Make Him Look Good, Alisa ValdesRodriguez
Make Him Look Good, Alisa ValdesRodriguez
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Make Him Look Good
A Novel

Author: Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez

Narrator: Daphne Rubin-Vega, Orlagh Cassidy

Abridged: 6 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/18/2006


Synopsis

The "him" in Make Him Look Good is Ricky Biscayne, sexy Latin singing sensation who has taken the pop world by storm. But it takes more than swiveling hips and dreamy eyes to get to the top of the charts. The women who orbit Ricky are:

• Milan, Ricky's new publicist, and her sister Geneva whose Club G promises to have Miami's hottest opening ever
• Jill Sanchez, a media-manic Latina star who has crossed over from CDs to perfume, clothes and movies and Jasminka, Ricky's gorgeous Croatian model wife and...
• Irene, a firefighter whose high school romance with Ricky was the last love in her life, eking out an existence for herself and her daughter Sophia, who is beginning to suspect that she and Ricky Biscayne look a little too much alike

With several satisfying romances set against Miami's music, club and modeling scenes, Make Him Look Good is irresistible fiction from one of America's most original voices.

About Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez

Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez is an award-winning print and broadcast journalist and a former staff writer for both the Los Angeles Times and the Boston Globe. With more than one million books in print in eleven languages, she was included on Time magazine’s list of "25 Most Influential Hispanics," and was a Latina magazine Woman of the Year as well as an Entertainment Weekly Breakout Literary Star. She is the author of many novels, including Playing with Boys and The Husband Habit. Alisa divides her time between New Mexico and Los Angeles.

About Daphne Rubin-Vega

Daphne Rubin-Vega first appeared on Broadway with her debut as Mimi in the original cast of Rent.  It earned her a Theater World Award, a Tony nomination as Best Actress in a musical, and a nomination for a Drama Desk Award.  She's appeared in numerous other productions, including the Broadway revivals of The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Les Miserables.  Her film credits include Wild Things, Flawless, Sex and the City, and Jack Goes Boating.  Daphne's audiobook credits include Julia Alvarez's Finding Miracles, Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez's Make Him Look Good, and Victor Villasenor's Thirteen Senses.  She was born in Panama and raised in New York City where she lives with her husband and son.

About Orlagh Cassidy

Orlagh Cassidy is the winner of the 2009 Best Voice in Children & Family Listening and the 2008 and 2011 Best Voice in Mystery & Suspense. She’s narrated for Jacqueline Winspear, James Patterson, Erica Spindler, Beth Harbison, and Frank Herbert, among others. Cassidy’s Broadway credits include Present Laughter with Frank Langella, Our Country's Good, and Suddenly Last Summer.  She has appeared Off-Broadway in Bright Ideas and The Field at The Irish Rep (Drama Desk Nomination). She was "Doris Wolfe" on The Guiding Light and her other television appearances include Sex and the City, Law & Order, Law and Order SVU, and Elementary.  She also appeared in the films Purple Violets, Young Adult, and Definitely, Maybe.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Vannessa on June 28, 2015

Basically the book is about a self-absorbed pop star who is crossing over to become America's newest Latin sensation. It is told from the point of view of different the women in his life - his publicist (and biggest fan) Milan , her sister Geneva - who is opening a club in Miami with Ricky as an inv......more

Goodreads review by Gloria on September 26, 2019

I have to day I enjoyed this book and it's quirkiness, I was a little disappointed that the audio is abridged, so thankfully was able to read the print copy as well. If I were I able to interact with the characters; on the observation of some people pray , others work , both are applicable. this is sc......more

Goodreads review by Muriel on January 17, 2020

A story about Ricky Biscayne told through the eyes of all the people around him. Ricky is a Latin singing sensation who is all over the media. Unfortunately, not everyone in his life is benefitting from his choices. I enjoyed seeing into different characters' minds, they were believable and realisti......more

Goodreads review by Josefa on November 06, 2022

I thought it was a fun book, and yes it has a lot of descriptive sex in both English and Spanish, but I enjoyed the characters and the ending, it made me laugh and groan in equal parts.......more

Goodreads review by Pat on March 14, 2013

This book has all the makings of your classic chick-lit read. It details the life and loves of famous Latino pop singer Ricky Biscayne, his rail-thin long-suffering model wife Jasminka, his mistress - fellow pop star Jill Sanchez, his publicist, naive Milan, Milan's elegant and constantly superior s......more


Quotes

“Escapist Entertainment with a Latina heart.” —AudioFile on The Dirty Girls Social Club

“The lives of three distinctive Californians become real--brilliantly brought to life by the voices of author Alisa Valdez-Rodriguez, with Mara Holguin and Ingrid Oliu.” —AudioFile on Playing with Boys