In this episode, AGG and Sergio gab with the fabulous Jessica Parra about our shared love for JLo, dropping a sizzling hot take (Wedding Planner v. Selena), navigating life as a Disney adult, unraveling the secrets of Tarot cards, and the delightful usage of nicknames. We dive into how she deals with grief, her choice to embrace the term “Latine,” in her writing, her creative spin on quinceañeras. Plus, we gush over her love for the TV show “Vida,” and her deep-seated passion for all things Star Wars.
In this episode, AGG and Sergio gab with the fabulous Jessica Parra about our shared love for JLo, dropping a sizzling hot take (Wedding Planner v. Selena), navigating life as a Disney adult, unraveling the secrets of Tarot cards, and the delightful usage of nicknames. We dive into how she deals with grief, her choice to embrace the term “Latine,” in her writing, her creative spin on quinceañeras. Plus, we gush over her love for the TV show “Vida,” and her deep-seated passion for all things Star Wars.
About the Author: @JessicaTParra
As a lawyer and daughter of Guatemalan and Cuban bakers, Jessica Parra never objects to an extra slice of cake. She’s a Los Angeles native who loves to write about Latinas with big hair (and even bigger dreams), complicated families, and the healing magic of acceptance. She’s the author of Rubi Ramos’s Recipe for Success, the forthcoming The Quince Project (both published with Wednesday Books), as well as many unfinished first drafts about cats living their best lives—all nine of them. When she isn’t drafting books you can find her sipping kombucha, cuddling with her kitties, or co-piloting the Millennium Falcon at Disneyland’s Galaxy’s Edge.
About the Book: The Quince Project
The Wedding Planner gets a YA makeover in this delightful and heartfelt novel from the author of Rubi Ramos’s Recipe for Success.
Castillo Torres, Student Body Association event chair and serial planner, could use a fairy godmother. After a disastrous mishap at her sister's quinceañera and her mother's unexpected passing, all of Cas's plans are crumbling. So when a local lifestyle-guru-slash-party-planner opens up applications for the internship of her dreams, Cas sees it as the perfect opportunity to learn every trick in the book so that things never go wrong again.
The only catch is that she needs more party planning experience before she can apply. When she books a quinceañera for a teen Disneyland vlogger, Cas thinks her plan is taking off...until she discovers that the party is just a publicity stunt and she catches feelings for the chambelán. It's clear that her agenda is about to go way off-script, and that real life is a bit more complicated than a fairy tale.
But maybe Happily Ever Afters aren't just for the movies and a little spontaneity is just what she needs. Can Cas go from planner to participant in her own life? Or will this would-be princess turn into a pumpkin at the end of the ball?
Author Recommended Playlist:
Waiting for Tonight - Jennifer Lopez
The Imperial March (Darth Vader’s Theme) - John Williams
Tiempo de Vals - Chayanne
Connect with Los Bookis!
@Los.Bookis.Podcast
@adriangaston.garcia
@que_viva_sergio_lopez