Once a King, Always a King, Reymundo Sanchez
Once a King, Always a King, Reymundo Sanchez
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Once a King, Always a King
The Unmaking of a Latin King

Author: Reymundo Sanchez

Narrator: Rudy Sanda

Unabridged: 9 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 09/20/2017


Synopsis

This riveting sequel to My Bloody Life traces Reymundo Sanchez's struggle to create a "normal" life outside the Latin Kings, one of the nation's most notorious street gangs, and to move beyond his past.

Sanchez illustrates how the Latin King motto "once a king, always a king" rings true and details the difficulty and danger of leaving that life behind. Filled with heart-pounding scenes of his backslide into drugs, sex, and violence, Once a King, Always a King recounts how Sanchez wound up in prison and provides an engrossing firsthand account of how the Latin Kings are run from inside the prison system. Harrowing testaments to Sanchez's determination to rebuild his life include his efforts to separate his family from gang life and his struggle to adapt to marriage and the corporate world. Despite temptations, nightmares, regressions into violence, and his own internal demons, Sanchez makes an uneasy peace with his new life.

This raw, powerful, and brutally honest memoir traces the transformation of an accomplished gang-banger into a responsible citizen.

About Reymundo Sanchez

Reymundo Sanchez is the pseudonym of a former Latin King who no longer lives in Chicago. He is the author of Once a King, Always a King and coauthor, with Sonia Rodriguez, of Lady Q: The Rise and Fall of a Latin Queen.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Michele on May 18, 2010

I know the author was a latin king and didn't have all that much education, but didn't his editors? There were many grammatical and spelling errors that prevented me from just reading the book because I had to stop and figure out why what I read was wrong or didn't make sense. Other than that, I fel......more

Goodreads review by hails on February 18, 2025

better than the first book but still pretty mid......more

Goodreads review by Uvas on January 06, 2011

i chose this book becase i read the first one and i liked it and i wanted to see how it ends.this book is non fiction memoir. the setting took place in chicago and texas. the main character is older and he stoped doing the gang thing and he's trying to quit doin drugs. He meets this girl and he thin......more

Goodreads review by Denise on November 08, 2017

I think this is a great book for people who want to read about how someones life has being in a gang and the struggles of getting out of trying to get out of that life style.This book really made me realize that school is more important than what other people think of me as and has also helped me wi......more

Goodreads review by Katherine on June 18, 2024

"People who thrive on creating pain in the lives of others exist in every sector of our society."......more