Chicanos, Anglos, and Cholos: Subverting Constructions of Border Subjects in Crosthwaite’s Estrella de la calle Sexta

This article approaches Luis Humberto Crosthwaite’s Estrella de la calle Sexta not as an anthology, as many scholars do, but as a complete work presenting the reader with diverse perspectives of the border and Tijuana, which collectively subvert traditional Anglo and Mexican representations of the border and border subjects. But it also challenges theoretical constructs of the region that ignore the materiality of Mexico’s northern borderlands. The study centers on how the text’s fragmentary structure, use of narrative voice(s), and representation of border subjects, particularly Chicanos, Anglos, and cholos, contribute to its dynamic representation of the border space of Tijuana.