Big Angel’s son, Lalo, is also present at the funeral. Big Angel’s daughter Minnie and his wife Perla help him into his wheelchair and out the door. Meanwhile, Gabriel “Little Angel” de la Cruz, Big Angel’s much younger half-brother, also arrives in San Diego. Big Angel and his wife Perla moved to San Diego from Tijuana, after illegally crossing the border. He has arranged to throw his birthday party the day after the funeral service for his mother, Mamá América. Big Angel, who turns 70 years old the following day, is dying of bone cancer. The first section, Delirious Funerals, opens with Miguel “Big Angel” de la Cruz late in arriving to his mother’s funeral. The House of Broken Angels, a novel by Luis Alberto Urrea, is broken into five sections. The following version of this book was used to create this study guide: Urrea, Luis Alberto.
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