que trabaj�, a pesar de sus admitidos defectos personales, y a quien Lucille Ball le atribuy� el �xito de «
Amo a Lucy y la innovaci�n en la producci�n televisiva en su infancia. Esta historia total de una vida y una leyenda completa ahora una de las memorias de Hollywood m�s fascinantes y reveladoras jam�s escritas.
En palabras del propio autor: «Bienvenido a
Un Libro, en el que trato de explicar c�mo un muchacho de Cuba encontr� la forma de ganarse la vida en Estados Unidos. Todo est� aqu� lo bueno, lo malo, lo bonito, lo feo, los golpes de suerte incre�bles y los fracasos desgarradores... Sabr�n lo que Lucy y yo tuvimos que hacer para convencer a la gente de que pod�amos interpretar a un matrimonio en
«Amo a Lucy . Poco despu�s nacieron Lucie y Desi Jr. y nuestro mundo era el para�so. La iron�a de todo esto fue c�mo nuestro �xito, fama y fortuna inimaginables lo convirtieron en un infierno. No fue f�cil escribir sobre todo ello, pero como dijo mi hijo: "S�lo hay una forma de hacerlo, pap�. Cu�ntalo tal como fue" .
Now available in Spanish language for the first time! Featuring new material including excerpts from Desi Arnaz's unpublished second memoir and a revealing epilogue by daughter Lucie Arnaz, here is the revised edition of the New York Times bestselling memoir of Cuban American entertainment legend, TV pioneer, and I Love Lucy star Desi Arnaz. This expanded edition of
A Book features additions from Desi Arnaz's uncompleted, never published second memoir, a new closing chapter picking up his life story where
A Book leaves off following his divorce from Lucille Ball, a new Epilogue by Lucie Arnaz, and new photos throughout. Desi's original work and the additions come together to paint a comprehensive portrait of a man beloved and admired by family and people he worked with despite admitted personal failings, and to whom Lucy herself gave credit for the success of
I Love Lucy and pioneering television production in its infancy. This full story of a life and legend now completes one of the most fascinating and revelatory Hollywood memoirs ever written.
In the author's own words: "Welcome to
A Book, in which I try to explain how a kid from Cuba found a way to make a living in the United States. It's all here--the good, the bad, the beautiful, the ugly, the unbelievably lucky breaks, and the heartbreaking failures. . . . You will learn what Lucy and I had to do to convince people we could play husband and wife in
I Love Lucy. Shortly afterward Lucie and Desi Jr. were born and our world was paradise. The irony of it all is how our undreamed-of success, fame, and fortune turned it into hell. It wasn't easy to write about all of it, but as my son said, 'There's only one way to do it, Dad. Tell it like it was.'"
Desi Arnaz was born into a prosperous and powerful family in Cuba in 1917, but a revolution changed the Arnaz family fortunes and took him to America. Talent, determination, and sheer desperation led to a career as a musician and, eventually, a role in the Broadway musical Too Many Girls. The film adaptation of that show introduced him to the one girl with whom he would fall in love and leave an indelible mark on history: Lucille Ball. Together they created what's considered one of the greatest television shows of all time, I Love Lucy. While at it, across a career spanning five decades, Arnaz would alter the course of Hollywood and pioneer a new industry. The father of two children, Lucie Arnaz and Desi Arnaz, Jr., he died at the age of sixty-nine in 1986.
Lucie Arnaz is an award-winning actress and singer who made her television debut costarring on Here's Lucy in the 1970s. Since then, she has had an acclaimed career in film and television as well as on the Broadway stage, with celebrated performances in shows such as
The Jazz Singer,
They're Playing Our Song, and The Witches of Eastwick. She continues to star in theatrical performances across the United States and Europe. Lucie has been married to actor-author Laurence Luckinbill for forty-five years, and together they have five grandchildren and three grandchildren.
