The Vice of Miami During the 80s (Live)

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Author Event, Lifelong Learning, Virtual

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Adults
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No longer the peaceful old-age spa, Miami in the early ‘80s had the highest murder rate in the country and was the center of drug cartels populated by immigrants from Latin America’s lowest strata. But on September 28, 1984, Miami Vice debuted on national television and reinvented the city in popular imagination. Author, Pedro Medina, Leon discusses the popular mythology of the city versus the reality during this period.

Pedro Medina León is an award-winning author, speaker and editor. He is the author of the acclaimed novel Varsovia (Florida Book Award 2017), Mañana no te veré en Miami, Marginal and Tour: una vuelta por la cultura popular de Miami, and editor of the anthologies Viaje One Way and Miami (Un)Plugged.

This event is funded by the Florida Humanities Florida Talks: At Home! program.

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