Olga Dies Dreaming

Blanca’s letter explains that she was named for the revolutionary Blanca Canales, and has tried to live up to that name. Blanca and Johnny decided to name their daughter after Olga Garriga, a Brooklyn activist who advocated for Puerto Rico. However, Blanca worries that Olga will become like a different Olga (the one from the poem “Puerto Rican Obituary”—see Background for more), who chased a love she would never have. Blanca criticizes Olga’s job as a wedding planner, saying that someone sent her a tape of Olga’s reality TV show. She reminds her daughter to follow Olga Garriga’s path.

Prieto picks Olga up from the party and notices that she has been crying. She lies, saying that she smoked weed with some of the valets and put Visine in her eyes. She did not expect to cry, but was shocked that Dick thought he could talk to her like he had.

Prieto thanks her for helping with Reggie. He worries that no one in the Hamptons cares about Puerto Rico. When Olga mentions Nick Selby and Dick’s investment there, Prieto tells her to stay away from Selby. Growing suspicious, she asks why he cancelled the

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